Broadbent Institute Emerging Leaders Program 2026 – YOA

Deadline: January 9, 2026

Applications are open for the Broadbent Institute Emerging Leaders Program 2026. The Emerging Leaders Program, launched by the Broadbent Institute in 2023, is a coaching initiative designed to develop early to mid-profession organizers and leaders dedicated to making a fairer and extra inclusive society. The aim of the Broadbent Institute’s Emerging Leaders Program is to offer leaders working for systemic change with palms-on coaching and ongoing mentorship and networking alternatives to extend their expertise and capability round progressive insurance policies and initiatives.

Throughout this ten-month program, contributors will interact in multifaceted studying experiences with in-depth Director-level coaching, ongoing mentorship, and networking alternatives to extend their expertise and capability round strategic considering, progressive insurance policies and venture administration. In addition to that, contributors will obtain an invite and partake within the 2026 Progress Summit and 2026 Broadbent Gala. 

Program Overview

In-person programming will happen at each the 2026 Progress Summit in March in addition to the 2026 Progress Gala in November. At every occasion, Emerging Leaders will likely be launched to main practices and take part in an intensive, full-day of management coaching designed to offer palms-on instruments that strengthen their expertise and networks.

Alongside these in-individual occasions, contributors can even attend extremely curated month-to-month digital programming within the type of workshops, panels, and Q&A classes with skilled facilitators who’re devoted to supporting the event of progressive management in Canada. 

Skill improvement will embody however not be restricted to:

• Effective crew management and communication expertise
• Successful strategies for organizing advocacy campaigns 
• Government relations, each as insider and outsider 
• How to interact successfully with stakeholders, seek the advice of and construct consensus in communities 
• Digital, social and conventional media greatest practices for speaking concepts and fostering public curiosity and assist

Costs

While the Broadbent Institute covers participation prices for all chosen Emerging Leaders, they encourage candidates to discover whether or not their employer or group can sponsor their participation. Organizational sponsorship helps maintain and develop this system, guaranteeing extra leaders throughout Canada can profit in future years.

Participation within the Emerging Leaders Program is valued at $5,400, which covers:

• Travel, lodging, and meals for in-individual programming
• Facilitator and mentorship honorariums
• Coordination, assist, and execution of all program elements

Organizational sponsorships of an rising chief will be full ($5,400) or partial ($2,000) sponsorship.

Eligibility

• Open to neighborhood-minded leaders from throughout Canada who’re dedicated to a extra simply, inclusive, inexperienced and equitable society and who’re actively working for optimistic change of their communities.
• An Emerging Leader is a person who’s within the early to mid-levels of their profession, exhibiting robust potential for management in addition to a transparent understanding of and dedication to social democratic values.
• Emerging Leaders are chosen for this non-partisan program based mostly on the work they’re doing to make a optimistic influence on society and the way skilling up will assist construct capability round progressive coverage priorities in Canada.

Application

Application deadline: 11:59 PM PST, January 9, 2026. In-person attendance on the 2026 Progress Summit and 2026 Progress Gala is necessary for chosen candidates. 

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For extra data, go to Emerging Leaders Program.