Do Bold Work Safely.
Nonprofit organizations play a critical role mobilizing people to realign power in the fight for democracy. With rising authoritarianism and the weaponization of the administrative state accelerating risk to nonprofits, building operational capacity to strategically manage risk to do bold work safely has never been more important.
Today, the boldest organizations in the movement are multi-entity.
To adapt to today’s high-threat environment, leaders on the front lines of social justice are using a mix of legal structures—501(c)(4)s, PACs, and for-profit structures, in addition to traditional 501(c)(3)s—to build power and manage risk.
But multi-entity work is hard! Executing bold work safely requires organizations to build new strategic, operational, and adaptive capacities across their family of entities.
The Bold & Safe program is designed to specifically support multi-entity organizations build new finance, operations, and compliance skills to build better teams, systems and practices required to meet the moment.
Bold & Safe, our in-demand program, is back for spring!
The Bold & Safe program is returning for our Spring semester (April 14 - June 23). Are you looking to level up your operations to support your 2026 advocacy work? Then you don't want to miss out on this upcoming program!
The course is designed to support multi-entity organizations like yours by strengthening their operations, compliance, and finance skills, and building the teams, systems, and practices required to meet this moment.
Here is the recording from the recent information session for the Spring cohort. Check it out!
Watch NowOrganizations interested in applying to the Bold & Safe program must meet the criteria for eligibility. Spots are limited—only one participant from each applying organization will be considered.
Application Process & Timeline
Open enrollment for the 2026 Spring cohort will begin Wednesday, February 17. Applicants will complete an online questionnaire and may be asked to participate in a follow-up interview.
This is a high-demand program, and we will be accepting a limited number of participants.
The first wave of approved applicants will begin Friday, March 20 with rolling announcements up to Friday, April 3. Those who meet the program's criteria but are not admitted in this round will be invited to a waitlist for future 2026 program offerings.
Applicant Requirements
The following characteristics of applicant organizations help to ensure success for acceptance into the Bold & Safe program.
If you're highly interested in the program, and you feel you do not meet the requirements, please email [email protected] to discuss your options.
Have multi-entities already in place
Be a social justice organization
Participating staff member must oversee compliance for your organization and must have the capacity to fully participate in the program
Have in place programmatic strategies that require legal compliance
Optimal Conditions of Readiness
In addition to the program requirements, the following selection criteria will also be considered among applicant organizations. While not explicitly required, organizations that include the following characteristics will benefit most from the course.
Have a committed organizational leader invested in building operational capacity and supporting the operational lead during the course
Made an organizational commitment to build operational capacity for 2026-2028
Have an established relationship with a compliance lawyer/legal partner
Sliding Scale Costs for Participants
Training fees help support the development and running of the Bold & Safe program. The training fees follow the sliding scale below based on organizational budget size. Upon acceptance into the program, your organization will be sent a course offering with the associated fee for your budget size listed in your application. Enrollment will be confirmed upon receipt of payment:
Org size Amount
<$1M $750
$1-5M $1,500
>$5M $3,000
Apply now for the 2026 Spring Bold & Safe Program!
Apply HereHave specific questions? Email Dana Martinez-Ocker at [email protected]
Still have questions?
Here is the recording from the recent information session for the Spring cohort. Check it out!
Watch NowDisclaimers
The Bold & Safe program is non-partisan public education. The information contained in this course and all attachments or materials is being provided for educational and informational purposes only. The advice of any attorneys or staff is not as part of an attorney-client relationship and is not a substitute for expert legal, tax, or other professional advice tailored to your specific circumstances, and thus may not be relied upon for the purposes of avoiding liability or any penalties that may be imposed under federal or state law..
Every organization should engage legal counsel for personalized advice on legal and compliance issues.
NLA and TCS both contribute to the Bold & Safe program. Some of the modules cover topics related to how multi-entity organizations can plan for bold and safe political activities. The content of these modules was prepared at the expense solely of New Left Accelerator (NLA), a nonprofit organization exempt from tax under section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code.