Capacity Building Resources

The Baldwin Leadership program supports the personal leadership development of individuals in Lancaster County. This 18-month program consists of each Baldwin Leader’s development plan, an overnight retreat, monthly cohort meetings, and informal gatherings throughout the year. 

Baldwin Leaders represent a strong cohort of leaders who reflect the diversity and passion of our community.

In 2022, our community released the Lancaster County Racial Equity Profile. We know that having fair access to resources and opportunities is essential for a just and truly prosperous community. Now, for the first time, Lancaster County has data to back up what so many in our community have already known and experienced first-hand: people of color have not had fair and equal access to opportunities, leading to an unequal quality of life. The information is free and accessible to all and we hope you will explore the data yourself. We encourage you to read it, sit with it, understand it, and apply it to your organization’s work.

Our role as a community foundation is to help shape a future where everybody has the opportunity to thrive. We know that having access to adequate food and nutrition is a baseline necessity, and that as cost of living continues to rise and subsidy benefits are reduced, more people will be faced with food insecurity. We are honored that the community’s endowment could be part of funding the Lancaster County Food Mapping Project, a road map of data designed to close the gaps that keep households from accessing the nutrition they need and reduce the number of individuals and households challenged with food insecurity.