Goals
The goals of the O2 Sabbatical Award are:
- To honor nonprofit executive directors for their dedication and contribution to their organizations and communities
- To provide executive directors with an essential break for personal and professional rejuvenation
- To advance the skills of senior-level staff members at the sabbatical awardee organizations, bolstering leadership capacity throughout these organizations
- To strengthen the stability and sustainability of sabbatical organizations by promoting shared leadership, self-care, professional development, and succession planning
- To facilitate a peer network of exceptional nonprofit leaders in San Francisco, Alameda, and Contra Costa Counties for mutual support, cross-sector dialogue and collaboration
- To generate a deeper, field-wide appreciation of the critical value of human resources