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The application for the January 2026 - May 2026 cohort of our Spring RISE Program will open September 23, 2025. Any application submitted will be considered for the Spring term. If you have any questions regarding the application, please contact our recruitment team at recruitment@nonprofitpractice.org. 

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Program Selection

RISE Program: RISE students are early career professionals (with approximately five or fewer years of professional experience) who are already employed and want to bolster their skills and networks in the nonprofit, public, and social impact sectors.


Contact Information 












RISE Employment Confirmation
RISE students are early career professionals (with approximately five or fewer years of professional experience) who are already employed and want to bolster their skills and networks in the nonprofit, public, and social impact sectors.





Please include your work address here, although it may not be your organization's main address.




Select all that apply





For budget size, if you work within a program or organization that is part of a larger parent organization, please provide the operating budget for the organization providing administration, e.g. where your HR department/support is based.


Short Answer Questions
Short answer questions are not evaluated as a writing sample, they are purely to understand more about you as a candidate. Candidates are not evaluated based on strength of writing. Please limit responses to 2-5 sentences.













Education


If yes, please share the following information where applicable:











Recommendations 
Please provide contact information for two people who can recommend you to the program; each will receive an email link to a recommendation form (recommenders are not asked to submit a separate letter of recommendation). One person should be someone who has supervised you (e.g. direct manager, board chair, executive director). The second can be a colleague or someone else who knows your professional work. 













By submitting my application, I confirm that all the information I have provided here is true to my knowledge. I understand the schedule requirements of the program. I will maintain strict confidentiality of personal and organizational discussions held through the application process and program.
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