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Support Group

2023& 2024

FELLOWSHIP
COHORT
REUNIONS

CONNECTION STARTS HERE

Thank you for your interest in booking a cohort reunion. Bookings for 2023 are now closed. Booking will reopen in the summer for 2024 and 2025 to allow new cohorts to book reunions and to support cohorts who want to make changes. If you have any questions, please reach out to network@pahara.org.

At Pahara, we want to realize our potential impact as a network and generate what we’re calling “Network Effect”. On that note, we are thrilled to offer cohorts the opportunity to reune at Lone Rock Retreat once they have completed their Pahara Fellowship.

 

Reunions bookings and rescheduling will occur each year following the annual survey. Priority booking windows will be given to cohorts according to the Network Survey participation and completion rates. More information will be provided in the coming months. Please see below for further details, and feel free to send any questions to network@pahara.org. 

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SUBSIDY DETAILS
& QUALIFICATIONS FOR 2023 REUNIONS.

We are thrilled to offer all cohorts complimentary room and board for reunions at the Lone Rock Retreat. Pahara will also cover Friday arrival shuttles from Denver Airport to Lone Rock and Sunday departure shuttles from Lone Rock to Denver Airport. Cohort members are responsible for flights. To qualify for these subsidy funds, the cohort must meet the following guidelines:

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  • New for 2024 Reunions: Cohorts are required to have 75% of the cohort complete the annual survey to receive Pahara funding

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For 2023 & 2024 Reunions:

  • Cohorts must host their reunion at the Lone Rock Retreat;

  • Cohorts must have 50% or more of their Cohort present to be awarded funding;

  • Cohorts must adhere to Lone Rock's vaccination policy and Pahara's COVID-19 practice and protocols and submit all requirements for Pahara. Pahara will continue to monitor CDC and local guidance and will finalize policies several weeks prior to your reunion.

  • All participants submit survey feedback to Pahara about their reunion experience. 

  • Cohorts must have no outstanding cancellation fees from previous years.

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For planning your 2023 Reunion, please follow the steps listed in the Lone Rock 2023 Reunion Planning Guide.

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BOOKING
YOUR REUNION

The coordination and execution of reunions is Fellow-led and should be a communal effort with tasks shared across the cohort. A good practice is to rotate ownership each year to two or three members of the cohort to serve as the lead reunion coordinators. We will share more information in Summer 2023 about the 2024 booking process.

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To support successful reunions, please follow the planning steps listed in the Lone Rock 2023 Reunion Planning Guide.

CANCELLATION
POLICY.

If cohorts don’t have 50% of their cohort registered within 90 days prior to their weekend, Pahara will release the date back to Lone Rock.

 

If a cohort cancels their reunion after 90 days, the cohort will be responsible for paying $450 per room on their reservation. The cohort will be responsible for providing payment for the cancellation fees. In order to be eligible to book reunions in future years, all cancellation fees must be paid.

  • APPLICATION
    Leaders who meet our program criteria are welcome to apply to the Fellowship, with or without a nomination. The application is an essential and required part of the process, and allows candidates to share information about their work and leadership, alignment with our selection criteria, and how they most hope to benefit from participation in this powerful development experience. For applicants advancing beyond this stage, this information serves as rich background information on which to base deep, reflective dialogue during interviews taking place during candidate consideration.
  • NOMINATION
    Nominations are accepted on a rolling basis and, while they are not required for entry into the Fellowship, they are critical to our ability to identify exceptional leaders from across the education ecosystem, including but not limited to experience in nonprofit schools, out of/after school learning, human capital, technology, juvenile justice, political and policy strategy, future of work/workforce development, community wellness and mental health, college access and success, faith-based organizations, community based organizations and philanthropy. Ideally, you know enough about the leader’s work to share your thoughts on why they would be an excellent choice for the Fellowship. We are sensitive to the ways sponsorship practices can disadvantage women and Black, Indigenous, and leaders of color who are less likely to have sponsors. When thinking of incredible changemakers to bring to our attention, we encourage nominators to consider leaders from within and outside of their close circles.
  • CANDIDATE CONSIDERATION
    During this stage, we seek to understand candidates’ motivations and challenges, learn more about their background and leadership journey, and determine candidates’ willingness and ability to negotiate the multiple domains of difference that contribute to the tapestry of Pahara cohorts. We conduct a 90-minute Zoom interview with candidates. This interview is followed by referencing carried out by our team. Given the degree of openness and vulnerability expected in this phase of our process, information shared with us by candidates or in reference interviews is held with the highest degree of confidentiality.
  • COHORT CURATION
    We aim for cohorts that are inclusive of the breadth of our humanity across multiple domains of difference, including socioeconomic background, race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, religious affiliation, and political ideology. Cohorts are also distinctive in their inclusion of leaders from various organization models, multiple sectors in education, different geographic regions, and various leadership roles. This careful cohort curation is critical, as the cohort is the container within which the personal and professional transformation Pahara is most known for occurs. Cohort dialogue is confidential and both professional and personal in nature. We seek to foster an environment that celebrates the diversity and lived experiences of all of our Fellows.
  • SELECTION
    We typically receive many more nominations and applications than we have available seats in each cohort. We strongly believe that creating the ideal blend of perspectives in each group is a vital component of the program’s value and impact on participants. Candidates who are not selected may choose to opt-in to be considered for a future cohort.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS.

If you have additional questions, please
reach out to network@pahara.org.

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