LEAD PA Institute Programs
Our Programs
Whether you are an employee of a non-profit organization who’s ready to move up in the ranks, a manager who’s ready to ascend to an executive position, or an active community member wanting formal leadership skills, we have a training program for you.
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Ready to ED is a 3-month skills-intensive training program designed to address the systemic lack of representation of executive leaders of color across Pennsylvania's progressive advocacy ecosystem. This training program prepares Staff of Color who currently occupy mid-level managerial positions to compete for and assume executive leadership roles within the progressive advocacy space. This training is provided at no cost to participants who are currently employed by advocacy organizations within Pennsylvania.
Applications and nominations will open January 30, 2025
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PennCivics is a 1-day examination of an entire pipeline of political power at a specifically identified micro-local level including volunteerism and advocacy, committees, boards, municipal directorships, row offices, and county executive offices. Presented in collaboration with progressive organizations, caucus leaders, and local affinity groups in counties, townships, and boroughs of interest. This training is provided at no cost to community members.
If your organization wants this program customized to your institution, contact us at training@leadpa.org
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Ready to Scout is a half-day training is designed to prepare local influencers and community leaders to collaboratively identify and cultivate a viable and sustainable inventory of future leaders at every level of an organization. This training is provided at no cost to community members and are by request only.
Contact us at training@leadpa.org
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Ready to Ascend is a 6-week, skills-intensive, professional development training program designed to prepare People of Color who currently occupy non-management level positions, for future career advancement into leadership roles within nonprofit organizations.
Ready to Advance is a 6-week, skills-intensive, professional development training program designed to prepare self-identified women who currently occupy non-management level positions for future career advancement into leadership roles within nonprofit organizations.
To participate in either Ready to Ascend or Ready to Advance, send your letter of interest to trainings@leadpa.org
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Creating a Culture of Consent is not an anti-harassment, but is an anti-oppression training program. It combines rich, factual, longitudinal research with the everyday lived experiences of the participants and facilitator(s). It examines both law and ethics, hierarchy and institutional power dynamics, gender, orientation and racial stereotypes, generational differences in work expectations, and contemporary pop culture. This training is relevant to everyone from Executive Directors, tiered decision makers, and staff.
LEAD PA Institute works with partners to deliver half-day trainings for their organization.
