A transformative learning opportunity.
Cohorts are unique structured opportunities for our partners to connect with each other, deepen their relationships, advance and accelerate their learning, maximize new opportunities and tackle tough challenges. Philanthropy Northwest has offered multiple cohorts over the years as vehicles for personal, interpersonal and organizational transformations in philanthropy.
Previous Cohort Opportunities
Building Community Philanthropy
A multi-year endeavor with 21 partners in Washington and Portland, Oregon, the BCP initiative served as s a model for how philanthropy can support shared learning, networking and action to foster more resilient, equitable and inclusive communities.
CEO DEI Cohort
Our CEO cohorts were an opportunity for executives to come together to share, learn and reflect on tough topics executives face, particularly during times when advancing equity, shifting power and building mutually accountable relationships was paramount to advancing their missions. Discover the outcomes and lessons we learned in our leadership cohorts focused on racial equity in our report, "Leading for Racial Equity with Peer Support: Reflections on the Power of Cohorts for Learning, Resilience and Action."
Navigating Courage™: Senior Leaders Cohort
We partnered with Dr. Robin Martin to bring our members The Navigating Courage™ masterclass, designed to be a space for senior leaders to step into their personal leadership and drive impact in their spheres of influence in the sector.
Together In Divided Times: Rural Funders Cohort
So many communities experience both connectedness but also increasing polarization. This cohort supported rural funders trying to make sense of divided times, and find productive and sustainable footing for the advancement of their work.
Trust-Based Philanthropy Cohorts
In partnership with the Trust-Based Philanthropy (TBP) Project, we designed a TBP cohort for our network for three consecutive years, after which we leveraged our partnership to invite our network to participate in a national cohort, with the addition of curated sessions for foundations in our region. These cohorts were designed for foundation leaders interested in bringing greater vulnerability and humility to their philanthropic practices to advance more equitable and transparent funder-grantee relationships.
Momentum Fellowship
The Momentum Fellowship was designed to support professionals of color in philanthropy who bring their cultural backgrounds, identities and lived experiences into their workplace. During the 18-month program, fellows joined a cohort of peers and engaged in facilitated learning, networking and professional development opportunities. In operation from 2015-2023, the Momentum Fellowship aimed to build a pipeline of leaders of color in philanthropy, developing their skills to position them to pursue careers in the philanthropic sector.
Women's Leadership Cohort
This cohort gathered women leaders in philanthropy to co-create a learning experience with 8-12 peers, offering a safe space that enabled them to develop and fine-tune their professional and personal leadership skills; establish deep connections with other women in the sector, gain confidential advice from peers, and problem-solve complex challenges.
The Race and Equity in Philanthropy Group (REPG) Cohort
In partnership with Marga, Inc., we provided a forum for learning exchange among a core group of member foundations on policies and practices related to racial equity and various aspects of diversity, equity, and inclusion. This unique learning exchange opportunity centered on a small group of PNW members from rural-serving organizations who were already working on the implementation of equity work within their foundations.
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