Building your nonprofit capacity starts here.
Key Dates:
July 2026
Empowering Community Leaders Orientation
Virtual
August 10-13
Harvard Kennedy School
Cambridge, MA
September 2026
Resilia Kick Off
Virtual
2027
Harvard Kennedy School
Two Courses Online
NeighborWorks America
In person & Virtual
Empowering those who
strengthen our communities.
At Fifth Third, there’s nothing we love more than helping communities thrive—but we know we aren’t alone. That’s why we created Empowering Community Leaders. It provides comprehensive capacity building programs that are tailored to nonprofit organizations. Through these programs, community leaders will gain the resources and skills necessary to grow their knowledge and their impact.
HOW WE CAN HELP
Greater Capacity for
organizational growth
When nonprofit organizations have the resources they need to succeed, the benefits become exponential. 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.
Greater knowledge for
community leaders
Empowering Community Leaders offers critical lessons in leadership development, technical skills and specialized certifications. Through this focused curriculum, we help support the goals of executive leadership, staff and boards of nonprofit organizations.
Greater opportunities for
bigger impacts.
Investing in your organization’s future leaders does more than build greater capabilities—it also builds greater possibilities. For individuals, nonprofits, and the communities we all share.
OUR PROGRAM PARTNERS
Fifth Third is proud to partner with leading organizatons to provide trainings & expertise to nonprofit groups.
Harvard Kennedy Executive Education Options
Through on campus and online programs, participants will gain tools and knowledge to strengthen their leadership capabilities. Upon successful completion of three (3) executive programs, participants will receive an Executive Certificate in Nonprofit Leadership from Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education.
NeighborWorks America
NeighborWorks America is a national, nonpartisan nonprofit organization chartered by Congress in 1978. Its mission is to help people live in affordable homes, improve their financial well-being, and strengthen communities across the country. Neighborworks provides courses for 9 certifications centered around homeownership.
Resilia
The Resilia Funder Program is a turnkey capacity-building solution that leverages technology, coaching, and peer learning to help grant makers uplift their community-based nonprofits; increasing mission-facing & back-office capacity, in order to maximize their efforts and increase their impact.