Bold and visionary leaders are needed now more than ever. Youth are leading the charge around climate change, student debt relief, racial justice, and so much more. Whether you’re active in your school or a global campaign, your voice and energy are urgently needed.
Join us to turn up your skills to organize, plan and lead change. We’re offering sessions for both high school and college students this August, in time to ramp up for the 2021-22 academic year.
This fast-paced intensive experience focuses on these essential skill sets for young leaders:
- Building community. The best ideas in the world go nowhere without a strong network of support. We’ll start by exploring tactics for building relationships, teams, and movements. You’ll gain concrete skills for recruiting members, building a strong team, and growing a dynamic network and movement that can ride the waves of whatever comes your way.
- Being a visionary leader. Great leaders aren’t born, they’re made. You’ll explore skills for setting a bold vision, articulating the importance of your cause, and inspiring people to be part of the work. We’ll also practice public speaking, and engaging the media.
- Strategizing for change. In addition to having a strong community and bold vision, you need the skills to craft an impactful plan that works. We’ll explore strategic planning, evaluation, and fundraising. You’ll leave with concrete templates you can immediately use in your work.
- Self-awareness and self-care. Leaders know how to give their all, in a way that doesn’t burn them out. We’ll frame all of the work above through important conversations around our positionality, power, and privilege. We’ll also discuss strategies for avoiding burn out, for yourself and for your team.
All participants will be invited to monthly coaching calls throughout the 2021-22 academic year, too, so we can continue to support each other as we’re doing the work. Join us!