Best Practices NGO Leadership Academy Application

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The Best Practices NGO Leadership Academy is presented in partnership by Turkish Philanthropy Funds (TPF) and Arizona State University’s Lodestar Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Innovation, with support from the Haldun Tashman Fund at TPF. The program brings together the ASU Lodestar Center's renowned leadership training with TPF's commitment to strengthening nonprofit capacity.

Applications open: October 6, 2026

Informational webinar: October 20, 2026

Application deadline: November 16, 2026

Program dates: January 20 to June 2, 2027

Cohort: Approximately 20 nonprofit leaders in Türkiye

Scholarships

Turkish Philanthropy Funds, with support from the Haldun Tashman Fund at TPF, will subsidize program participation through a sliding-scale cost-sharing model based on the participating organization’s annual operating budget.

Contact information

First name

Last name

Email address

Phone

How did you hear about the Best Practices NGO Leadership Academy?

If you were referred by someone, please list their name.

LinkedIn profile link

Address

Country

Mailing address

City

Province

Organization details

Organization

Your job title

Organization's website

Organization's annual operating budget

Briefly describe your organization’s mission and primary area(s) of work.

150-word maximum

Primary city/province(s) in Türkiye where your organization works.

Background and experience

How many years have you worked in the nonprofit/civil society sector, and in what roles or capacities?

200-word maximum

Please describe your current duties and responsibilities, including the leadership responsibilities most relevant to this program.

250-word maximum

How many people do you currently supervise?

Enter 0 if you do not directly supervise staff.

Please describe your budget authority or financial responsibility in your current role.

If you do not hold direct budget authority, describe your role in budgeting, financial oversight or resource allocation.

Please describe your interaction with your organization's board, if applicable.

If your role does not involve the board, you may write “Not applicable.”

Why are you interested in participating in the Best Practices NGO Leadership Academy at this point in your career, and how do you expect to apply what you learn within your organization?

250-word maximum

Leadership and development

Please describe a situation in which you led your organization or team through a significant challenge, change or period of uncertainty. What was your role, what approach did you take and what did you learn?

250-word maximum

What is the next stage of your leadership development, and what capabilities would you most like to strengthen through the Academy?

200-word maximum

Applied capstone challenge

As part of the Academy, participants will apply their learning to a real challenge or opportunity within their organization. Please describe one organizational challenge or opportunity you would be interested in exploring through your capstone work. Why is it important to your organization at this time?

250-word maximum

What would meaningful progress on this challenge look like by the end of the Academy?

150-word maximum

Contribution to the cohort

The Academy is designed as a peer-learning experience. What perspective, experience, knowledge or expertise would you bring to the cohort, and how would you contribute to the learning of other participants?

200-word maximum

English proficiency

The Academy will be conducted primarily in English, including instruction, discussions, readings and assignments. Are you comfortable participating fully in the program in English?

YesNo

How would you describe your English proficiency?

Professional working proficiencyFull professional proficiencyNative or bilingual proficiencyOther

Please describe:

Organizational endorsement

Endorser name

Title

Phone

Please briefly describe why your organization supports your participation and how it expects to support your engagement in the Academy.

Professional reference #1

Reference name	Title and organization
Email	Phone
Relationship to applicant

Professional reference #2

Reference name	Title and organization
Email	Phone
Relationship to applicant

Participant commitment

The Academy runs from January 13 through June 2, 2027 and includes 12 learning sessions, a capstone session, assignments and peer-learning activities. Sessions are held on Wednesdays and are generally scheduled from 7 to 9 p.m. Türkiye time, with two sessions scheduled from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.

If selected, can you commit to participating fully in the Academy and completing the required work?

YesNo

Do you anticipate any known conflicts that may affect your ability to attend the published sessions?

NoYes

If yes, please explain:

Required upload

Please upload your current CV (Word or PDF)

Program interest (optional)

Please rank the top three program attributes that most influenced your decision to apply. This question is optional and is not used in admissions decisions.

Demographics (optional)

The following questions are optional and are not used in admissions decisions.

Please self-describe:

Race/Ethnicity

Applicant certification

By checking this box, I certify that the information provided in this application is complete and correct. I understand that materially false or misleading information may result in withdrawal of an offer of admission or removal from the Academy.

Yes, my application is complete and correct.

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