Fifth Third recently announced its second cohort of its Empowering Community Leaders career development growth program, aimed at fostering the next generation of nonprofit leaders in the communities the Bank serves.
“When nonprofit organizations have the resources they need to succeed, the benefits become exponential,” said Chief Corporate Responsibility Officer Kala Gibson. “It means more effective programs that better serve the community, which leads to greater success, more demand, and the ability to hire and onboard more new employees.”
The Empowering Community Leaders program was launched in 2022 to provide resources and training to nonprofit leaders across Fifth Third’s footprint. Each leader is nominated for participation in the 18-month-long program by Fifth Third’s community impact managers.
Jointly funded by the Fifth Third Foundation and Fifth Third, ECL provides nonprofit leaders with lessons in leadership development, technical skills and specialized certifications that enable access to resources and knowledge necessary to achieve great community outcomes.
“The Fifth Third Foundation is dedicated to strengthening our communities,” said Heidi B. Jark, managing director of the Fifth Third Foundation. “This program equips and empowers community and nonprofit leaders with the skills and knowledge to create positive and long-lasting impacts and pathways to opportunity.”
The ECL program provides nonprofit leaders with access to training and development through several national organizations:
- Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education: Executive Certificate in Nonprofit Leadership
- Grow America (formerly the National Development Council): Rental housing development certification.
- Resilia: Nonprofit capacity building program
Members of the 2024-25 Empowering Community Leaders cohort include:
| AQUME Foundation | Ciarra Adkins | President | Wyoming, MI |
| Avondale Development Corporation | Russell Hairston | Executive Director | Cincinnati, OH |
| BUILD Institute | Regina Ann Campbell | President/CEO | Detroit, MI |
| Charlotte Area Fund, Inc. | Nicholas Wharton | President/CEO | Charlotte, NC |
| Childrens Home Society of Florida | Andry Sweet | President/CEO | Orlando, FL |
| City of Dayton – Human Relations Council | Lamonte Hall, Jr. | Executive Director | Dayton, OH |
| Corporation to Develop Communities of Tampa, Inc. | Ernest Coney, Jr. | CEO | Tampa, FL |
| Goodwill Easterseals Miami Valley | LaVar Glover | Director of West Campus Operations | Dayton, OH |
| Grove Park Foundation | Gavin McGuire | Executive Director | Atlanta, GA |
| Hammond Development Corporation/HDC | Jennifer Bussey | Executive Director | Hammond, IN |
| HOPE Toledo | John Jones | President & CEO | Toledo, OH |
| IMPACT Community Action | Robert “Bo” Chilton | CEO | Columbus, OH |
| Neighborhood Health Care Inc dba Neighborhood Family Practice | Domonic Hopson | President & CEO | Cleveland, OH |
| ProsperUs Detroit | Paul Jones | CEO | Detroit, MI |
| REBOUND, Inc. | Kevin Dunlap | President/CEO | Louisville, KY |
| Spanish Coalition for Housing (SCH) | Joseph Lopez | Executive Director/CEO | Chicago, IL |
| The Urban League of Greater Southwestern Ohio | Christie Kuhns | President/CEO | Cincinnati, OH |
| Urban League of Broward County | Courtnee Biscardi | Executive Vice President | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| Urban League of Greater Atlanta | Nancy Flake Johnson | President & CEO | Atlanta, GA |
| United Way of Greater Nashville | Erica Mitchell | EVP, Chief Community Impact Officer | Nashville, TN |
| Walnut Hills Redevelopment Foundation | Samantha Miller | Executive Director | Cincinnati, OH |
| West Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce | Guillermo Cisneros | President & CEO | Grand Rapids, MI |
| West Side Community Land Trust | Charis Blackmon | Executive Director | Charlotte, NC |
| Working Credit | Morgan Spears | Chief Community Engagement Officer | Chicago, IL |
| YWCA South Florida, Inc. | Kerry-Ann Royes | President & CEO | Miami, FL |
To learn more about Empowering Community Leaders, please visit 53.com/EmpoweringCommunity.
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