Executive Directors
of Color Institute

The Executive Directors of Color Institute (EDCI) is a two-year leadership development and organizational capacity-building program for BIPOC nonprofit leaders.

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EDCI is a personal and professional development opportunity for leaders of color in the Colorado nonprofit community. The institute seeks participants looking to grow and expand their skill sets; contribute to a dynamic network of peers; and work to inform, shape, and maximize the opportunities in today's nonprofit sector while making the sector more inclusive, and equitable. Monthly peer-led learning sessions strengthen the individual leadership, capacity, and collective impact of BIPOC-led nonprofit organizations.

The institute seeks participants looking to grow and expand their skill sets, contribute to a dynamic network of peers, and work to inform, shape, and maximize the opportunities in

today’s nonprofit sector while making the industry more inclusive and equitable.

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For more information or to request an application, contact connect@BRICFund.org.

Qualifications:

BIPOC executive director of a nonprofit organization - 501(c)3 or fiscally sponsored.

Commitment to attend at least 7 of 9 sessions per year (March – December).

Opportunities to apply for next cohort begins January 2024.

Congratulations to our
2022 Cohort Graduates

Dr. Halim Ali, From the Heart Enterprises

Candace Bailey, Lighthouse Consultants Colorado

G. Rodney Bates, Black Hawks Youth Organization

Andre Carbonell, Slam Nuba

LeRita Cavness, Adolescents Know Your Rights

Angel Cesena, Latina Safe House Initiative

Nancy M. Diaz Escapite, Lamar Unidos

Carla J. Kaplan-Gomez, Mane Joy Connection

Janei Maynard, 5th Element Center

Viniyanka Prasad, The Word - A Storytelling Sanctuary

Giselle Rushford, NaFFAA Region - APIA Vote Colorado

Candace Smith, Boss Generation

My class was unique in that we went through the EDCI program during the pandemic's peak and the height of the racial distress in our country. EDCI provided a space for like-minded individuals facing the same challenges to come together to talk, heal and share everything we were experiencing as executives of color in our community. It allowed me to bring my whole self as a woman of color to my work and the communities we serve.