BIPOC ED One Month Sabbatical Application - Dec 15 application deadline

What is the sabbatical opportunity?

As a coalition, we recognize that being in good health and wellbeing are foundational to racial healing and social justice in communities. We are committed to normalizing rest and the practice of sabbaticals as a strategy to achieve health and wellbeing. Coalition members have shared with us that although the three-month sabbatical is an amazing opportunity for rest, not all leaders have the ability to take three-months off, and that shorter breaks are also needed and are impactful. In response to this feedback, we have created our Sabbatical Leadership Program, which offers grants for shorter sabbatical periods:

• Two-Week Sabbatical Grant Application (Application period April 15 – July 15, 2024)
• One-Month Sabbatical Grant (Application period September 15 – December 15, 2024). See Application information below.

Through our Sabbatical Leadership Program, we aim to support nonprofit leaders with two-week, one-month, and three-month sabbaticals that allow them to step back from the exhaustion of work and re-connect with their own vitality and balance. These grants are intended to provide a two-week, four-week, or twelve-week paid-time-off break, that is in addition to their vacation or other paid-time-off provided by their employer organization.

In April, 2024, we announced our current cohort of 2024-2025 three-month Sabbatical Leadership Awardees. Our next application cycle for our three-month Sabbatical Leadership Award will be in the Fall of 2025.

One-Month Sabbatical Grant

The BIPOC ED Coalition will be accepting applications for One-Month Sabbatical Grants in September 15 – December 15, 2024. Apply here.

• Individual Sabbatical Expenses for the Leader – $5,000 in unrestricted funding for the leader to use for their health and wellbeing.
• Organizational and Leadership Support – $3,000 to cover administrative and organizational support costs related to the sabbatical.

• Eligibility checklist

  To be eligible, applicants must:

• Be a BIPOC nonprofit staffer who is in a paid full-time role for at least two years at your organization.
• Have a demonstrated track record of social justice commitment and community engagement. 
• Reside in Washington state, with your work centered in Washington state. 
• Work with an organization that has the capacity to maintain critical operations and programs while the leader is on their two-week sabbatical. 
• Work with an organization that has 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status or fiscal sponsorship from a 501(c)(3) organization.
• Share the BIPOC ED Coalition’s commitment to working in solidarity with other BIPOC nonprofit leaders to promote wellness and restore resources in our communities. 
• The organization’s Board of Directors must be in support of the Leader taking the sabbatical.
• The BIPOC ED Coalition will accept only one applicant per organization. Please submit one application per organization.

• If awarded a sabbatical grant, applicants must:

• Be able to begin the one-month sabbatical within 12 months of the award.
• Commit to not working at their organization and minimizing communication with the organization during the sabbatical (unless there is an emergency at the organization).  
• Commit to the spirit and purpose of the sabbatical, and not take on other work or volunteer obligations. 
• Agree to provide feedback as part of our evaluation and data collection process.