IDEA Fellowship Program
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Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA) Committee for AFP Golden Gate Chapter IDEA Fellowship Program Application Guidelines and General Information
Program: The Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access Fellowship (IDEA) is a year-long program for fundraisers from underrepresented communities, including fundraisers of color (African-American, Latinx, Hispanic, Asian), LGBTQ and/or gender nonconforming fundraisers, Indigenous, other underrepresented communities, and emerging fundraisers who work at smaller, under-resourced nonprofits. The program is intended to recruit, retain, and educate ethnically diverse nonprofit fundraisers with the intent to increase the number of ethnically diverse fundraising/nonprofit professionals in the Bay Area.
The fellowship would provide participants with full access to all the benefits of AFP Golden Gate Chapter membership, including:
- FREE 2026 12-month Membership to AFP Global and AFP Golden Gate
- Free access to all AFPGG program offerings
- 8 IDEA virtual monthly meetings
- Participation in the AFPGG Mentoring Program with an IDEA-focused Mentor
- Access to AFP Global Webinars
- 2 in-person networking mixers
- Virtual Orientation Session in April 2026
- A ticket to National Philanthropy Day
- In addition to all of the training benefits, fellows will have opportunities to network, meet leaders in the fundraising and philanthropic sector, and participate in leadership opportunities while they build fundraising capacity and increase mission impact
Eligibility
The IDEA Fellowship seeks to identify and engage voices that are not currently engaged in the broader nonprofit fundraising community. Individuals from underrepresented communities, including fundraisers of color (African-American, Latinx, Hispanic, Asian), LGBTQ and/or gender nonconforming fundraisers, Indigenous, other underrepresented communities, and emerging fundraisers who work at smaller, under-resourced nonprofits are encouraged to apply. You do not need to be a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals organization to be eligible for this opportunity.
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2025 IDEA Fellowship Cohort
Congratulations to our newest IDEA Fellows! These dynamic leaders are advancing inclusion, diversity, equity and access across the Bay Area’s fundraising community.
Founder/Executive Director
Inner City Bliss
Founder | Director of Development
CM Consulting | Oakland Literacy Coalition
Development Manager
Oakland Promise
Development Manager
The Basic Fund
Marketing & Development Associate
Openhouse
Director of Development & Communications
Immigrants Rising
Development Manager
California Immigration Youth Justice Alliance
Development Manager, Corporate & Volunteer Relations
Children’s Council
Donor Engagement Manager
The Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation
Major Gifts Officer
The Contemporary Jewish Museum
2024 IDEA Fellows
- Alexandria Wyllie
Community Engagement Manager
Gateway Public Schools - Andres Emmanuelli
Director of Development & Community Relationships
Cristo Rey de la Salle East Bay High School - Jaina-Marie PeBenito
Fundraising & Events Manager
Housing Leadership Council of San Mateo County - Mandy Au Yeung
Director of Development
Rising Majority - Raven Rainey
Manager of Philanthropic Services
Edgewood Center for Children and Families
- Veronica Rodriguez
Major Gifts Officer
ALAS (Ayudando Latinos a Soñar) - Alexandra Diaz
Senior Director, Program
Girl Scouts of Northern California - Justin Evans
Development Associate
Kitchen Table Advisors - Huong Cheng
Donor Relations Manager
Yu Ming Charter School - Patricia Dalao
Development Manager
StarVista