ELIGIBILITY AND CERTIFICATION
To be eligible, applicants must:
Be a BIPOC executive director or organizational senior leader with a central decision-making and visioning role.
Have a demonstrated track record of social justice commitment and community engagement.
Reside in Washington state, with your work centered in Washington state.
Have been in a paid, full-time leadership role at your organization for at least five years.
Work with an organization that has the capacity to maintain critical operations and programs while the senior leader is on sabbatical.
Work with an organization that has 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status or fiscal sponsorship from a 501(c)(3) organization. Have not taken a sabbatical of three months or more in the last 5 years. Share the BIPOC ED Coalition’s commitment to working in solidarity with other BIPOC nonprofit leaders to promote wellness and restore resources in our communities. The organization’s Board of Directors must be in support of the Leader taking the sabbatical, and a Board officer must sign the application.