Diverse Leaders

Sponsor: NewSchools Venture Fund
Solicitation Title: Diverse Leaders
Funding Amount: $100,000 to $200,000
Sponsor Deadline: Friday, September 13, 2019
Solicitation Link: https://www.newschools.org/diverse-leaders/apply/

Overview

<div>Through our annual Diverse Leaders funding opportunity, we invest up to $2 million in innovators with bold ideas to recruit, retain, and support Black and Latino leaders in education. Our goal is for Black and Latino leaders to represent at least 40 percent of the PreK-12 education workforce, mirroring the demographics of U.S. students today. We want your best, most creative ideas to help us get there. We are accepting submissions now through September 13, 2019.</div> <div></div> <div>We invest in innovators with bold ideas to recruit, retain, and support Black and Latino leaders in education. Our goal is for Black and Latino leaders to represent at least 40 percent of the PreK-12 education workforce, mirroring the demographics of U.S. students today. We want your best, most creative ideas to help us get there. You might be:</div> <div>• Recruiting new Black and Latino leaders into education</div> <div>• Accelerating the careers of Black and Latino leaders already working in education</div> <div>• Creating networks of Black and Latino leaders</div> <div>• Building the capacity of education organizations to become more diverse, equitable and inclusive</div> <div>• Influencing the field to be more diverse, equitable, and inclusive, such as through research, design, policy, and/or advocacy</div>

Other Information:<p>Key Dates<br>• August 1, 2019: Application opens<br>• August 14, 2019: Webinar to answer common questions<br>• September 13, 2019: Submission period closes<br>• September – November 2019: Phone interviews<br>• December 2019: Funding decisions will be made<br>• January 2020: Management assistance support begins<br>• May 6-7, 2020: NewSchools Summit</p>


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