The Amalfi Foundation is proud to welcome you to the Student Leadership Accelerator Program, Class of Spring 2024!

You’re about to embark on an incredible journey, where you'll dive into the world of social entrepreneurship, learn how to be an effective leader, and uncover how you can harness the power of community action towards a better future. Not only are you going to have a ton of fun, but you'll make new friends and professional connections that will last you a lifetime!

Key Deadlines & Events 

  March 10, 2024  -  Mandatory 1-Day Leadership Workshop (RSVP here)

  March 1, 2024 - April 7, 2024  -  5-Week Leadership Training 

 April 8, 2024 - May 18, 2024  -  6-Week Fundraising Competition 

Check out the Spring Program Calendar page for more events and deadlines.

Announcements Corner!

Welcome to the SLA program! Please be sure to check this section regularly throughout the program for important announcements, reminders, and program updates! This section is where you will find all the weekly challenges and winners!

Week 3 Challenge

This week, you and your team are challenged to focus on securing and closing out your High Impact Asks! There is a big prize on the line for this challenge! The winner and a guest will be invited to Van Nuys Airport to embark on a 1-hour discovery flight of Los Angeles!! All you have to do to win is earn the most points by this Sunday, April 28th at 11:59pm. 

The points are as follows:

Send your weekly email: 5 points

Send an outreach email to ask for a meeting: 10 points

Go on a high-impact ask call: 15 points

Secure a high impact ask commitment (corporate sponsorship, major gift, silent auction, program book ad): 20 points

Here is your week 3 P2P email template to send to your contact list!

IMPORTANT: In order to qualify you must cc your campaign manager or AJCFSLA@gmail.com on all communication!

Upcoming Deadlines

Charitybuzz submissions are due Friday, May 3rd (please communicate with us directly if you need more time)

Corporate Sponsorships deadline is Monday, May 6th (if secured after this deadline, we may not be able to provide a full package of marketing benefits - we will do our best to accommodate as much as possible)

Program Book Ad deadline is Friday, May 10th

Silent Auction deadline is Monday, May 13th

See all deadlines on the Calendar site

You can find all the necessary materials to complete these deadlines using the High Impact Ask site and the Grand Finale Gala site, but we are also linking the specific commitment & submission forms below:

• Sponsorship Commitment Form & Available Benefits  (donors should download the document in order to have a fillable pdf)

• Program Book Commitment Form (donors should download the document in order to have a fillable pdf)

• Charitybuzz Submission Form

• Silent Auction Submission Form

Continue meeting with your Campaign Managers and your team members to prepare for the start of the campaign! 

Madelaine Hardy's Calendly Link: https://calendly.com/madelaine-amalfi-foundation 

Mia Boyd's Calendly Link: https://calendly.com/mia-b4r 

Sean Harmon's Calendly Link: https://calendly.com/sean-harmon 

Website Map

Check out the outline below to review what you will be learning throughout this program and for the resources / information available on each page of this website.

SLA Campaign Basics

• What is SLA?

• Developed Skills

• Parental Involvement

• Key Players

• Participation Benefit 

• Fundraising

Strategic Planning 

• What is a Strategic Plan?

• Step 1: Vision & Mission

• Step 2: Landscapes & Scope

• Step 3: Goals & Strategy

• Step 4: SWOT Analysis

Building Your Team

• Why Build a Team?

• Team Member Requirements & Benefits

• Brainstorming & Selecting Team Members

• Team Management 

High Impact Asks

• What are High Impact Asks?

• Corporate Sponsorships

• Major Gifts

• Charitybuzz

• Developing an Executive Presence

Marketing & Communication Plan

• What is a Marketing & Communication Plan?

• Defining your Audiences

• Crafting your Narrative and Making the Ask

6-Week Fundraising Competition

• What to Expect

• Tips for Success

• Fundraising the SLA Way

• Getting ready to Kickoff Your Fundraising!

About The Amalfi Foundation

• Our Mission

• Our Team

• Tax Deductibility & Governance Forms