Project LEAD Graduates Shape Our Community
On the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, the celebration of 47 people of color about to serve their community had us extra proud. Project LEAD (Leadership, Effectiveness and Diversity) is a month-long training program to prepare people of color to serve on nonprofit boards. The training comes to an end with a recruitment fair, where nonprofits get to meet potential new board members, and a graduation celebration. Read Article
Great Expectations (and Possibilities): Joining A Board of Directors
Thinking about joining a board of directors somewhere near and dear to your heart? Make sure you know these 10 typical expectations of board members so you can make the biggest difference. Read Article
Interview with Project LEAD alum, Court Judge Nicole Phelps
Check out our interview with Project LEAD alum, Court Judge Nicole Phelps who was a speaker the Project LEAD 25th anniversary graduation. Inspiring! Read Article
Project LEAD: Preparing People of Color for Nonprofit Boards
This guest post is by Yuri Kim, a Project LEAD graduate who works at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. He spent 5 and a… Read Article
LEAD On! What One Grad Is Up To
Healthy, vibrant communities are best achieved when civic leadership reflects the diversity of the community. We are a racially and ethnically diverse bunch here… Read Article
Maybe You’ve Seen Some Project LEADers
Project LEAD graduates have just hit the 1,000 mark.
That's a great milestone. But what's greater is what it means: that many people—more specifically people of color—are using this training to serve on nonprofit boards and other leadership positions in our community. Because why wouldn't our nonprofits reflect our area's spectacular diversity? Read Article
Three Reasons I Joined Project LEAD
Guest blog from Tiffany Washington, Project LEAD alumna on the value that completing Project LEAD had on her personal and professional life. 1. Read Article
What’s the most effective way to get more diversity on a board?
Guest blogger and Online Volunteer Specialist at United Way, Carly Bartz-Overman, shares her take on the complicated issue of diversity on nonprofit boards. Have you… Read Article
