TRUMAN NATIONAL SECURITY PROJECT

ADVOCACY: TNSP ENGAGES IN ADVOCACY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS PUBLIC EDUCATION, TOWN HALL MEETINGS, SPEAKING EVENTS, AND MEDIA TO AFFECT POLICIES SEEN AS ESSENTIAL TO OUR COUNTRY'S NATIONAL SECURITY. THESE ADVOCACY ACTIVITIES ARE NONPARTISAN, AND TAKE PLACE ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. ADVOCACY ISSUES ARE CHOSEN FOR THEIR SALIENCE TO AMERICA'S SECURITY IN THE 21ST CENTURY - FROM THE IMPORTANCE OF AMERICAN LEADERSHIP GLOBALLY, TO REDUCING OUR RELIANCE ON OIL, RATIONALIZING OUR BUDGET, AND OTHER POLICY CHOICES THAT AFFECT WHETHER AMERICA CAN REMAIN A STRONG COUNTRY WHOSE POLICIES ARE BASED IN OUR FOUNDING VALUES. ADVOCACY CAMPAIGNS MAY INVOLVE WORKING WITH A NUMBER OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WHO SHARE OUR POLICY VIEWS AND MAY BE ENGAGED IN PROJECT TITLE - SUCH AS OPERATION FREE - DENOTES ACTIVITIES ACROSS A GROUP OF ORGANIZATIONS.

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS: THE ORGANIZATION TRAINS RISING LEADERS AS TRUMAN SECURITY FELLOWS, POLITICAL PARTNERS, AND DEFENSE COUNCIL MEMBERS. THE LEADERS REPRESENT WHO ARE ACTIVISTS, ELECTED OFFICIALS, AND COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTANTS. TRUMAN'S UNIQUE AND INNOVATIVE NATIONAL SECURITY EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND ADVOCACY PROGRAM PREPARES OUR FELLOWS, PARTNERS, AND DEFENSE COUNCIL MEMBERS TO REACH, LEARN FROM, INFORM, EDUCATE, AND TRAIN NATIONAL SECURITY LEADERS FOR TODAY AND THE NEXT GENERATION. WITH ALL THREE GROUPS, THE ORGANIZATION TEACHES THEM ABOUT DEFENSE, DEVELOPMENT, DIPLOMACY, AND DEMOCRACY POLICY (AMONG OTHER KEY NATIONAL SECURITY TOPICS) THROUGH A SERIES OF CURATED "101" TRAINING PROGRAMS (E.G., MILITARY 101, DEVELOPMENT 101, CLIMATE & ENERGY 101 AND OTHERS). WE ALSO OFFER ALL THREE GROUPS A LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR, INCLUDING A STRUCTURED MENTORSHIP PROGRAM DURING THEIR ASSOCIATE (FIRST) YEAR AS TRUMAN MEMBERS. WE ALSO OFFER ADVANCED EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO STRENGTHEN AND HONE MEMBERS CACHE AND STANDING AS LEADING EXPERTS IN THEIR FIELDS, AS WELL AS PRACTICAL SKILLS BUILDING IN COMMUNICATION AND MESSAGING, AMONG OTHER SKILLS, TO ASSIST IN THEIR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND STRENGTHEN THEIR CAPACITY TO LEAD CHANGE.