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Upcoming New Leaders Training Sessions

2026 New Leaders Training (NLT) Sessions

July 10 – July 16, 2026

Northern California (30 miles from the San Francisco and Oakland airports)

September 1 – November 30, 2026

Virtual

Details

SEED New Leaders Training (NLT) prepares participants for leading SEED seminars in communities, schools, workplaces where they are located, in order to create momentum towards social justice. SEED NLT is an intensive 75-hour workshop where participants are immersed in our SEED methodology in order to develop their own facilitation and leadership skills.

New Leaders Training 40, 2026: Application can be found here

*** Please note: A minimum of 15 people must be enrolled for virtual sessions and 48 people must be enrolled for in-person sessions to run. If a session is canceled because of under-enrollment, participants accepted to those sessions will be given the option of transferring at no additional cost to another session or to receive a full refund. ***

Complete the Application

The online application has two required sections and one optional section.

Both the New Leaders Application and the Site Support Form must be submitted in order for an application to be considered. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, so applicants are encouraged to submit the required materials well before the deadline.

New Leaders Application

Before completing the New Leaders Application, draft your responses to the essay questions. You can then copy and paste your responses into the online application form. You will not be able to save your online application part way through and return to it. Some questions have a character limit, which aims to be considerate of both the applicant’s time as well as that of the SEED staff reviewing applications.

Site Support Form

Facilitation of a SEED seminar is a significant undertaking and successful implementation requires support from a site leader who sponsors the applicant. The site sponsor must complete this form on behalf of the applicant. Applicants may not complete this form for themselves; if you are a site leader (administrator, executive director, etc.) please have someone else leading at your site complete the form verifying the broader site’s support for SEED. The site support person you name in your New Leaders Application will be sent a link via email to complete the form once you have completed the New Leaders Application. Note that your answers are not shared with each other.

Optional Scholarship Section

If your institution is seeking a scholarship, the site sponsor must complete the Optional Scholarship Section at the end of the Site Support Form.

New Leaders

Before completing the New Leaders Application, draft your responses to the essay questions. You will not be able to save your online application part way through and return to it.

Submit the New Leaders Application

Site Sponsors

The site sponsor must complete this form on behalf of the applicant. Applicants may not complete this form for themselves; if you are a site leader (administrator, executive director, etc.) please have someone else leading at your site complete the form verifying the broader site’s support for SEED.

Complete the Site Support Form