LT Project LEAD
Ready to Take a Seat in the Boardroom?
Project LEAD, United Way of King County’s flagship nonprofit board training program for people of color, is beginning a new chapter—with a new organizational home at Leadership Tomorrow. Leadership Tomorrow is honored to carry forward Project LEAD’s incredible legacy.
LT Project LEAD—Leadership, Effectiveness and Diversity—is a nonprofit board training program for equity-centered, skilled, and passionate Black, Indigenous, and other people of color. It equips participants to take the first step into board leadership—and make lasting impact.
Applications for LT Project LEAD cohort in spring 2026 open in October 2025! Fill out this short form to be notified when applications open — and feel free to use it to nominate someone you think would be a great fit for the program!
How It Works
During this month-long intensive program, participants come ready to listen, learn, and lead. Training sessions are held on evenings and weekends, making the program accessible for working professionals. It all culminates in a graduation ceremony and board networking event, where participants connect with nonprofit organizations seeking new board members.
Session topics include:
Key issues facing nonprofit organizations
Board operations and governance
Collaboration and conflict resolution
Fiscal management
Strategic fundraising with a racial equity lens
Creating bold organizational strategies
Managing legal risk
Equity-centered leadership
Want a better sense of the program and what to expect? Take a look at the 2025 schedule.
LT Project LEAD Testimonials:
“Project LEAD was a profound experience. I gained practical skills that I’ve been able to integrate as I serve on the board of a nonprofit, started my own, and continue to actively engage and support causes that I deeply believe in.”
“Project LEAD is an amazing opportunity to grow my knowledge of how to be a responsible and effective leader in my community. It is also a great way to meet like-minded people that want to help their communities as much as I do.”
“Project LEAD has been so instrumental in my personal journey on so many levels from connecting with someone with whom I share my nationality, a rarity for me, to connecting with some brilliant people from all spectrums of the profit, nonprofit and public sectors. I can honestly say I left with much more than I brought.”
Project LEAD Sponsors
