Meet the City-Builders of Tomorrow
What is the DiverseCity Fellows program?
DiverseCity Fellows is a one-year action-oriented fellowship program for 25 rising city-builders who are deeply committed to developing themselves into better leaders and working across sectors on issues that are critical to the future health and wealth of the Toronto region.
The DiverseCity Fellows program takes a learning-by-doing approach. By connecting and supporting rising city-builders today, the program aims to:
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Create a civic leadership that reflects the diversity of the Toronto region;
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Advance the strategic capacity of city-building leaders as they strive to effect positive change, and;
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Develop a new kind of leadership, one that values diverse perspectives and operates across sectors.
Over the course of a year, Fellows participate in innovative and provocative workshops on leadership development, diversity, and civic awareness. DiverseCity Fellows connects rising leaders to influencers and decision-makers across the GTA. The program culminates with the design and implementation of city-building action projects that Fellows develop with partner institutions.
DiverseCity Fellows 2010 will run from January-December 2010 and includes one overnight retreat, ten full-day sessions, plus independent development of a city-building project (outside of professional work).
To learn more about the program, please download our PDF brochure (1.3MB) or this press release.
Who are the 2009 DiverseCity Fellows?
The 2009 DiverseCity Fellows are action-oriented individuals who have a track record of leadership in work, volunteer, academic or community life. To learn more, visit the 2009 Fellows.
What are the 2009 City-building Projects?
The 2009 Fellows have teamed up to work on six projects, which focus on food security, youth assets, local political participation, city-building leadership, and telling Toronto’s stories in innovative ways. For more information, visit the projects.
Interested in applying for Fellows 2010?
For more information, please review the Call for Applications. The deadline for applications is 5:00pm on Friday, October 9, 2009. For instructions on how to apply, please visit 2010 Applications.
For more information, contact fellows@diversecitytoronto.ca.
DiverseCity would like to thank NextGenLeaders and Oliver Wyman for their pro bono leadership development resources and expertise.
