Onboarding Intensive

You do not need to wait to apply for Onboarding Intensive if you have just started a new role. Eligible participants should be in the workforce for no more than 3 years and should be in their current role no more than 18 months at the time the cohort begins.

The first 18 months refers to your being in your current job. To be eligible for this program, you must be in the first 18 months in your current Jewish nonprofit role. The first three years refers to your whole professional full-time career. To be eligible for this program, you must be an early-career professional in the first three years of full-time work. This program is designed for people who meet both criteria.

• Virtual Kickoff: Participants will be introduced to the program content, expectations, and community guidelines.
• Three-Day Retreat: The in-person experience will offer skill-building sessions, networking opportunities, and self-reflection to prepare participants for their roles.
• Ongoing Support: After the retreat, participants will attend 4-6 virtual monthly sessions with additional networking and learning opportunities.
• Skill Development and Networking: The program will integrate skill-building and networking throughout, making the most of every interaction and ensuring a dynamic learning environment.
• Differentiated Learning: The learning modules will use different styles and approaches. Onboarding Intensive will help participants think about how what they’re learning connects to their own career goals.
• Management training for participants’ supervisors. This supplemental management training, available exclusively for supervisors of participants in the Onboarding Intensive, is designed to give supervisors of early career professionals the mindsets, skills, and real-world tools to lead with more ease and confidence. (See more details in the Cohort 1 supervisor training session description.)

The $500 program fee includes lodging at the in-person retreat, but does not include travel to the retreat site. Travel subsidies are available to help offset those costs. Specific details will be provided upon acceptance.

Yes, we will ask for your supervisor’s information on the intake form and they will receive a separate communication to confirm your participation and invite them to a management training for participants’ supervisors (strongly encouraged but not required). See more details in the Cohort 1 supervisor training session description.

Onboarding Intensive uniquely combines sector-specific Jewish learning, personal leadership development, and community building tailored to early-career professionals in the Jewish nonprofit world. Participants will have the opportunity to connect and learn with folks in a similar career stage from a wide variety of organizations across the sector. This program offers a three-day immersive experience, combined with virtual learning opportunities, all of which will help participants to bring examples from their own work and professional journeys into their learning.

The program will help participants build skills necessary for success in the Jewish nonprofit sector. Participants will engage with content around personal accountability, managing up, giving and receiving feedback, Jewish nonprofit 101, Israel education, and more. 

​At Leading Edge, we prioritize inclusion and a deep sense of belonging across all the varied identities and viewpoints that comprise our workforce and communities. Our gathering norms guide us in creating a safe, brave, and respectful environment. All participants will be asked to abide by our Community Agreement.  

We would love to have you learn alongside other colleagues who have also recently started in the sector and meet our program criteria. We welcome multiple participants from one organization, or come on your own!

Please reach out to Melissa Walters (Senior Manager, Program) at melissa@leadingedge.org.