Selah Leadership Program
The core pillars of Selah -- Purpose, Vision, Resourcefulness, Partnership, and Performance -- have become my organizational life blood. I use the teachings of each of these pillars in everything that I do, whether it be motivating staff, writing performance evaluations, public speaking, or fundraising.
-Robert Bank, Cohort 2: East Coast and Cohort 7: Organizational
Investing in Leaders
The Selah Leadership Program trains a cross-section of leaders in Jewish, non-Jewish and secular organizations to be effective, sustainable and collaborative agents for change. Selah is the first leadership training designed specifically for Jewish leaders working across the social change field. Since its founding in 2004, we have trained more than 275 leaders from over 200 organizations.
Bend the Arc’s Selah Leadership Program provides unparalleled training for leaders, new tools to enhance their vision and facilitate organizational change, and the opportunity to learn among some of the nation's most innovative and inspiring Jewish social change leaders.
The Selah Approach
The Selah Leadership Program is rooted in the approach that by transforming leaders, we are better able to transform society. Over a period of six months, each Selah cohort brings 22 to 26 social change leaders together for seven days of intensive leadership and management training, with ongoing learning throughout the program. Selah approaches this learning process on three levels: the individual, the organization, and the field and integrates personal development, organizational effectiveness, and collaboration skills.
- Selah enhances individual capacity and capabilities to create widespread change.
Selah's top-tier training helps leaders clarify their visions and hone the personal skills and strategies necessary to achieve them.
- Selah supports and sustains leaders working to create a more just world.
By better understanding themselves and the landscapes in which they work, leaders can work more effectively for change and prevent burnout.
- Selah fosters connections and community.
After completing the Selah training, participants become members of the Selah Network, the only national forum of its kind where Jewish social change professionals can foster relationships, strategize, learn from one another, and find the support they need for visioning for social change.
The Selah Leadership Program is a collaboration between the Nathan Cummings Foundation and Bend the Arc, in partnership with the Rockwood Leadership Institute. Selah was created through the generous support of the Nathan Cummings Foundation.
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Group Weaves Jewish Themes Into Training for Social-Justice Leaders
Rebecca Epstein was skeptical when she was asked to apply to the Selah Leadership Program, a national training effort for Jewish leaders at social-justice organizations. But after participating she said, “Selah gave me the confidence to be a good coach as a young person as well as the courage to leave that pretty safe role and put my own skills to the test as a manager.”
Rockwood POP Quiz: Jason Kimelman-Block
Senior Director of Leadership Initiatives and Rabbi-in-Residence, Jason Kimelman-Block, takes a pop quiz from the Rockwood Leadership Institute, one of the partners behind the Selah Leadership Program.
