Give Now: Help Us Develop and Sustain Leaders Who Make A Difference
Your tax-deductible contribution will make a lasting impact and support future difference-making leaders.
Season’s Greetings!
We are so grateful for you! Your sustaining prayers and financial support throughout the year equipped Skinner Leadership Institute (SLI) to model God’s All-Sufficient and All-Powerful love and compassion to struggling Americans by developing leaders who respond effectively to their needs.
At a time when our communities are challenged by policies that ignore our needs or attempt to silence and divide us, Skinner Leadership Institute invested in creating high-character leaders among top decision-makers, young professionals, faith and civic leaders, building bridges across racial, religious, and economic lines. More than ever, we leaned into the power of Psalm 133:1, “how good and pleasant it is when brothers and sisters dwell together in unity.”
In the coming year, we seek to increase our capacity to develop leaders who unite rather than divide us and whose courageous, principled, prepared, and compassionate leadership strengthens all of us by lifting those who are most vulnerable, as Jesus did. That’s why we are launching a vital sustainability campaign for the future of Skinner Leadership Institute.
Please give whatever you can by December 31st so Skinner Leadership Institute finishes this year financially strong. For year-end gifts of $200 or more, as a small token of our appreciation, we will share a special, timeless keepsake to encourage your life in the challenging days ahead.
$600,000
Amount to raise
JAN. 2026 - DEC. 2026
Campaign period
Our Sustainability Campaign
Beyond the year-end appeal, we are launching the 2026 Skinner Leadership Institute Sustainability Campaign to increase our capacity and develop high-character, difference-making, and bridge-building leaders. Would you become an SLI Sustainability Partner for at least $25 per month beginning in January 2026 to help us reach our SLI sustainability goal of $600,000 from January 2026 to December 2026?
While a $25 monthly donation is a target minimum contribution, support in any amount, one-time or monthly, is sincerely appreciated. Your support helps sustain scholarships for those who would otherwise be unable to enroll in and graduate from our young leaders and clergy equipping programs. Your donation also ensures a full year of sustaining teaching in moral excellence, and helping younger pastors raise their moral voices on public policies impacting their church members and community.
May God continue to richly bless you and your family now, and in the New Year!
Dr. Barbara Williams-Skinner
Three Ways to Give
Individual Giving
You can make your one-time or recurring tax-deductible donation through Givelify with instructions below.
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One-time or recurring tax-deductible donations by physical check can be made by mail as follows:
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Skinner Leadership Institute
P.O. Box 69311
Baltimore, Maryland 21264-9311
Memo: Sustainability Campaign
Matching Gifts
Matching Gifts matter as they amplify your impact. It can effectively double or even triple the value of your personal donation.
How to Find Out About Your Employer's Program:
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Contact HR: The easiest way to find out if your company has a matching program for employees or retirees is to ask your HR department.
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Company Website: Many companies provide details about their matching gift programs on their internal or external websites, as well as the corporate giving and grant management platforms, such as Benevity or Bonterra Cybergrants.
If you have questions, please feel free to contact us at info@skinnerleadership.org
Sponsors assist talented leaders who are ideal candidates but lack the corporate sponsorship to participate in our programs, as well as individuals identified within their organizations, to benefit from our leadership excellence program.
For more information on becoming a Sponsor, download the Skinner Leadership Institute Sponsor Guide.
How to Donate with Givelify
To make your donation on a recurring basis use the steps below.
Select the SLI Sustainability Campaign.
To make your gift recurring, choose the Set Recurring button.
Choose the frequency of your gift.
Impact Stories About Our Programs
"Our country and our communities need the type of leaders that the Masters Series for Distinguished Leaders (MSDL) develops, people committed to using their abilities to make a difference of lasting impact."
— Ms. Alba Castillo Baylin, The Coca-Cola Company, MSDL Sponsor
"I served by myself at a polling site in a low-income neighborhood. I was very grateful for the experience. My most important role was making people feel welcome at the site, I hope that I helped to make voting a positive experience for people."
— Anonymous, Faiths United to Save Democracy (FUSD) Poll Chaplain
When I was 11 my mom took me out of the public school that was breaking my spirit and saved my life by homeschooling me through high school graduation. MSDL saved my life for the second time. I was drowning and wise elders and powerful, yet vulnerable peers spoke truth and healing into my life. I started broken, but am now renewed and hopeful.
— Ms. Chanelle P. Hardy, MSDL Sponsor and Alumna
The Masters Series for Distinguished Clergy was LIFE-CHANGING for me. The information and training provided by Dr. Barbara Williams-Skinner and her team will forever impact my life and the congregation and community that I have been blessed to serve.
— Pastor John K. Jenkins, Sr., SLI Board Chair; Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church of Glenarden, MSDC Sponsor and Alumnus