The Patterson Foundation Fellowship

We are collaborating with The Patterson Foundation to strengthen the social sector through opportunities for future nonprofit leaders to learn and share while evolving their careers.

If you are a graduate of our master’s program and interested in working in community, corporate, or private foundations, you may apply for this one-year career-building Fellowship opportunity.

What does The Patterson Foundation Fellows Program offer?

• A 2+ year experience for talented early, early-mid, and mid-career professionals interested in working to drive positive impact through the philanthropic/nonprofit sectors.
  
  
• A career-building opportunity to learn from The Patterson Foundation while sharing the Fellows’ expertise and ideas toward work creating long-term impact for people, organizations, and communities.
  
  
• A structured engagement with initiatives and operations through a mix of learning, action objectives, and managing strategic projects harnessing research, community engagement, and networks of cross-sector partnerships.
  
  
• One-to-one mentoring with the CEO.
  
  
• Access to a network of innovative philanthropic leaders ● Continued connection to TPF Fellows through the TPF Beyond alumni network.

Why partner with The Patterson Foundation?

The Patterson Foundation, a fully endowed charitable entity located in Sarasota, Florida, has worked to strengthen people, organizations, and communities since 2010 through a variety of initiatives covering a range of local, regional, national, and global issues. Our collaboration represents the latest evolution of The Patterson Foundation’s approach, which emphasizes sharing homegrown knowledge gained through working in diverse initiatives while creating platforms to learn the latest innovations for generating sustainable impact.