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Thank you for your interest in the Institute for Nonprofit Practice. The applications for the Core Certificate Program and Community Fellows Program are closed for 2023. Please check INP’s website and social media for updates on the next application cycle or submit an interest form to learn more about our programs.

The Core and Community Fellows programs are place-based in order for participants to develop strong networks with a shared understanding of local context.

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Core: Executive Level Professionals CFP: Early Career Professionals

Core: Middle Manager to Executive Level Professionals. CFP: Early Career Professionals







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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.

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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. 
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Letters of Recommendation
Please provide contact information for two people who can recommend you to the program; each will receive an email link to a recommendation form. One person should be someone who has supervised you (e.g. direct manager, board chair, executive director). The second can be a colleague or someone else who knows your professional work. 
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Tuition Acknowledgement 


Registration Fee Acknowledgment

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


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