QCI Founding Partners
Queer Compass Institute
Founding Partners Program
Enrolling now · Cohort opens this month

Ten organizations.
One founding seat each.

A 6-month leadership development series for the staff and board of LGBTQ+ organizations — not a class for individual EDs, but a standing that belongs to your whole organization.

7 of 10 founding seats remain
Rate locks before public launch
Why Founding Partner — not attendee

This isn’t a seminar for your ED. It’s a standing for your organization.

Founding Partner status is an organizational commitment, priced and structured differently from a public cohort seat. It’s built for the leadership team and board carrying the mission — together.

Your whole leadership team, not one seat

Staff and board are invited in together — this builds a shared leadership language across your organization, not one person’s individual growth.

Rate locked before public launch

Founding Partners lock in this pricing for the full 6-month series. Once all 10 seats are filled, the program opens to the public at standard rates.

Built from real cohort material

Every session is drawn from live leadership cohorts Noris has run directly with LGBTQ+ and BIPOC leaders — not theory, tested facilitation.

Kicking off this month

The founding cohort begins now. Organizations that join later join the next public cycle — at the public rate.

The Series — Six Sessions, Six Months

Built for people carrying real weight.

90 minutes each, spaced monthly. Every session pairs a facilitated conversation with a take-home worksheet your team keeps using long after the call ends.

Session 01

Values & Voice

Naming what you actually stand for — and speaking from it instead of around it.

Session 02

Commanding the Room

Executive presence — silencing the imposter voice, showing up as the authority you already are.

Session 03

Resilience, No Burnout

Sustainable leadership for people doing high-stakes, high-emotion work for the long haul.

Session 04

Inclusive Leadership

Building teams and coalitions where people actually feel safe to contribute.

Session 05

Community Building & Mentorship

Cultivating the relationships that move organizing work — and careers — forward.

Session 06

Impact & Legacy

Leading under pressure now, and thinking beyond the current fight to what you’re building toward.

How it runs

Simple to say yes to.

6
Months
90 min
Per session
Live
or self-paced
Team
Staff + board invited
Who’s already in

“Peer LGBTQ+ organizations across California are already stepping into Founding Partner status — locking in this rate before the program opens more broadly.”

Noris Chavarría, PCC · Founder, Queer Compass Institute

Claim your organization’s seat.

7 of 10 founding seats remain. Reply and we’ll find 20–30 minutes this week.

No obligation — this starts the conversation, not the contract.
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