Program Areas

Rubinger Community Fellowship

The Rubinger Community Fellowship:

Invested directly in local change makers across America

Supported innovative solutions within community development

Championed
diverse nonprofit 
leadership

For five years, the Rubinger Community Fellowship, named in honor of former LISC CEO Michael Rubinger, invested directly in local changemakers to promote economic and racial justice. The impact of those innovations endures, and we continue to celebrate their impact.

During the life of the program, the fellowship supported 49 mid-career leaders from across the country to test new ideas in the communities where they live and work. LISC awarded $40,000 to up to 10 fellows each year, and the recipients then spent their fellowship year pursuing projects that might have otherwise been impossible to undertake given the intensity of their jobs, and the limited resources available to most grassroots community developers.

To learn more about the program and the extraordinary work of the people involved, read our wrap up piece and check out the Q&A’s with the fellows below.

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A LISC Fellowship Comes to an End, But the People and Work It Nurtured Are Forging Ahead

Read on to hear reflections of the fellows and the impact of the fellowship.

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Stories from the Fellowship

Discover the stories, news and Q&A’s from the fellows over the last five years.

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Leadership support was provided by Lisa & Dick Cashin and Robert E. Rubin.