Who We Are
INVEST IN PEOPLE AT THE HEART OF CHANGE
why leadership?
What we do
Theo Rigby
Our Story
Trust and investment in leadership transforms our ability to win social change.
The LeadersTrust builds on decades of history as a core strategy of the Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund to invest deeply in the leadership and organizational capacity of its nonprofit partners. Now an independent entity fiscally sponsored by the Tides Center, the LeadersTrust has expanded to partner with more than a half dozen foundations to support their grantees across the country.
With over $30 million in investments to date, together we are building a change sector where resources are invested equitably, power is shared, and leaders have the capacity, relationships and investment they need to lead boldly and dream big.
Our Values
Equity
We center racial equity in everything we do because we believe it is the surest path for transformative social change.
People
We believe in the power and expertise of the people who are the heart of organizations and movements for social change and follow their lead.
Connection
Relationships are at the heart of our work. No one can do it alone and accompaniment— feeling seen and supported— is transformative.
Trust
Trust is essential to how we operate. We honor the wisdom of our partners to guide the work, define what they need, and determine the right path forward.
We dream of a world that is loving, equitable, joyful and just
Winning the transformative, structural changes we need requires a deep belief and investment in people, organizations, and their collective power.
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Our Mission & How We Work
The LeadersTrust believes that a deep investment in the leadership and organizational capacity of change makers is critical for success. By delivering responsive, long-term, high-touch investment in the people at the heart of organizations, we unlock the radical imagination and inherent power of leaders, organizations, and movements to achieve transformative change.
There is no one-size-fits-all approach to learning or leadership. Working closely with funding partners, we align capacity-building efforts to meet the needs of leaders, organizations, and a range of movements including worker rights, conservation and reproductive justice.
DOLLARS INVESTED TO DATE
In partnership with multiple foundations, we’re making sure resources are invested equitably, power is shared, and leaders have the capacity, relationships and investment they need to lead boldly and dream big.
ORGANIZATIONS
We’re investing in leaders at the heart of organizations and movements for change who are transforming our world to be more loving, equitable, and just.
CAPACITY COACHES AND CONSULTANTS
We’re connecting aligned and skillful consultants and capacity coaches with leaders and organizations.
Our History
The LeadersTrust originated as a core strategy of the Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund, where the Flexible Leadership Awards approach was conceived in 2004 and has supported core Fund grantees for almost two decades.
Beginning in 2016, additional foundation partners joined forces to catalyze deep investments in the leadership capacity of their grantees and movements.
In 2021, the LeadersTrust became an independent entity under fiscal sponsorship of the Tides Center.