Fulcrum Community Investment Leadership Fellowship

The Center for Community Investment runs the Fulcrum Fellowship, a 13-month leadership programme for senior US leaders who are moving capital toward community priorities in housing, climate resilience, shared ownership, philanthropy and finance. Fellows bring a real strategic challenge from their own organisation and work on it through five in-person seminars in Berkeley, California, plus monthly virtual coaching. This cycle pays particular attention to small and mid-size cities and communities across the US South.

What you get:

• No registration or tuition costs
• Travel and hotel for all five seminars covered by CCI, with all materials provided
• Meals and transport while travelling eligible for reimbursement
• Hardship stipends considered case by case, for example family care or technology access
• One-to-one and group coaching, and a network of peers across sectors and regions

What you'll do:

• Advance a core strategic challenge from your own job using CCI's Capital Absorption Framework
• Attend five multi-day in-person seminars in Berkeley, California, between April 2027 and May 2028
• Commit up to 10 to 15 hours between seminars to coaching, webinars, readings and progress summaries

Key dates:

• Information session: September 28, 2026 at 11 a.m. PT
• Applications close October 15, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific
• Decisions by late November 2026
• Seminars: April 13 to 15, 2027; July 13 to 15, 2027; October 26 to 28, 2027; February 1 to 3, 2028; May 2 to 4, 2028

More information:

• FAQ and application guide are linked from the programme page
• Questions: leadershipdev@centerforcommunityinvestment.org

• Must be based in the United States; CCI cannot currently support fellows outside the US
• At least 10 to 15 years working in a focus field: shared ownership, climate resilience, housing and community development, creative placemaking, philanthropy, finance or community health
• Leading strategic work of real importance to your organisation, community or field, with significant authority in your role
• Demonstrated commitment to racial equity with tangible results or sustained effort
• A strategic challenge that requires capital, or influence over policy shaping capital investment, and is core to your existing job
• Written endorsement from your organisation: a letter from your direct supervisor and a letter from your CEO or board
• Must attend all five in-person seminars; no remote option
• Application needs a CV, an organisational chart, two references, short essays and a signed commitment to participate