Urban League of Philadelphia
2021 PAALDF Application
Philadelphia African American Leadership Development Forum
Eligibility Requirements For Candidates:
Applicants must be working in an executive-level position in the nonprofit, public, or philanthropic sector and have at least seven years of work experience. The professional must be part of the organization’s executive team or work extensively with members of that team on an organizational level. Potential participants may include but are not limited to presidents, CEOs, executive directors, COOs, deputy directors, vice presidents, CFOs, directors of strategic initiatives, and department or division heads.
Organizations must have a minimum annual budget of $250,000 to participate in the program. Applications will be accepted from organizations throughout the United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey service area. Preference will be given to applicants from human service, health, and education-related nonprofits.
Tuition:
A grant from United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey covers the majority of the cost of this program. Additionally, in response to the current financial climate, the Urban League of Phila has decided to cover the remaining tuition costs of the program for accepted participants.
Overview of Application Process:
● Applicants will complete and submit the application by February 12, 2021.
● Qualified applicants are invited for an individual virtual interview between February 1 – February 19, 2021.
● Acceptance letters are emailed to participants the week of February 22, 2021.
**PLEASE NOTE** To complete this online application you must have the following documents available as you are unable to Save and Return to this online form:
1. Resume
2. Essay (please see applicant essay questions below)
3. Your organization's 501(c)(3) letter
4. A Signed Nominator Letter of Support
Program Dates:
Participants must be available to attend all sessions, which will be held virtually (9 am - 11:30 am).
Thursday, March 4
Thursday, March 18
Thursday, April 1
Thursday, April 15
Thursday, April 29
Thursday, May 13
Thursday, May 27
Thursday, June 10
Thursday, June 24
Friday, June 25
Questions? For more information about the program, please contact:
Kathy Epps, Director of Operations,
The Urban League of Philadelphia
Phone: 215-985-3220 ext. 236
Email: kepps@urbanleaguephila.org
Full Name
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Organization
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Your Title
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Number of Years with Organization
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Office
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Undergraduate Institution
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Degree obtained
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Major/Concentration
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Years of Completion
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Graduate Institution
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Major/Concentration
Years of Completion
Other Institution
Degree obtained
Major/Concentration
Years of Completion
Signature of Applicant
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Please upload your resume here
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Applicant Essay - Please attach a typewritten essay that is no more than three pages that addresses the questions below.
1. Please describe how your effectiveness as an African American Leader will be enhanced through your participation in PAALDF?
2. Please describe additional trainings, mentorship, and other experiences that have helped you grow as an African American leader.
3. Please describe some of the challenges you face as an African American leader in your current and /or previous agencies and how your leadership style and strengths have helped you through these challenges.
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Name of Organization
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Address
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Street Address
Address Line 2
City
State / Province / Region
Postal / Zip Code
United States
United Kingdom
Australia
Canada
France
New Zealand
India
Brazil
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Afghanistan
Åland Islands
Albania
Algeria
American Samoa
Andorra
Angola
Anguilla
Antarctica
Antigua & Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Aruba
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bermuda
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Botswana
Bouvet Island
British Indian Ocean Territory
British Virgin Islands
Brunei
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Caribbean Netherlands
Cayman Islands
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Christmas Island
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Colombia
Comoros
Congo - Brazzaville
Congo - Kinshasa
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Côte d’Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Curaçao
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Falkland Islands
Faroe Islands
Fiji
Finland
French Guiana
French Polynesia
French Southern Territories
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Gibraltar
Greece
Greenland
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guam
Guatemala
Guernsey
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Heard & McDonald Islands
Honduras
Hong Kong SAR China
Hungary
Iceland
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Isle of Man
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jersey
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macau SAR China
Republic of North Macedonia
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Martinique
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mayotte
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Montserrat
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar (Burma)
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
New Caledonia
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Niue
Norfolk Island
North Korea
Northern Mariana Islands
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Palestinian Territories
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Pitcairn Islands
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Qatar
Réunion
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Samoa
San Marino
São Tomé & Príncipe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Sint Maarten
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands
South Korea
South Sudan
Spain
Sri Lanka
St. Barthélemy
St. Helena
St. Kitts & Nevis
St. Lucia
St. Martin
St. Pierre & Miquelon
St. Vincent & Grenadines
Sudan
Suriname
Svalbard & Jan Mayen
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tokelau
Tonga
Trinidad & Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Turks & Caicos Islands
Tuvalu
U.S. Outlying Islands
U.S. Virgin Islands
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Vatican City
Venezuela
Vietnam
Wallis & Futuna
Western Sahara
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Country
Organization Mission
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Population(s) Served
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Geographic Region(s) Served
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Year Founded
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Annual Budget
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Number of Full-Time Employees
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Number of Part-Time Employees
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Number of Volunteers
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Has the organization received funds from the United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey in the past year?
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Please attach a copy of your organization's 501(c)(3) letter
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Nomination: A key leader in the organization needs to nominate and submit a letter in support of the applicant. If the applicant is the CEO or Executive Director, then the letter should be completed by the President of the Board of Directors. If the applicant is not the CEO or Executive Director, then the letter should be completed by the applicant’s supervisor.
Nominator's Name
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Title
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Address
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Street Address
Address Line 2
City
State / Province / Region
Postal / Zip Code
United States
United Kingdom
Australia
Canada
France
New Zealand
India
Brazil
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Afghanistan
Åland Islands
Albania
Algeria
American Samoa
Andorra
Angola
Anguilla
Antarctica
Antigua & Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Aruba
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bermuda
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Botswana
Bouvet Island
British Indian Ocean Territory
British Virgin Islands
Brunei
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Caribbean Netherlands
Cayman Islands
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Christmas Island
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Colombia
Comoros
Congo - Brazzaville
Congo - Kinshasa
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Côte d’Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Curaçao
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Falkland Islands
Faroe Islands
Fiji
Finland
French Guiana
French Polynesia
French Southern Territories
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Gibraltar
Greece
Greenland
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guam
Guatemala
Guernsey
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Heard & McDonald Islands
Honduras
Hong Kong SAR China
Hungary
Iceland
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Isle of Man
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jersey
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macau SAR China
Republic of North Macedonia
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Martinique
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mayotte
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Montserrat
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar (Burma)
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
New Caledonia
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Niue
Norfolk Island
North Korea
Northern Mariana Islands
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Palestinian Territories
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Pitcairn Islands
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Qatar
Réunion
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Samoa
San Marino
São Tomé & Príncipe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Sint Maarten
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands
South Korea
South Sudan
Spain
Sri Lanka
St. Barthélemy
St. Helena
St. Kitts & Nevis
St. Lucia
St. Martin
St. Pierre & Miquelon
St. Vincent & Grenadines
Sudan
Suriname
Svalbard & Jan Mayen
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tokelau
Tonga
Trinidad & Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Turks & Caicos Islands
Tuvalu
U.S. Outlying Islands
U.S. Virgin Islands
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Vatican City
Venezuela
Vietnam
Wallis & Futuna
Western Sahara
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Country
Work Phone
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Work Email
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Please attach your nomination letter here
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