the 2023 she leads!™ program
Applications for the 2024 SHE Leads! class will open on July 17th!
SHE Leads!™ is Arizona Foundation for Women’s (AFW) leadership development program designed to advance more women into leadership positions. This program is a 9-month commitment to include program orientation, a fundraising workshop and six months of scheduled curriculum.
Key program elements:
Training: Six formal in person training sessions focus on teaching personal, professional and organizational leadership capabilities, all of which are critically important to advancing in a leadership role. Sessions will be held in person in the Phoenix Metro area.
A professional toolkit including a a personalized relationship strengths inventory for each participant.
Monthly one-on-one meetings with your mentor.
Presentations from local nonprofits on their work benefitting women in the state, and the opportunity for the collective cohort to select organizations to receive grant awards.
Program Costs, Requirements and Expectations
Program Costs
$25 Application Fee due when application is submitted.
$400 Tuition Fee.
Each participant is responsible for satisfying the minimum fundraising requirement of $2,000 in order to remain in the program and graduate. If your fundraising requirement is being funded by your employer, you are personally responsible for satisfying an additional fundraising requirement of $500 in order to remain in the program and graduate. Training and resources will be provided for those in need of fundraising assistance.
Fundraising Schedule (not including credit card fees paid by donor.)
40% by March 1, 2023 ($800)
80% by May 1, 2023 ($1,600)
100% by June 3, 2023 ($2,000)
Program Participation and Graduation Requirements
$2,000 minimum fundraising requirement, $2,500 if $2,000 requirement is being paid by a company.
Attend five of the six monthly program sessions
Meet monthly (Jan.-June) one on one with your mentor for at least one hour.
The Curriculum
Foundations of Leadership
Make Your Mark: The Impact of Confidence and Growth-oriented Thinking
Accelerating Employee Performance
Building High-Performing Teams
Strategic Partnerships and Making Connections
Managing in an Ever-changing Environment & Capstone
Congratulations to our SHE Leads!™ Class of 2023!
The Impact of SHE Leads!™
“Through the program I was able to unlock some of the tools I needed to increase my growth mindset and advocate for myself—which lead to an eventual promotion at work! I was growing personally during the program, but I was also energized by the idea that our cohort was helping other women advance themselves through our philanthropic funding.”
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