Leadership Impact Accelerator

  • Building On Early Results

    Based on our successful pilot project with Haneef Hardy, we supported a group of four young local leaders already doing good work in their communities to massively increase their impact. We learned much from this project including candidate selection as there was only a 75% graduation rate. However we elicited a true narrative shift from all graduates.
    - Haneef Hardy began the process of building a team to expand his mentorship programs beyond what he could do himself.
    - Ryan St. Vil went from dream stage to working with a number one Billboard top 100 single team (DJ Khaled “God Did”) and working with Def Jam records in only four months.
    - Eb Williams expanded her focus from local to an ambitious plan to open facilities in every US State

  • Leadership Impact Accelerator Course taught by Professor Jon Kidwell:

    Leadership Impact Accelerator prepares and guides participants through the necessary aspects of launching and growing their social impact programs and organizations for lasting impact. Through a small group learning environment that combines teaching, coaching, and practical assignments these emerging social leaders will develop the hard and soft skills needed to succeed. The course is 12-weeks with 90-minutes sessions each week. The ideal cohort size is between 3-5 participants. The cost of the program is $3,600. See the full course description.

    See more about Jon.

  • Small Grants For Large Impact

    Each program participant will receive a $1000 seed money grant to pay for such things as:
    - Travel
    - High-Speed Internet
    - Program Supplies
    - 501(c)3 Fees

    in our pilot project, we found that a little bit of money goes a very long way for leaders just beginning their journey to creating massive impact.

  • Larger Grants For Proven Performance

    At the end of the course, all participants have the opportunity to pitch before the board or other relevant sponsors and can be awarded up to $4,000 to continue impacting their communities. They must pass the Leadership Impact Accelerator Course to have this opportunity. This experience has proven to be instrumental in graduates having the confidence to pitch to major entities.



    See the course requirements.

The Bottom Line.

If you are in a position to sponsor an individual for the entire 12-week program including grants, Leadership Impact Accelerator Course, and the Foundation’s cost to administer the program the cost per student is $17,000. At this time we cannot accept restricted donations of more than $17,000 although unrestricted donations of any amount are, of course, welcome.