Institute FAQs

San Diego Leadership Alliance Institute Quick Facts

What is the San Diego Leadership Alliance?

The San Diego Leadership Alliance (SDLA) is a local nonprofit dedicated to building progressive leadership in San Diego.
The SDLA’s flagship program is the SDLA Institute, a six-month intensive skills and relationship-building program for progressive young professionals.
The SDLA Institute includes the following elements:
- Training on fundraising for politics and nonprofits
- Policy analysis
- Messaging and strategic communications
- Life entrepreneurship
- Political management
- Mentorship opportunities
- Networking events with local organizations

Who should apply for the SDLA Institute?

The SDLA Institute is for progressive young professionals and emerging leaders.
Institute Fellows have a demonstrated capacity to take risks and make meaningful change in the world around them.
The SDLA Institute is not just for political professionals, but also for those in business, law, education, defense, and the non-profit and philanthropic sectors.
Applicants should review the Institute schedule prior to applying, as all Fellows are expected to be present for the entirety of each Institute session.

How do I apply for the next SDLA Institute?

Application opens September 6, 2021, at https://www.sdleadership.org/applicationform2022.
DEADLINE: Applications are due by 11:59 PM on November 1, 2021.
Applicants must be members of the SDLA ($30) to apply, and there is a $200 deposit to participate. The $200 deposit is returned to Fellows after they complete the Institute.

How do I learn more about the SDLA?

Visit our website at https://www.sdleadership.org/sdla-institute for the following information:
Details on optional info-sessions for prospective applicants.
Read about past Fellows, and past Institute programs.
Sign up for the SDLA email distribution list.

How else can I help out the SDLA’s mission?

To nominate candidates for the SDLA Institute, click here.
Offer to be a mentor for a Fellow or serve on a committee of the SDLA Board of Directors
Become a member at http://sdleadership.org.

Who runs the SDLA?

The SDLA is a nonprofit, run by local volunteers.
The San Diego Leadership Alliance is managed by two co-directors, Caryl Montero-Adams and Maria Gpe. Bojorquez-Gomez, as well as about 16 other board members.

San Diego Leadership Alliance
2022 Institute Dates

SESSIONS 1 & 2. Saturday & Sunday, January 22 & 23
- Happy Hour to follow with Fellows only.
SESSION 3. Saturday, February 5
SESSION 4. Saturday, February 26
SESSION 5. Saturday, March 5
SESSION 6. Saturday, March 19
SESSION 7. Saturday, April 9
SESSION 8. Saturday, April 30
SESSION 9. Saturday, May 14

FELLOWS FUNDRAISER. Mid-May 2021

*All sessions run from 9:30 am – 5:30 pm (except Session 8, which may start earlier and Graduation, which is usually scheduled for the afternoon).

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