Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics Inc

DEVELOPING PEOPLE - LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR UPPER MANAGEMENT ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS (API). SUCH PROGRAMS INCLUDED: 1) CUSTOMIZED 3-DAY IN-PERSON PATHWAYS OR 6-DAY VIRTUAL PATHWAY PROGRAMS FOR COMPANIES SEEKING TO INCREASE THE SUCCESS OF THEIR API TECHNICAL AND PROFESSIONAL MANAGER/TEAM LEADER LEVELS. CONDUCTED 4 VIRTUAL PROGRAMS WITH 62 PARTICIPANTS AND ONE IN-PERSON 3-DAY PROGRAM FOR 15 PARTICIPANTS. EACH VIRTUAL PARTICIPANT SPENT 24 HOURS OVER A COURSE OF SIX DAYS DURING THE VIRTUAL SESSIONS AND 24 HOURS IN THE IN-PERSON SESSION. PARTICIPANTS ALSO RECEIVED AN AVG OF 8 HOURS (6 TO 12 HOURS) OF INDIVIDUALIZED EXECUTIVE COACHING. 2) LEAP ADVANCE (LDP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION) PROGRAM DESIGNED FOR THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF API COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATORS WAS HELD IN-PERSON AT KELLOGG WEST CONFERENCE CENTER IN POMONA, CA FOR 34 PARTICIPANTS. EACH PARTICIPANT SPENT 28.0 HOURS OVER 3.5 DAYS. 3) LEAP EXCEED, A VIRTUAL EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM FOR SENIOR MANAGERS AND DIRECTORS CONDUCTED 4 VIRTUAL PROGRAMS TO 49 PARTICIPANTS WHO SPENT 24 HOURS OVER 6 DAYS. DONATED IN-KIND SERVICES FROM TRAINERS, CONSULTANTS AND EXECUTIVE COACHES FOR $52,300, FACILITY USE $10,000, VIDEO SOFTWARE LICENSES $10,020 AND $398 FOR SUPPLIES

EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES - COMPREHENSIVE LEADERSHIP TRAINING, ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMS AND WORKSHOPS TO PROMOTE THE CULTIVATION OF NEW COMMUNITY LEADERS, TO STRENGTHEN THE EFFECTIVENESS OF EXISTING COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND TO ESTABLISH A SUPPORTIVE NETWORK FOR MUTUAL ASSISTANCE, RESOURCE SHARING AND COLLABORATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING. IN 2024, PROGRAMS INCLUDED 1) LEAP HYBRID VIRTUAL/IN-PERSON IMPACT DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY OF DIVERSE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS BY PROVIDING API SENIOR STAFF FOR FUTURE AND CURRENT LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT ROLES IN NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. PARTICIPANTS INCLUDED 16 API SENIOR MANAGERS. EACH PARTICIPANT GAINED 40 HOURS OF LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TRAINING AND 8 HOURS OF EXECUTIVE COACHING. AN IMPACT ALUMNI EVENT WAS DELIVERED FOR 26 INDIVIDUALS IN CHICAGO WITH THE CURRENT YEAR COHORT AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE IN-PERSON SESSION. 2)LEAP DELIVERED A HYBRID/IN-PERSON ENGAGE PROGRAM FOR 12 NONPROFIT EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS FROM ACROSS THE USA. EACH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ALSO RECEIVED EIGHT HOURS OF EXECUTIVE COACHING. THEIR FINAL PROJECT WAS A SIMULATION TO PRESENT A "PITCH" TO A PANEL OF THE ENGAGE PROGRAM SPONSORS AND COMMUNITY FUNDERS. 3)LEAP EMERGE, 14 COLLEGE STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN A PAID EIGHT-WEEK HYBRID IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM DESIGNED TO DEVELOP YOUNG LEADERS WITH PRACTICAL LEADERSHIP SKILLS. THE SUMMER INTERNS SPENT 200 HOURS OVER EIGHT-WEEKS IN LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE AT IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS. AS PART OF THE PROGRAM, INTERNS COLLABORATED ON A GROUP PROJECT TO CREATE A DOCUMENTARY LETTERS TO OUR PEOPLE WHICH HIGHLIGHTED INTERGENERATIONAL STORYTELLING BETWEEN THOSE COMMUNITY MEMBERS IMPACTED BY U.S. IMPERIALISM AND MILITARISM. THE COHORT ALSO HOSTED AN IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL VIEWING OF THE DOCUMENTARY FOR AN AUDIENCE OF 50 COMMUNITY LEADERS. DONATED IN-KIND SERVICES FOR TRAVEL $15,079