Partners of the Americas (Partners) to Develop Leadership Training Curriculum to Empower Community Leaders Across the Americas
Summary
“Partners hopes to replicate and expand the success of the earlier program, combining key lessons learned with modern leadership-building techniques and activities,” says Partners President and CEO Steve Vetter.“The communities of the Western Hemisphere are hungry for real leadership to solve real problems and Partners is committed to empowering emerging leaders to create lasting change, whether they are grassroots volunteers or trained development professionals.” The training curriculum will focus on imparting practical skills and on developing adaptive, open and action-based leadership for social good.“Our goal,” says Vetter, “is to inspire the kind of transformational, adaptive and action-based leadership that will mobilize community leaders and activists, empowering them to move from being victims of their circumstances to becoming empowered leaders who create lasting change.” About Partners of the Americas Inspired by President Kennedy and founded in 1964 under the Alliance for Progress, Partners of the Americas is a 501(c) 3 non-profit, non-partisan organization with international offices in Washington, DC.By connecting local organizations to broader funding opportunities and empowering citizens to become agents of change, Partners develops lasting solutions to our hemisphere’s toughest challenges.By connecting local organizations to broader funding opportunities and empowering citizens to become agents of change, Partners develops lasting solutions to our hemisphere’s toughest challenges.