What NORLI does

NORLI (New Orleans Regional Leadership Institute) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization established in 2000 and headquartered at 1100 Poydras Street in New Orleans, Louisiana. Its mission is to cultivate and connect inclusive, civic-minded leaders committed to improving the Greater New Orleans Region through leadership development programming that emphasizes regionalism, inclusion, and nonpartisanship. Since 2000, NORLI has competitively selected over 1,000 diverse individuals from across the ten-parish Greater New Orleans Region to participate in its programs, building an alumni network spanning the public, private, and nonprofit sectors.

The organization's core product is the Regional Leadership Program, a 10-month intensive cohort-based experience that uses experiential learning, on-site tours, and facilitated discussions with subject matter experts to cover topics such as public policy, healthcare, education, diversity and equity, environment and sustainability, economic development, and criminal justice. Complementary programs include the Women of NORLI initiative (which partners with the New Orleans Chamber on a Women's Equality Summit), the FUSION one-day conference, and the FOCUS two-day intensive course. The supporting technology stack is minimal: a content website at norli.org for program information and a separate alumni portal at norlileaders.org for member access.

NORLI operates an event-driven go-to-market model, recruiting participants through competitive application and retaining engagement via ongoing alumni programming. Monetization is centered on alumni dues collected annually through the third-party Zeffy ticketing platform, supplemented by program fees and likely event sponsorships and charitable contributions, though specific revenue figures are not publicly disclosed. The organization is governed by a board of directors, is not a subsidiary of any parent company, and operates with a small staff of 1-10 employees.

Name

NORLI

Legal name

New Orleans Regional Leadership Institute

Website

https://norli.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

NORLI is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that runs a 10-month Regional Leadership Program and complementary initiatives for civic, business, and nonprofit leaders across the ten-parish Greater New Orleans Region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Leadership Development & Civic Education

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Executive Leadership & C-Suite Development (EDABAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

DEI, Inclusive Leadership & Cultural Intelligence Coaching (EDABANAJ)

Keywords

• Leadership development programs
• Regional leadership training
• Nonprofit civic education
• Community leadership institute
• Professional leadership cohort

Headquarters

HQ city

New Orleans

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. Alumni Dues: Alumni pay dues to maintain membership in the NORLI network and access ongoing programming and events. Dues are collected through a third-party platform (Zeffy).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

NORLI (New Orleans Regional Leadership Institute) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that delivers leadership development programs for professionals in the Greater New Orleans Region. Its flagship Regional Leadership Program is a 10-month intensive cohort experience designed to cultivate civic, business, and community leaders across the region.

Product overview

NORLI (New Orleans Regional Leadership Institute) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization offering leadership development programs for the Greater New Orleans Region. The core offering is the Regional Leadership Program, a 10-month intensive flagship program. Additional complementary programs include the Annual Luncheon, Women of NORLI, the FUSION one-day conference, and FOCUS two-day intensive courses.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Regional Leadership Program A 10-month intensive leadership development cohort designed for professionals in the Greater New Orleans Region who are seeking to grow as civic, business, and community leaders.
• Women of NORLI

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• New Orleans ChambercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Partnership between NORLI and the New Orleans Chamber for the Women's Equality Summit featuring national keynote speakers and engaging breakout sessions with dynamic panels and topics. This partnership elevated the Women of NORLI program's community engagement efforts.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Leadership Greater Hartford: A smaller-market civic leadership organization running cohort programs and alumni engagement in greater Hartford — directly comparable as a community-anchored leadership development nonprofit operating at NORLI's scale.
• American Leadership Forum: A national network of regional civic leadership chapters running multi-month fellowship-style programs that build cross-sector relationships among community leaders — highly comparable to NORLI's regionally focused leadership pipeline model.
• Coro Foundation: A national civic leadership development organization that runs intensive cohort programs in multiple US cities focused on cross-sector public affairs training — directly comparable to NORLI's mission of developing civic leaders through experiential, multi-issue programming.
• Leadership Louisville Center: A regional civic leadership development organization in Louisville, KY operating a flagship multi-month cohort program and alumni network — directly comparable to NORLI's Regional Leadership Program model and community/civic leadership mission.
• Leadership Dallas: A DFW-area civic leadership development program operating cohort-based programming and a sustained alumni network — directly comparable as a metro-anchored civic leadership program with application-based selection.
• Leadership Atlanta: A long-running regional leadership program developing cross-sector executives and civic leaders in metro Atlanta through an intensive cohort experience plus alumni programming — structurally aligned with NORLI's cohort-based community leadership model.
• Leadership Austin: A community leadership development nonprofit serving the Austin region through multi-month cohort programs and alumni engagement — same operating model (annual cohort, alumni network, topic-based curriculum) as NORLI's Regional Leadership Program.
• Leadership Philadelphia: A regional civic leadership organization running cohort-based programs and ongoing alumni programming in the Philadelphia region — matches NORLI's hybrid cohort-and-continuing-programming delivery model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/norli_leaders

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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