Now accepting applications from individuals interested in a 2025-2027 Emerging Leader Fellowhips. Learn more and apply here.
Applying for an Emerging Leader Fellowship
ABOUT THE FELLOWSHIP
The Stoneleigh Emerging Leader Fellowship is a two-year, full-time, hands-on position for early career professionals. Fellows work collaboratively with a host organization and the Stoneleigh Foundation to execute a project that advances the missions of these organizations and enhances Fellows’ professional skills and leadership development. The Fellowship provides salary, benefits, and a stipend for professional development. See our Frequently Asked Questions for more information.
We are pleased to announce six new Fellowship opportunities for early career professionals.
Combating Crime Guns in Philadelphia
The Fellow will work with Brady United to increase public understanding of the supply-side issue of gun violence and apply pressure on local leaders, elected officials, law enforcement, and the gun industry, with the goal of holding problematic gun dealers accountable and reforming bad industry actors in Philadelphia.
Application Deadline: March 21
Enhancing Service Provision and Access for Survivors of Violence
The Fellow will work with Healing Hurt People at Drexel University’s Center for Nonviolence and Social Justice to enhance understanding of the needs of survivors of violence and their access to services, with the goal of fostering broader utilization of Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Program services.
Application Deadline: April 7
Comprehensive Holistic Solutions for Youth Gun Violence Prevention
The Fellow will work with the Health Promotion Council to conduct a community mapping assessment and audit of the organization’s violence prevention youth programs and collaborate with youth peer coaches to ensure programming is trauma-informed, evidence-based, and youth-centered.
Application Deadline: April 7
Capturing Healing Through Community Resilience
he Fellow will work with the Kingsessing Heals Community Resilience Center to develop a comprehensive, culturally responsive evaluation framework for the organization’s Community Resilience Model programming. The evaluation will combine quantitative metrics with qualitative data, including community narratives, oral histories, and participatory action research.
Application Deadline: April 4
Fostering Youth-Designed Community Engagement
The Fellow will work with The Nonprofit Center at LaSalle University to develop and implement a youth-led gun violence prevention program design model. The project will address gun violence prevention organizations’ youth recruiting challenges by supporting the development of programming that truly meets the needs of the next generation.
Application Deadline: March 24
Building Community Power and Resilience in Fairhill-Hartranft
The Fellow will work with The Village of Arts and Humanities to develop and execute a community organizing and power-building strategy, with the goal of increasing safety in the Fairhill-Hartranft neighborhood and reducing the need for carceral involvement in the community.
Application Deadline: April 1