Leadership New Hampshire

What Leadership New Hampshire does

Leadership New Hampshire (LNH) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1992 and headquartered in Concord, New Hampshire, that operates a nine-month immersive leadership development program targeting established executives, business owners, nonprofit leaders, elected officials, faith leaders, and educators across the state. Participants are selected through a competitive application process, with roughly 44 leaders admitted per cohort; tuition is $4,500 per participant and covers program materials, food, and lodging during session days and the opening retreat. Revenue is generated through three primary streams: program tuition, annual alumni fundraising appeals with class participation challenges, and corporate and foundation partnerships that sponsor the program annually.

The core product is a structured sequence of monthly session days, each held in a different region of New Hampshire, covering topics such as education, healthcare, business and economy, public safety, government and politics, arts and culture, energy, and the North Country. Delivery relies on in-person experiential learning, site visits, dialogue with state leaders, and access to a 1,100+ alumni network spanning 34 years. In October 2025 the organization launched a complementary one-day program, New Executives to New Hampshire, to onboard senior leaders new to the state.

LNH is governed by a Board of Trustees comprising alumni and community leaders, with a small professional staff of 1-10 employees led by Executive Director Will Stewart (appointed in 2025, succeeding Stephen Reno who led from 2010). The organization operates no proprietary technology, app, or AI systems; its core asset is the relational network and 34-year institutional reputation within New Hampshire's civic ecosystem. Distribution is direct, via application-based admissions, with marketing supported by LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, an email newsletter, op-eds, and signature events such as Leadership Unplugged and the annual Graduation & Alumni Celebration.

Name

Leadership New Hampshire

Legal name

Leadership New Hampshire

Website

https://leadershipnh.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Leadership New Hampshire is a nonprofit founded in 1992 that runs a nine-month immersive leadership program for established executives, nonprofit leaders, and elected officials across New Hampshire, admitting about 44 participants per cohort into a 1,100+ alumni network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Leadership Development and Executive Education

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Executive Leadership & C-Suite Development (EDABAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Executive Education & Corporate Programs (Non-degree) (EDAHAHAN), Inclusive Leadership & Leading Diverse Teams (EDABAAAM), Manager & Team Leader Onboarding (EDABAOAC)

Keywords

• Leadership development programs
• Civic engagement training
• Executive education services
• Nonprofit professional development
• Statewide community leadership

Headquarters

HQ city

Concord

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Program Tuition: Nine-month leadership program with tuition of $4,500 per participant, including all food, lodging, and materials during session days and retreats. Associates cover their own transportation costs.
2. Donations and Fundraising: Annual spring appeals to alumni network with class participation challenges. Supporters can give at various levels with alumni encouraged to recruit classmates to participate.
3. Corporate and Foundation Partnerships: Corporate partners and foundation partners sponsor the program annually, providing financial and strategic support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Leadership New Hampshire delivers a selective, nine-month immersive leadership development program (the LNH Experience) in which established leaders from business, government, nonprofit, and education sectors engage in monthly session days, an opening retreat, and a closing celebration focused on New Hampshire's complex civic, economic, and policy issues. Participants pay $4,500 tuition covering all program materials, food, and lodging, and gain access to a 1,100+ alumni network spanning 34 years. A complementary one-day New Executives to New Hampshire program was launched in October 2025 to onboard senior leaders new to the state.

Product overview

Leadership New Hampshire operates as a single, unified nine-month immersive leadership development program. The core offering is the LNH Experience, which consists of session days covering topics such as Opening Retreat, What is New Hampshire, Education, Health & Health Care, Business & Economy, Public Safety & Justice, Government & Politics, Arts & Culture, Energy & Sustainability, and Exploring the North Country. Additionally, the organization runs the New Executives to New Hampshire program as a one-day introduction for senior leaders new to the state. All offerings are tied together through a statewide network of over 1,100 alumni.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• LNH Experience A nine-month immersive leadership program for established leaders across business, government, nonprofit, and education sectors in New Hampshire. Participants engage in monthly session days focused on complex statewide issues, experiential site visits, candid conversations with institutional leaders, an opening retreat, and a closing graduation celebration. Tuition is $4,500 per participant, including food, lodging, and program materials.
• New Executives to New Hampshire A one-day program launched October 2, 2025, designed to welcome senior leaders who are new to New Hampshire, helping them understand what makes the state distinct, how to thrive there, and how they can help shape the Granite State's future.
• Graduation & Alumni Celebration An annual event bringing together graduating cohorts and alumni to celebrate, reflect, and reinforce the statewide leadership network; typically held at LaBelle Winery in Amherst, New Hampshire.
• Leadership Unplugged An event featuring retired public servants sharing insights from decades of service about influence, connection, and making a difference in the Granite State; produced in partnership with the Warren B. Rudman Center for Justice, Leadership & Public Service.
• Steve Reno Scholarship Fund A scholarship fund established to expand access to the LNH program for participants who would otherwise be unable to join due to financial barriers, named for long-serving executive director Stephen Reno.

Quantifiable outcome

• 44 leaders selected per cohort from competitive applicant pool
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• The Park Theatre in JaffreyminorOthers · 27 September 2025Venue partner for hosting Robert Putnam 'Bowling Alone' author event on September 27, featuring one of the most influential voices in American civic life.
• Warren B. Rudman Center for Justice, Leadership & Public ServicecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 January 2025Partnership for Leadership Unplugged events featuring retired public servants sharing insights from decades of service. Brings together recently retired Congresswoman Ann McLane Kuster '93 and retired NH Supreme Court Justice James Bassett '94.
• 2025-2026 Corporate PartnerscoreOthersAnnual corporate sponsors supporting the program, including organizations from healthcare, financial services, utilities, and nonprofit sectors across New Hampshire.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Leadership Charlotte: Direct peer — Charlotte, NC-based nonprofit operating multi-class leadership development programs (Founders, Alumni, Impact) for senior leaders across the Charlotte region, using cohort-based experiential learning, site visits, and alumni network engagement analogous to Leadership NH's model.
• Leadership Atlanta: Direct peer — Georgia's premier community leadership development program that runs multi-month cohort-based leadership experiences for established executives, business owners, and civic leaders, with a multi-thousand-person alumni network and tuition-based model targeting cross-sector leaders in a single state.
• Leadership Philadelphia: Direct peer — Philadelphia-based nonprofit operating multi-year leadership development programs (Leader, Catalyst, Broderick) for senior cross-sector leaders; comparable tuition/fellowship model and emphasis on cross-sector executive exposure to the region's key institutions.
• Coro Foundation: Direct peer — national nonprofit offering cohort-based civic leadership training programs in multiple U.S. cities (Coro Fellows, Coro Public Leaders) targeting emerging and established leaders across sectors, very analogous cohort/peer-learning methodology to Leadership NH's nine-month program.
• Leadership Boston: Direct peer — Boston-based executive leadership program that convenes senior leaders across sectors for a multi-month immersive experience focused on civic engagement and regional understanding, very similar in structure, tuition model, and cross-sector audience to Leadership New Hampshire.

Broad incumbents

• Center for Creative Leadership: Broad incumbent — much larger organization offering executive education and leadership development programs (workshops, coaching, assessments, custom programs) to a global corporate audience, representing the scaled/commercial analog of the type of leadership development Leadership NH provides within a single state.
• Kennedy School Executive Education: Broad incumbent — Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education offers leadership programs for senior cross-sector leaders (senior executives, government officials, nonprofit leaders) through cohort-based short courses, a scaled incumbent in the same executive-leadership-development space as Leadership NH.
• Aspen Institute: Broad incumbent — operates multiple leadership fellowship programs (e.g., Aspen Fellows, Henry Crown Fellowship, Weave) that convene cross-sector leaders in cohort-based, multi-month experiences with strong civic-leadership framing, paralleling Leadership NH's model at a national scale and with broader programming.

Regional players

• Blandin Foundation Leadership Programs: Regional peer — Blandin Foundation operates the Blandin Leadership programs in rural Minnesota, comparable cohort-based local leadership development for community leaders across sectors and regions within a single state, similar in mission and scale to Leadership New Hampshire but geographically distinct.

Emerging players

• Presidential Leadership Scholars Program: Emerging player — joint program of the presidential libraries offering cohort-based leadership development to mid- and senior-career cross-sector leaders (business, government, nonprofit, military), an analog to Leadership NH targeting a higher prestige bracket of accomplished leaders nationally.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/leadershipnh
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/leadership-new-hampshire
• Instagraminstagram.com/leadershipnh
• Xx.com/leadnh

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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