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Fifth Third Launches Empowering Community Leaders Nonprofit Capacity Building Program
Curriculum will offer resources and skills development to assist community leaders CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Fifth Third today announced the launch of
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nCurriculum will offer resources and skills development to assist community leaders\n\n CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nFifth Third today announced the launch of its Empowering Community Leaders career development growth program. The 18 month-long program will provide resources and training to nonprofit leaders across Fifth Third’s 11-state footprint. The program is jointly funded by the Fifth Third Foundation and Fifth Third Bank.\n\n“At Fifth Third, we know empowered and equipped nonprofit organizations are not only more successful, but they are also exponentially more effective in transforming their communities and making an impact,” said Stefanie Steward-Young, Fifth Third’s chief social responsibility officer. “That’s why we created Empowering Community Leaders. Through comprehensive capacity building programs, tailored to nonprofit organizations, community leaders will gain the resources and skills necessary to grow their knowledge and their impact.”\n\nEmpowering Community Leaders is designed to offer critical lessons in leadership development, technical skills and specialized certifications that will provide participants with the access to resources and knowledge that is necessary to enhance the impact that their organizations are able to have in the communities they serve.\n\n“The Fifth Third Foundation is dedicated to strengthening our communities,” said Heidi B. Jark, managing director of The Foundation Office. “The funding in these grants equips community and nonprofit leaders and their leadership creates positive and long-lasting impacts that ultimately provide opportunities for neighborhoods, cities and entire regions.”\n\nFifth Third is partnering with several organizations to provide the following training and expertise to the program’s participants, free of charge to those who were selected to enroll:\n\n\nHarvard Kennedy School: executive certificate in nonprofit leadership\n\n\nCase Western Reserve University: emotional intelligence course and coaching\n\n\nNeighborWorks America: eight certifications on varying aspects of homeownership\n\n\nNational Development Council: rental housing development finance certification\n\n\nOpportunity Finance Network: small business and economic development training\n\n\n“We are pleased to part of the Empowering Community Leaders (ECL) program,” said Melvin Smith, Ph.D., profe...