Richard S. Holden Diversity Fellowship suggested programs

Applicants to the Holden Diversity Fellowship are encouraged to identify training programs of their choosing or to consider possibilities from the following list:

ACES Programs

• The ACES Academy
  • Digital suite of training for editors offers webcasts, videos, on-demand courses, and in-depth virtual sessions
• ACES Advanced Editing Certificate
  • Advanced editing training package for experienced editors “seeking to move their work to a new level”

Leadership and Diversity

• Asian American Journalists Association Executive Leadership Program
  • Weeklong program dedicated to developing journalists who can lead in uncertain times
• Maynard Institute Maynard 200 Fellowship
  • Program aimed at promoting diversity in media by training 200 journalists of color in five years
• 92nd Street Y Women in Power
  • Yearlong New York-based seminar for women who seek to advance to top levels of leadership
• Online News Association Women’s Leadership Accelerator
  • Intensive program aimed at advancing women in digital journalism
• Poynter Institute Essential Skills for Rising Newsroom Leaders
  • Seminar provides the tools to lead and build a team of high-performing journalists
• Poynter Leadership Academy for Diversity in Digital Media
  • Program aims to train journalists of color in digital media to thrive professionally and personally
• Poynter Leadership Academy for Women in Media
  • Program focuses on the skills women need to rise to high levels of media leadership

Public Relations

• Association for Women in Communications Know to Grow Trainings
  • Webinars to build skills for women across all communications disciplines
• Institute for Public Relations Research Boot Camps
  • Training for PR and communications professionals on applying research in their everyday work
• Public Relations Society of America Professional Development
  • Offerings include an accreditation program and courses in writing, pitching, and management
• Public Relations Society of America Secrets of Media Masters
  • Two-day seminar on pitching, placements, and building media relationships
• Ragan PR/Marketing Workshops
  • Conferences, workshops, and virtual training in corporate communications, public relations, social media, and management

Publishing

• Columbia Publishing Course
  • Six-week immersive introduction to the business of book, magazine, and digital publishing
• New York University Summer Publishing Institute
  • Six-week program on books and digital/magazine media taught by leaders in publishing
• Yale Publishing Course
  • Weeklong immersive program on leadership strategies in book publishing or print and digital media

Specialized Editing

• Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading
  • Training from the former Society for Editors and Proofreaders, with a focus on the U.K.
• Investigative Reporters and Editors Data Boot Camps
  • Intensive instruction in data analysis (spreadsheets, databases, map data) and coding