Wilderness immersion for social impact leaders

Our programs empower changemakers with the leadership skills, strategic clarity, and connection with the planet needed to catalyze a meaningful and sustainable impact.

Who we serve.

This multi-faceted experience attracts a diverse group of social impact leaders and changemakers. Whether you’re a well-seasoned founder owner or just starting on the path of building an organization, the Wild Gift Fellowship can help support the growth of your leadership capabilities and your venture.

What we do.

Wild Gift is a non-profit organization that hosts guided backpacking trips for social impact leaders to practice problem-solving in a new, adventurous way. Our free Fellowship program is a harmonious blend of personal and professional development and deep immersion into the wilderness.

Wild Gift believes the following leads to more resilient and effective leaders. 

  • Reverence for wild nature inspires personal responsibility for our collective wellbeing.

  • Wild nature is an incredible teacher and source of creative inspiration.

  • Introspection and awareness of one’s inner landscape fosters more conscious and courageous leadership.

  • Diversity of perspectives fires the imagination for more resilient, creative, and meaningful solutions.

  • Wilderness immersion liberates leaders from modern distraction, offering clarity of purpose and vision.

  • Navigating uncertainty and the resulting discomfort cultivates an adaptive mindset that helps us respond constructively to the inevitable challenges of changemaking.

The power of nature.

In the wild, we must be resilient, adaptable, and intentional. Our program allows participants to harness these teachings, and apply them to their venture, business, and daily life.

Mission

Wild Gift hosts immersive wilderness experiences that equip changemakers with strong leadership skills, a deep connection to nature, and the inspiration to make a meaningful impact in the world.

Vision

Wild Gift will transform the field of social impact leadership by facilitating a deeper alliance between changemakers and wild nature.

  • “As Executive Director of Wild Gift, I have the opportunity to witness the process of deep contemplation and reflection, as fellows question how to achieve more... how to make a bigger impact.”

    Cassidy Cichowicz

    Wild Gift Executive Director

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Meet our alumni

FAQs

To see FAQs related to the Fellowship or Wild Strides specifically, please visit the respective pages.

Make a donation to Wild Gift

Support the next generation of social impact leaders by donating to our Wild Gift fund.