Rockwood Leadership Institute provides transformative personal leadership development for nonprofits and social changemakers. We are building a network of powerful and collaborative leaders to help transform our country and our world. Rockwood has trained over 7,000 leaders since 2000. Our trainings create stronger, more focused and more effective individuals, organizations and networks working for the common good.

Our training programs include:

 • The Advanced Art of Leadership
• The Art of Collaborative Leadership
 • The Art of Leadership
• The Art of Leadership for Philanthropic Leaders
• The Art of Leadership for Women in Racial Justice and Human Rights
• Building Capacity for Organizational Resilience and Renewal (BCORR)
• Leading from the Inside Out Yearlong Fellowship
• Organizational Leadership

We have also convened Fellowships for:

• California Immigrant Rights Leaders
• California Leaders of Color
• Death Penalty Abolition Leaders
• Human Rights and National Security Reform Leaders
• Leaders in Arts and Culture
• Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Advocacy Leaders
• Media Reform and Media Justice Leaders
• SEIU Leaders
• Upper Midwest Leaders

Non Profit

Rockwood Leadership Institute

Darlene Nipper

Robert Gass

Julie Besaha

Cliffie Washington

Jordan A. Parry

Bex Ahuja

Program Management Team

Training Team

Fellowship Team

Associate Directors

Finance & Administration Team

Leadership Team