Empowering change agents to co-create transformative futures, today.
Program Features
- Interactive learning community with a cohort of 20-25 impactful change agents from local public, nonprofit, private, and community groups.
- Class one Friday a month (9-5pm) from September 2022 to June 2023 in person at venues around Sonoma County (will move to zoom if necessary).
- Transformative curriculum with a unique blend of inspirational speakers, tours, training, peer-learning, Creative Connection ™ and project-based learning using the Liberatory Design Framework.
- Exposure to leaders working in the areas of Indigenous sovereignty, climate justice, equity and liberation, regenerative economies, civic engagement, food justice and water resilience.
- Skills for relationship stewardship, communication, collaboration, conflict management, trauma-informed leadership, creative connection, mindfulness, facilitation and freedom dreaming.
- Graduates become part of a 600+ Alumni Network.
MEET OUR NETWORK
Learn more about our network of 600+ Leadership Fellows. Click here to Meet our Network!
Information About the Class
We prioritize inclusivity and a learning cohort who represent the diversity of our population and are committed to making our programs available to as many social and environmental change agents as possible. Therefore, our tuition is offered on a sliding scale to accommodate varying organizational budgets or household incomes.
We have a limited number of discounted tuitions for systemically underrepresented folks (BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, youth, persons with disabilities, low-wage single parents) and we are happy to work with you individually to remove barriers to participation.
The below charts outline our sliding scale program costs. Daily Acts spends about $7,000 per participant to produce these 10 days of training and support structures.
Participation is often considered professional development and the cost is covered by an employer. If this is the case, cost is based on your organizational budget:
| For Profit Organization | $2,650 |
| Nonprofit or Agency – budget over $3 million | $2,120 |
| Nonprofit or Agency – budget between $1 – $3 million | $1,596 |
| Nonprofit or Agency – budget under $1 million | $1,060 |
If your tuition is not sponsored by an organization, cost is based on your household income:
| Annual Household Income $80,000 and up | $1,596 |
| Annual Household Income $60,000-79,999 | $1,060 |
| Annual Household Income $59,999 and below | $848 |
Early Bird Discount: If you submit your application on or before May 3, 2022 and are selected to attend, you will receive a 10% discount.
Refund Policy: Your full tuition or first tuition installment is due by August 31st and must be received prior to the first class. Due to the fact that this program is highly subsidized, tuition cannot be refunded if you are unable to complete the program for any reason.
Classes in 2022/2023 were held in person in Sonoma County. Classes are usually the 1st Friday of the month Sept – June, 9:00am – 5:00pm at various venues around Sonoma County. An additional 8-10 hours/month is estimated for homework and project teams. You are required to attend at least 7 of the 9 required class days and graduation in order to graduate. Social Hour participation is encouraged following class. Note – this program is on pause as of June 2023. The below offers a look at the schedule for the Class of 2023.
| Class 1: Friday, September 9, 2022 | Creating Communities of Belonging |
| Class 2: Friday, October 7, 2022 | Be the Change: Foundations of Leadership |
| Class 3: Friday, November 4, 2022 | Climate Justice & Grief |
| Class 4: Friday, December 2, 2022 | Equity and Liberation |
| Class 5: Friday, January 13, 2023 | Regenerative Economies |
| Class 6: Friday, February 3, 2023 | Strategies for Grassroots/Government Collaboration |
| Class 7: Friday, March 3, 2023 | Community and Environmental Health |
| Class 8: Friday, April 7, 2023 | Solutions & Models for Climate Resilience |
| Class 9: Friday, May 5, 2023 | Closing the Loop |
| Friday, June 2nd 2023 | Graduation: Project Presentations |
Fellows are encouraged to deepen their leadership after graduation by participating in future classes, interviewing the next class and organizing Fellows Network gatherings.
This program is paused as of June 2023, for updates about Daily Acts’ leadership programming when available, please sign up for our newsletter here.
About You: You are passionate about and committed to deep change in your community towards an equitable and climate resilient future. You want to align your life with your values and purpose. You are open minded to new processes for problem solving and willing to challenge your assumptions about what progress looks like. You want to be more civically engaged, connected through partnerships and are curious about possibilities for cross-sector, cross-cultural, and diverse collaborations.
Class Selection: Cohorts are carefully selected to represent a diverse range of ages, ethnicities, gender identities, income levels, abilities, geographies, skill sets, sectors, and focus areas. Participants range from student to retiree and come from nonprofit, business, entrepreneurial, and public sectors. This creates a unique setting for rich group discussion as we apply systems thinking to focus our efforts and impact around the solutions that will best benefit this and future generations.
The 21-year Legacy of the Leadership Institute for Ecology and the Economy has a long and respected history.
Given the incredible confluence of crises we face, we need more and not less leadership in this big planetary moment. So when the Leadership Institute for Ecology and the Economy approached Daily Acts with news that the Institute would close its doors, we knew we couldn’t just let this incredible organization, that for 17 years trained and grew a network of over 500 change making Fellows, go away.
Several of Daily Acts Board and Staff, including our founder Trathen Heckman are Leadership Fellows and have been greatly enriched by the Institute and its Fellows Network. This is why in the fall of 2017 as the Leadership Institute officially closed its doors, its programs, resources and stewardship of the Fellows Network became a part of Daily Acts.
With 21 years of experience empowering and educating over 63,000 engaged people and sustainability leaders through collaborative programs, Daily Acts is honored to integrate the Leadership Institute and Fellows Network into our programming.
Information About the Class
We prioritize inclusivity and a learning cohort who represent the diversity of our population and are committed to making our programs available to as many social and environmental change agents as possible. Therefore, our tuition is offered on a sliding scale to accommodate varying organizational budgets or household incomes.
We have a limited number of discounted tuitions for systemically underrepresented folks (BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, youth, persons with disabilities, low-wage single parents) and we are happy to work with you individually to remove barriers to participation.
The below charts outline our sliding scale program costs. Daily Acts spends about $7,000 per participant to produce these 10 days of training and support structures.
Participation is often considered professional development and the cost is covered by an employer. If this is the case, cost is based on your organizational budget:
- For Profit Organization: $2,650
- Nonprofit or Agency – budget over $3 million: $2,120
- Nonprofit or Agency – budget between $1 – $3 million: $1,596
- Nonprofit or Agency – budget under $1 million: $1,060
If your tuition is not sponsored by an organization, cost is based on your household income:
- Annual Household Income $80,000 and up: $1,596
- Annual Household Income $60,000-79,999: $1,060
- Annual Household Income $59,999 and below: $848
Early Bird Discount: If you submit your application on or before May 3, 2022 and are selected to attend, you will receive a 10% discount.
Refund Policy: Your full tuition or first tuition installment is due by August 31st and must be received prior to the first class. Due to the fact that this program is highly subsidized, tuition cannot be refunded if you are unable to complete the program for any reason.
Classes in 2022/2023 were held in person in Sonoma County. Classes are usually the 1st Friday of the month Sept – June, 9:00am – 5:00pm at various venues around Sonoma County. An additional 8-10 hours/month is estimated for homework and project teams. You are required to attend at least 7 of the 9 required class days and graduation in order to graduate. Social Hour participation is encouraged following class. Note – this program is on pause as of June 2023. The below offers a look at the schedule for the Class of 2023.
- Class 1: September 9, 2022 | Creating Communities of Belonging *note 2nd Friday
- Class 2: October 7, 2022 | Be the Change: Foundations of Leadership
- Class 3: November 4, 2022 | Environment: Climate Justice & Grief
- Class 4: December 2, 2022 | Equity and Liberation
- Class 5: January 13, 2023 | Regenerative Economies *note 2nd Friday
- Class 6: February 3, 2023 | Strategies for Grassroots/Government Collaboration
- Class 7: March 3, 2023 | Community and Environmental Health
- Class 8: April 7, 2023 | Solutions & Models for Climate Resilience
- Class 9: May 5, 2023 | Closing the Loop
- June 2nd 2023 Graduation: Project Presentations
Fellows are encouraged to deepen their leadership after graduation by participating in future classes, interviewing the next class and organizing Fellows Network gatherings.
This program is paused as of June 2023, for updates about Daily Acts’ leadership programming when available, please sign up for our newsletter here.
About You: You are passionate about and committed to deep change in your community towards an equitable and climate resilient future. You want to align your life with your values and purpose. You are open minded to new processes for problem solving and willing to challenge your assumptions about what progress looks like. You want to be more civically engaged, connected through partnerships and are curious about possibilities for cross-sector, cross-cultural, and diverse collaborations.
Class Selection: Cohorts are carefully selected to represent a diverse range of ages, ethnicities, gender identities, income levels, abilities, geographies, skill sets, sectors, and focus areas. Participants range from student to retiree and come from nonprofit, business, entrepreneurial, and public sectors. This creates a unique setting for rich group discussion as we apply systems thinking to focus our efforts and impact around the solutions that will best benefit this and future generations.
The 21-year Legacy of the Leadership Institute for Ecology and the Economy has a long and respected history.
Given the incredible confluence of crises we face, we need more and not less leadership in this big planetary moment. So when the Leadership Institute for Ecology and the Economy approached Daily Acts with news that the Institute would close its doors, we knew we couldn’t just let this incredible organization, that for 17 years trained and grew a network of over 500 change making Fellows, go away.
Several of Daily Acts Board and Staff, including our founder Trathen Heckman are Leadership Fellows and have been greatly enriched by the Institute and its Fellows Network. This is why in the fall of 2017 as the Leadership Institute officially closed its doors, its programs, resources and stewardship of the Fellows Network became a part of Daily Acts.
With 21 years of experience empowering and educating over 63,000 engaged people and sustainability leaders through collaborative programs, Daily Acts is honored to integrate the Leadership Institute and Fellows Network into our programming.