Our Vision
A world of empowered leaders creating transformational results.
Our Values
Credibility
Curiosity
Connection
Agency
Wholeness
Our Mission
Brave Leadership is a 501(c)(3) public charity advancing leadership potential across community-based and public service organizations. Through evidence-based workshops, events, and custom engagements, we equip nonprofit leaders with the confidence, clarity, and capacity to strengthen culture, elevate teams, and create sustainable impact.
Across the country, our most vulnerable children, families, and community members rely on the dedication of those working in community-based and public service organizations. These professionals support youth with complex needs, guide families through instability, and walk alongside individuals facing mental, emotional, and social challenges. They are the quiet backbone of community wellbeing.
The pandemic made their essential role impossible to ignore—but it also exposed a significant gap: while these leaders show up every day for others, their own leadership development needs often go unmet. Strengthening the people who hold our communities together isn’t just an investment in them—it’s an investment in everyone they serve.
The leadership gap facing community-based and public service organizations is intensified by persistent resource constraints. Lower wages across these sectors make it difficult to attract and retain qualified talent, and limited budgets often mean that professional development is treated as optional rather than essential.
This creates a troubling imbalance: organizations are expected to deliver high-impact services with teams who rarely receive the leadership training, support, or growth pathways they deserve. Without intentional investment, even the most dedicated professionals face burnout, turnover, and stalled capacity. Strengthening leadership isn’t a luxury — it’s a necessity for ensuring effective, sustainable service to the communities that rely on them.
Brave Leadership was created in direct response to this urgent need. As a 501(c)(3) public charity, we equip community-based and public service organizations with evidence-based leadership development that strengthens people, teams, and culture.
Our programs unlock the confidence, clarity, and capacity leaders need to navigate complexity, support their workforce, and elevate the impact of the services they provide.
When leaders thrive, organizations become more resilient — and communities benefit from stronger, more sustainable outcomes.
Your investment in Brave Leadership directly strengthens the people who strengthen our communities. Every dollar expands access to evidence-based leadership programs that equip nonprofit and public service professionals with the confidence, clarity, and capacity to lead with purpose.
When individuals grow, organizations grow. And when organizations grow, communities thrive. The skills leaders develop through Brave Leadership create ripple effects — improving teamwork, enhancing service delivery, and elevating the wellbeing of the individuals and families they support.
This is more than a contribution. It’s a commitment to developing courageous, capable leaders whose impact extends far beyond their roles. Your support fuels transformation that moves from person to person, team to team, and community to community.
"This journey has been so insightful and filled with mind-opening experiences. I will take these opportunities and learned lessons and apply them to all aspects of my life. Thanks to I have learned how to be myself, love me, you, and demonstrate who I am in a way that correlates with my values and beliefs. What we talked about will stick with me, and the future changes will be lifelong. Thank you does not express my gratitude!" - Nicole N.
"We learned that leadership applies to all
of our lives. We are now more curious aspects and purposeful in our endeavors, and learned the importance of self-reflection. We're able to explore new ways to be our best selves, and learn from our peers daily.”
- Team RASE
Brené Brown
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