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The 2018-19 cohort continues the tradition of their predecessors. Read about both cohorts' journeys and learn about their individual experiences.
Leadership Gone Global
June 6, 2018
by Julia Thomé, Patrick MacRae, Neil Gerlowski, and Kaslin Daniels
As nature is ever-evolving and multi-faceted, so is the operation of gardens themselves. As part of the Longwood Gardens Fellows Program, our 2017–2018 Fellows spent two months at individual field placement sites across the globe to learn from thought leaders, as well as to share and grow their own expertise.
Recording—Journeys in Leadership: Lessons from the 2017-18 Fellows Program
For those of you who missed our livestream on May 31, you can access a recording of the event here.
Longwood Fellows Dive into the Business of Public Gardens
November 6, 2017
by Neil Gerlowski, Longwood Gardens Fellow 2017-2018
Great public gardens must function as successful businesses to provide maximum impact and return on their mission. Leaders of nonprofit organizations focus on mission while also exercising fiscal discipline in order to meet their strategic objectives.
Bartram’s Garden Welcomes Longwood Fellows
September 21, 2017
by Julia Thomé, Longwood Gardens Fellow 2017-2018
In the early 1800s, at the country’s first botanic garden, Ann Bartram Carr welcomed boaters by serving them ice cream. Today, neighborhood kids ride Bartram’s Garden kayaks out to a raft on the Schuylkill River where they, too, are greeted with free ice cream. Such is the spirit of welcome that we, the Longwood Fellows, were greeted with during our recent visit to Bartram’s Garden.
Longwood Fellows Engage in Leadership Salon
August 16, 2017
by Neil Gerlowski, Longwood Gardens Fellow 2017-2018
On July 27, the inaugural cohort of Longwood Fellows traveled to Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for the first in a series of Leadership Salons that will expose the Fellows to thought leaders in public horticulture and beyond and to the challenging topics they face in the nonprofit sector. This first salon, led by Danielle Rice, Ph.D., Director of Museum Leadership at Drexel University’s Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts and Design, focused on the history of urban public spaces—an appropriate place to begin.
Follow the Fellows
August 10, 2017
by Dr. Tamara Fleming, Director of the Longwood Gardens Fellows Program
“Leadership” can be an amorphous term. Most agree that it is an important quality to possess these days, from scholars to the average person on the street, but how is the term defined and what does it mean to study leadership in 2017? Beginning with this post, the Longwood Gardens Fellows invite you to “Follow the Fellows” as they define the term for themselves and actively seek to develop their leadership skills and personal brands.
Applications and Nominations for the 2019 cohort are now open
Cohort Project
Each cohort works collectively on a single project that spans the duration of the 13-month Program. We are excited to share the results from the inaugural class of Fellows:
Guiding the Journey: A Toolkit for New and Emerging Public Gardens
