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Thank you for your interest in the Institute for Nonprofit Practice’s Core Certificate Program. INP partners with a number of funders to make our programming accessible at no cost to participants or their organizations. As such, some of our programs have eligibility criteria based on the funding partner and/or program’s geographic location. Please answer the question below to verify eligibility and be directed to the appropriate application. 
Program Eligibility Selection





If you are unable to meet all the above Equity Leadership Initiative (ELI) Program expectations, you may not be eligible to participate in the ELI+ Program. If you would like to further discuss the program eligibility requirements, please contact Lisa Maddox with the Rhode Island Foundation at (401-427-4030) for lmaddox@rifoundation.org.

Please note you must live and work in the location

Choose a different location than your primary location preference

Please note you must live and work in the location

Choose a different location than your primary location preference
The Equity Leadership Initiative (ELI+) Program focuses on capacity building in Rhode Island’s social impact sector (nonprofit, public sector, and social enterprise) that the Foundation serves and supports through its grantmaking and beyond-grantmaking activities. If you work outside of Rhode Island’s social impact sector, unfortunately, you are not eligible to participate in the ELI+ Program. If you have questions about the eligibility requirements, please contact Lisa Maddox with the Rhode Island Foundation at (401-427-4030) or lmaddox@rifoundation.org. You may still be eligible to apply to INP’s Core Certificate Program or RISE Program. Reach out to recruitment@nonprofitpractice.org to learn more.)
INP’s Core Certificate Program is currently not offered in your location.You are not eligible to apply for this program at this time. If you believe you received this message in error, please email us at recruitment@nonprofitpractice.org

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For budget size, if you work within a program or organization that is part of a larger parent organization, please provide the operating budget for the organization providing administration, e.g. where your HR department/support is based.

General Information



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Short Answer Questions: Your answers to the questions below will help us to understand more about you as a candidate for ELI+. Please write in your own voice. Technical writing skill does not factor into the evaluation. Responses are limited to 1,500 characters, or about 200-250 words.



Short answer questions are not evaluated as a writing sample, they are purely to understand more about you as a candidate. Candidates are not evaluated based on strength of writing. 
Please limit responses to 2-5 sentences.



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Please check each box to confirm that you have read and understand the following program expectations:
Please check each box to confirm that you have read and understand the following program expectations:

By submitting this application, I confirm that all the information I have provided here is true to my knowledge. I understand the schedule requirements of the program and will maintain the strict confidentiality of personal and organizational discussions held through the application process and program.


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