Deadline:
March 07, 2025
Program Starts: May 05, 2025
Program Ends: January 23, 2026
Location(s)
Online
Overview
Through the combination of executive coaching, trusted peer-to-peer forums, and leader-lab workshops, our Empowered Leader Program is designed to increase the leadership capacity of the next generation of women leaders in social and environmental change.
Details
Empowering Leaders
The program is a one-of-a-kind, transformational leadership experience developed over a decade of coaching, training, and championing nearly 2,000 women change leaders across the globe. Designed to accelerate leadership capacity, it is the only program that is specifically created for high-potential women working in social and environmental change.
About the Empowered Leader Program
Women who are selected to join the Empowered Leader Program will become part of the Women’s Impact Alliance.
This special group of women impact leaders are selected based on the scope and scale of their impact, their potential to accelerate change, and their commitment to self-development.
Program Highlights
In the 9-Month Empowered Leader Program, participants:
- Are matched with a certified coach experienced in working with executive leaders in both profit and not-for-profit organizations
- Focus on both personal and leadership development through one-on-one coaching
- Engage in leadership lab workshops
- Become members of trusted peer-to-peer forums that allow them to expand their network, build leadership skills, and provide peer support
Program Benefits and Outcomes
- Increase self-confidence and courage to show up as a leader
- Learn how to use core strengths that amplify impact
- Identify and shift crucial limiting beliefs
- Discover values and align with purpose to accelerate impact and potential
- Experience the transformational impact of receiving empowering support from coach and peers
- Create new connections and develop life-long allies and friends
“My coaching experience has been very inspiring, helping me uncover the infinite potential within. It’s amazing, how I was able to identify my next steps for my work and personal growth just after 5 sessions. This is a very safe space, every woman needs this.” — Christine Nabugonyi, Executive Director at Edu Child Foundation Uganda
Join a Global Community of Women Changemakers
Since 2014, nearly 2,000 women impact leaders from more than 90 countries have graduated from The Women’s Impact Alliance. Graduation from the Empowered Leader Program is only the beginning of your leadership journey. We are committed to continuing to grow the leadership capacity of our community of women leaders and support them as they expand their impact.
As a graduate of the Empowered Leader Program, you become part of our global alumnae community and are invited to participate in ways that are meaningful to you. You’ll have the opportunity to take advantage of offerings specifically tailored to our graduates, including:
- Access to a network of women leaders all over the world in a variety of impact sectors
- Interactive workshops, community-led sessions, and meet-ups (both virtual and in-person)
- Opportunities to continue one-on-one coaching
- Private Alumnae Slack community and alumnae address book access
- Access our extensive online Leadership Resource Library
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
What Do We Look For in Participants?
The Empowered Leader Program is open to any person around the world who: 1) identifies as a woman; 2) is in the early or middle stage of their professional leadership journey; and 3) is focused on transforming our world for the better.
We are looking for a candidate who is:
- Strongly committed to changing the planet and can demonstrate existing change
- Doing something extraordinary
- Dedicated to her self-discovery and development
- Willing to speak freely about both her difficulties and triumphs
- Realistic about her goals for coaching (feasible for completion within a six-month period)
- Clear on what she can expect from coaching (see: “What Is a Coach?” for further clarification)
- Open to being challenged by a coach to explore outside her comfort zone
- Willing to give her coach feedback on their coaching conversation and relationship
- A strong commitment to the value of fellowship and community
- Program places are prioritized for non-profit and social impact leaders. We do consider applicants from for-profits who clearly demonstrate their organizations' social impact and mission.
Dates
Deadline: March 07, 2025
Program starts:
May 05, 2025
Program ends:
January 23, 2026
Program Starts: May 05, 2025
Program Ends: January 23, 2026
Cost/funding for participants
Program Costs
The Women's Impact Alliance, operating as The Coaching Fellowship, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. The Empowered Leader Program is significantly subsidized, and made possible by our generous coaches and volunteers who offer their services pro-bono.
We strive to make our program accessible to as many women leaders as possible, implementing a tiered pricing system to accommodate varying financial capabilities. The cost of the program can be spread over a period of 6 months, and we have multiple pricing options to suit individual needs and circumstances.
The tiered pricing system functions as follows:
- Tier One: USD 2,950 — This tier is suitable for leaders from well-resourced, social impact organizations with a professional development budget that can fully cover the program fees.
The following Tiers are subsidized by WIA donors and partners:
- Tier Two: USD 1,395 — This tier is for leaders who can personally fund their professional development or whose organizations can pay a portion of their program fees.
- Tier Three: USD 1,295 — This tier is for leaders who can personally pay a lower level of fees and whose organization does not offer professional development funds.
- Tier Four: USD 995 — This tier is exclusively for leaders from budget-constrained organizations that serve high-need communities and countries and do not have professional development funds.
Please consider your personal situation, organizational support, and other relevant factors when choosing your pricing tier.
We trust that those who can afford higher tiers will do so to support others with more limited means. By choosing a higher tier, you directly contribute to making the Empowered Leader Program accessible to women who might otherwise be unable to participate.
If you are not able to afford any of the payment tiers, we offer a limited number of partial scholarships that reduce the program fee to $495. These are reserved for women with limited organizational or personal resources. If you meet the criteria and wish to apply, you can apply for a partial scholarship once you’ve completed the program application.
If you require further assistance in determining the appropriate fee or have questions regarding the pricing structure, don't hesitate to reach out to us at hello@thewia.org . Your participation and contribution are integral to our mission to democratize leadership development and coaching.
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