Young Leaders of Tomorrow
Young Leaders of Tomorrow empowers youth to become leaders in their communities and gives non-profit organizations the opportunity to benefit from youth involvement.
Our program has 3 parts:
1. Training
- Learn range of concrete skills
- Guest speakers lead sessions on topics including roles and responsibilities of boards, group decision making, finances and budgeting, diversity and inclusivity, strategic planning, evaluation and measurement, and leadership
- Up to 6 training sessions, held Saturdays, September to March
2. Placement
- Active member on a non-profit board of directors or committee
- As non-voting member, regularly attend and participate in discussions and decisions that affect organization and those it helps
- Approximately 1 meeting (2-3 hours) per month, September to March
3. Report
- Write monthly blog post outlining work of placement, learned about area of care (or population, issue), and critical perspectives on topics discussed (approximately 300-400 words each, 6 in total)
- Complete informal final report summarizing board and training experiences (approximately 2-3 pages)
Get involved
Anyone between 18 and 24 years of age is eligible to become a ‘young leader’. To take part, you must be able to attend the training sessions and board or committee meetings over an 8 month period from September to March.
For an organization to be eligible it must hold regular (every 4-6 weeks) board of directors or committee meetings and have a constitution, bylaws and/or terms of reference. It also must encourage the young leader to actively participate in discussions.
If you’re interested in getting involved, please email a resume and cover letter to Jeff Preston.
About Young Leaders of Tomorrow
United Way is committed to nurturing leadership and voluntarism in young people in order to support their initiative and contribution to the development of a strong and caring community.
One of the ways United Way offers youth the unique opportunity to play a more active role and have some decision-making power in their communities is through our Young Leaders of Tomorrow program. Young Leaders of Tomorrow is sponsored by London Life through the national corporate citizenship program of Great-West Life, London Life and Canada Life.
Young Leaders of Tomorrow is a unique program that matches young leaders to serve as non-voting members with boards of directors and committees in the non-profit sector. The selected youth, ages 18 to 24, benefit from a series of monthly training sessions to teach them the information and leadership skills necessary to be an effective board and committee member.
Read more about Young Leaders of Tomorrow in our Youth Leadership Programs reports. For more information, please contact Jeff Preston at 519-438-1723 ext. 249.