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Windcall Institute, a Project of
Common Counsel Foundation

A grant to provide residencies that will renew and develop leaders of color.

The Windcall Institute is a twenty-year old national program to renew and develop organizers and leaders who foster civic participation in the social, economic and environmental justice movements. Windcall’s central goal is to promote leadership longevity and organizational stability by investing in leadership renewal. The program has made qualitative positive impacts on the sustainability and leadership capacity of participants and on the organizational cultures of their non-profits. The Windcall Institute is a sponsored project of Common Counsel Foundation.

Counties Served:

• Monterey
• Santa Cruz
• San Benito
• Fresno
• Kern
• Kings
• Madera
• Merced
• San Joaquin
• Stanislaus
• Tulare

Total Award: $85,000

Program Details:
Windcall will offer its signature two or three-week residency program to 15 non-profit leaders of color from the San Joaquin Valley and Central Coast. The Windcall residency is comprised of a three to four member cohort. It provides each resident the opportunity to craft their own learning curriculum. Windcall will offer ten post-residency coaching sessions per resident using a pool of coaches, many of them Windcall alumni.  They will also hold  a convening with alumni residents to share tools and discuss how to integrate new practices into their organizations.

Selection Process:
Windcall has a broad definition of leaders, which includes executive directors and frontline staff, generally in the second leadership tier. Personal contact is key to Windcall’s recruitment approach and the organization will use staff and an alumni network to identify potential participants.

Target Launch Date: Early spring 2010

Website: http://www.commoncounsel.org/Windcall%20Institute

Project Contact:
Holly Fincke
Windcall Director
info@windcall.org
(510) 834-3892