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Selah Application 2009

The Selah Leadership Program trains a cross-section of leaders in Jewish and secular organizations to be effective, sustainable and collaborative agents for social change. Selah provides unparalleled personal leadership training, skills to facilitate organizational change, and opportunities for social networking. We are currently accepting applications for our Los Angeles City cohort. To apply, you must be a resident of and do work in the greater Los Angeles area.

Applications are due November 14, 2008.

PARTICIPATION IN SELAH:

Participation in Selah Cohort 6 is a five-month commitment. Participants will meet together for one intensive multi-day training and 4 single day trainings over a five-month period. In between trainings, Cohort participants are responsible for completing monthly homework assignments that will take between 1 - 2 hours each month. To participate in Selah Cohort 6, you must commit to attend all training dates and times, as well as complete the monthly homework assignments. We understand that you are likely an extremely busy person with a lot of responsibilities (one of the reasons you have been asked to apply!), and it may seem challenging to do this. Please submit an application only if you are able and committed to attending all of the training dates and times below, and to completing the homework assignments.

COHORT 6 TRAINING DATES:

Training 1: Sunday, February 22 – Wednesday, February 25

Arrival Time: 1:00 pm on February 22. The training begins promptly at 2:00 pm.

Departure Time: 3:00 pm on February 25. The training ends promptly at 2:30 pm.

Location:

Brandeis-Bardin Campus

1101 Peppertree Lane, Brandeis, California

(30 minutes outside Los Angeles)

(805)582-4450, www.thebbi.org

** Brandeis-Bardin is a kosher facility.

4 Training Follow-up Days : Monday, March 30; Monday, April 27; Monday, May 18; Monday, June 22

Arrival Time: The training begins promptly at 9:00 am.

Departure Time: The training ends promptly at 5:00 pm.

Location: To be determined.

*Please note: We have found that our trainings are most effective when the group process is uninterrupted with people coming late and leaving early. We require that Selah participants be present for the full retreat. For that reason, please make sure to arrive with plenty of time to check in and get situated, and plan to stay for the duration of the training. Please make sure that your departure plan includes staying until the end of the training.

TUITION:

Selah is generously subsidized through a grant from The Nathan Cummings Foundation. The cost of the Selah Leadership Program (both retreats) is on a sliding scale from $200 - $500, based on your organization’s budget. Please see the scale below. Cost includes room, board, materials, and all training. It does not include travel.

Organizations rather than individuals are encouraged to pay for Selah. No participant will be turned away due to financial constraints.

SELAH LOS ANGELES COHORT SLIDING SCALE TUITION

If your organization’s annual budget is:	Selah Tuition
$0 < $249,999	$200
$250,000 - $499,999	$250
$500,000 - $999,999	$300
$1,000,000 - $4,999,999	$350
$5,000,000 - $9,999,999	$400
$10,000,000 and up	$500

SELAH LOS ANGELES COHORT PARTICIPANT CRITERIA:

     -      Have a minimum of seven years of social change experience

-      Hold a position of influence within your organization

-      Have a job requiring collaboration with others, and/or supervision of personnel

-      Have a religious, cultural, or other Jewish identity that informs your social change work

-      Desire to be part of an “intentional network/purposeful community”

-      Possess a commitment to personal growth

-      You are a social change leader working in a Jewish organization OR;

-      You are a social change leader with a Jewish identity working in a secular social change organization

-      Live in greater Los Angeles and do social change work that is based in Los Angeles.

-    NOTE: Selah is a multi-generational program

APPLY NOW!

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All parts of the application must be completed and received by November 14, 2008.

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