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The Muttart Fellowships program was introduced in 1996 to provide an opportunity for senior managers in social-service charities to renew themselves and to ready themselves to take on increased leadership roles in their organizations and in the charitable sector. In 2007, the Board of Directors of The Muttart Foundation made significant revisions to the program, to emphasize a focus on support of those who are, or have the potential to be, leaders in the charitable sector – locally, regionally and nationally. The Muttart Foundation has supported capacity-building in individual charities and in the charitable sector for many years. Through the Fellowships program, it wishes to continue that capacity-building through the further development of a new generation of leaders within charities and the sector.
Starting in 2008, the Fellowships program will no longer be an application-based program. Instead, the Foundation will name Fellows through one of two mechanisms:
The Muttart Fellowships program seeks to achieve the following goals:
The charitable sector is critical to Canada’s ability to function. It serves Canadians on a daily basis in almost every facet of life – health, education, faith, social services, recreation and more. Yet, many feel that the charitable sector is constantly under siege, being at the mercy of changing priorities and funding cutbacks. Some research has indicated that a large number of senior staff of charities will leave their jobs in the next few years. While their organizations need to be concerned about the management of their particular agency, the sector needs to be concerned about who will take on leadership roles in advancing the causes of Canada’s third sector.
Initiatives Stream The Foundation’s two overall funding priorities for the period of 2007-13 will be
Within each of those programs, the Foundation’s Board of Directors will identify specific issues it wishes to address. Some of those issues will be addressed through work undertaken directly by the Foundation. Other work will be addressed through grants to registered charities selected by the Foundation. Under the Initiatives stream, the Board of Directors of the Foundation will identify certain pieces of research or projects it wishes to undertake. The Foundation will then approach an individual who, in the Foundation’s view, is or has the potential to be a leader in Canada’s charitable sector. That individual will be asked to discuss a secondment to the Foundation for a period ranging from three months to a year. In most cases, the individual will be an employee of a registered Canadian charity. While preference will be given to people in Alberta and Saskatchewan, the Foundation is more concerned about matching the right person to the right initiative. This may mean that in certain cases, the Foundation approaches someone from the private or government sector. Assuming the individual agrees, there will be discussions between the individual, his or her organization and Foundation representatives to clarify the secondment and the terms. Once agreement is reached, the individual will become a Muttart Fellow. The Foundation will pay the full salary and benefits of the Fellow during the secondment, and expenses associated with the initiative. At the end of the secondment, the Fellow will return to his or her organization, and must commit to remain with that organization for a period equal to the length of the secondment.
The Foundation believes that allowing development of a new generation of leader in Canada’s charitable sector is critical. Each year, the Foundation will select one or more people who it regards as emerging leaders. These individuals may have been nominated by others or may have been identified directly by the Foundation. They will be full-time employees of a registered Canadian charity. The Foundation will approach these individuals and ask them to consider taking a leave of absence from their organization for a period of six to 12 months to undertake a program of activities to hone their leadership skills. The program, to be designed primarily by the individuals, may include research, job exchanges, mentoring, job shadowing, education or other experiences that will prepare the individual to take on leadership roles in the charitable sector beyond their own charities. Assuming the individual agrees, there will be discussions between the individual, his or her organization and Foundation representatives to clarify the secondment and the terms. Once agreement is reached, the individual will become a Muttart Fellow. The Foundation will pay the full salary and benefits of the Fellow during the secondment, and expenses associated with the initiative. At the end of the secondment, the Fellow will return to his or her organization, and must commit to remain with that organization for a period equal to the length of the secondment.
The Foundation welcomes nominations of individuals considered to be emerging leaders in the charitable sector. Nominations will be considered, but will not be the only tool used to identify potential Muttart Fellows. Nominations can be submitted to the Foundation at any time and will be kept on file for at least three years. Nominations will be considered confidential. The Foundation will not disclose whether or not a particular individual has been nominated, nor will it ever disclose to a potential Fellow who, if anyone, submitted a nomination. In nominating emerging leaders, nominators should consider the following criteria that will normally be used in selecting potential Fellows:
Nominations should include the nominee’s name and contact information and an explanation from the nominator as to why the nominee should be considered. All information in the nomination will be treated as confidential. Nominations may be sent to the Foundation:
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