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THE FUND FOR NEW LEADERSHIP SUPPORTS AMERICA’S EMERGING SOCIAL CHANGEMAKERS.


The Work

Fellows lead early-stage organizations doing innovative, not-for-profit work to solve difficult social problems.

The Fellows

Our fellows work to advance social, racial, and economic equity. They hail from across the United States, and are all rooted in the communities they serve.

Our mission

We partner with emerging leaders to help them take risks and carry out solutions that better the communities around them.

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Our story

We asked ourselves: What would happen if up-and-coming agents of social change had more resources and support early on?

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Our process

We carried out a rigorous search and selection process to find changemakers whose work would benefit from a unique combination of supports.

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Fellows in Action

FNL Fellow Kevin Beckford (left), co-founder of The Hustlers Guild, uses hip-hop culture to prepare Black and Latinx young people for careers in entertainment, technology, and other fields.

Healing to Action in the Chicago Sun-Times

FNL Fellows Karla Altmayer and Sheerine Alemzadeh were featured for their work empowering survivors of gender-based violence.

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