Check out what’s happening at LT! Read updates from LT’s Executive Director, hear how LT leveraged the LT Alumni Database to identify potential candidates for the Black Boardroom Initiative, and check out the Grapevine to see how LT alumni are driving change and growing in their careers.
Read MoreLast week we celebrated the LT Class of 2021 and welcomed them into our alumni community at the LT’21 Graduation and Alumni Reunion. Please join us in congratulating this incredible group of leaders and welcoming them to our 38-year-old family of more than 2,300 alumni.
Read MoreCheck out LT's quarterly newsletter designed to help LT alumni interested in board service identify and connect with nonprofit organizations that are recruiting board members. Serving on a nonprofit board is a fabulous way to get engaged in the community and apply your leadership. As you can see from the 29 nonprofits below, LT alumni are highly valued! We hope you can find an organization doing work you believe in and want to be involved with.
Read MoreTo keep you connected to current issues and topics discussed in the Flagship Program, LT shares highlights and resources from our Challenge Days.
The recent Economy Challenge Day was centered around these questions: What does an equitable and inclusive economic recovery look like? How do we center racial justice in envisioning new possibilities for economic recovery? What actions can advance economic justice in our region in the short, medium, and longer term?
Read MoreTo keep you connected to current issues and topics discussed in the Flagship Program, LT shares highlights and resources from our Challenge Days.
The recent Environment Challenge Day was centered around these questions: How are global environmental issues manifested in our local communities and how have the impacts been influenced by structural racism?What historical and cultural context must we consider in developing solutions to support communities most impacted by environmental issues? How do leaders build coalitions for successful environmental advocacy and environmental justice work?
Read MoreI came to LT with the mindset that a change was needed. LT provided me with a new set of skills and perspectives through which to make that change. While I was, and continue to be, a voracious reader of and listen to the voices from communities most impacted by white, patriarchal supremacy, there were ways I still fell back into centering the traditional leader when it came to making changes. I would still look up a corporate ladder and see those at the top with the authoritative voice. LT fundamentally changed that.
Read the rest of the article to see how Gary applied his LT experience to move into an DEI role at Amazon.
Read MoreTo keep you connected to current issues and topics discussed in the Flagship Program, LT shares highlights and resources from our Challenge Days.
The recent Education Challenge Day was centered around these questions: How do specific educational policies reflect and perpetuate racial inequities and injustices? Through what practices and mechanisms do educational policies change to promote equity and justice? At the school, district, state level? How might deeply inclusive, racially just and equitable school environments look, feel, and sound? Are there actions YOU can take to support moving from trauma-inducing, inequitable education to learning spaces that promote healing and equity?
Read MoreTo keep you connected to LT and current issues and topics discussed in the curriculum, LT shares highlights and resources from the recent Challenge Day.
The Arts and Culture Challenge Day was centered around these questions: What role do the arts play in healthy communities and your own life? How is the arts and culture sector being impacted by the pandemic? What does a thriving arts and culture sector on the other side of the pandemic look like? What role could your professional sector and your own leadership play in helping the arts and culture sector and its workers thrive in our region into the future?
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