Join the 2026 Mission Inspired Leadership Cohort. Mission Inspired Leadership, with more than 250 Alumni, is a Professional Development Program of five evening workshops for leaders, board members and expert practitioners in Catholic social services and connected sectors. Throughout the learning program, participants partake in workshops led by expert facilitators from across the Catholic ecosystem, learning how Catholic social principles can be applied to deliver social impact, strengthen organisational mission and thrive sustainably for the common good.

To maintain integrity in a highly changeable environment, Catholic social services leaders need to build and maintain a strong sense of confidence in Catholic community organisations to best engage in the creative diversity of our sector and face the challenge of keeping to core purpose.

Although designed primarily with Catholic social services’ staff and board directors in mind, participants from other sectors have also found this program useful and applicable to their contexts in Diocesan, Health and Education settings.

Graduates of the learning program experience ongoing mutual support from CSSV and via the relationships built with peers from across the sector.

Learning outcomes:

• Deepen understanding of the Catholic social services ecosystem – to further mission collaboratively

• Explore Catholic social teaching as a creative framework – for services and advocacy

• Connect critical decision-making to organisational purpose – with shared principles

• Consider how business practices can support mission – to embed equity and sustainability

• Discover new ways of delivering social impact – sustainably with integrity

• Build connection with peers – in a social, spiritually enriching shared-learning environment.

The program will be held over five sessions:

Session dates

Session 1: 4-6pm AEST, Thursday, 28 May

Session 2: 4-6pm AEST, Thursday, 18 June

Session 3: 4-6pm AEST, Thursday, 16 July

Session 4: 4-6pm AEST, Thursday, 30 July

Session 5: 4-6pm AEST, Thursday, 13 August

Cost: CSSV Members: $400, Non-Members: $500 (includes take-home resources)
Location: Online (the program may run hybrid, online and from East Melbourne, depending on registrations)
Registration deadline: 30 April 2026, or until limited places are filled
Enquiries: office@css.org.au