Berea College Appalachian Fund

05/21/2026

Call for Proposals — STILL OPEN
The deadline to submit a proposal for the 2026 Leadership Gathering has been extended. We cannot wait to see what other sessions you have to share!

🚨 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱! 🚨

𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 + 𝗗𝗼𝗲𝗿𝘀!
We’ve extended the proposal deadline for the 2026 Leadership Gathering—there’s still time to share your work!

The Leadership Gathering is happening September 16–17 in Berea, KY, and we’re looking for folks who turn ideas into action. If you’ve got practical tools, lived experience, or community-tested strategies that help people lead, strengthen organizations, or build momentum in rural communities, we want to hear from you.
This is your chance to share what’s working, inspire others, and help move our region forward.

📅 New Proposal Deadline: May 31, 2026
🔗 Learn more & submit: tinyurl.com/LG26-Proposals

𝙆𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙙𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠? 𝙏𝙖𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙤𝙧 𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙬𝙖𝙮!

04/09/2026

Join us for Giving Day on 08.29.2024! You make it possible for Berea to provide more than 1,400 Tuition Promise Scholarships annually to every Berea student.

03/31/2026

𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 + 𝗗𝗼𝗲𝗿𝘀!
𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗚𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴

The 2026 Leadership Gathering is happening September 16-17 in Berea, KY, and we’re looking for folks who turn ideas into action. If you’ve got practical tools, lived experience, or community-tested strategies that help people lead, strengthen organizations, or build momentum in rural communities, we want to hear from you!

This is your chance to share what’s working, inspire others, and help move our region forward.

📅 Proposal Deadline: May 15, 2026
🔗 Learn more: tinyurl.com/LG26-Proposals

𝙆𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙙𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠? 𝙏𝙖𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙤𝙧 𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙬𝙖𝙮!