Leadership Links
What can you do after you graduate? How can you continue your leadership development?
LeaderShape Institute
"The LeaderShape Institute is an interactive, energizing, and unique
experience that builds leadership skills no other program can match.
And since 1986, over 20,000 participants from all over the world have
graduated from our program. But be prepared! It is six days of non-stop
self-discovery and learning from practical experiences that build your
leadership concepts and abilities. It's go, go, go 12 hours a day...
And you'll love it!"
Center for Creative Leadership
"Our mission is to advance the understanding, practice and development of leadership for the benefit of society worldwide."
National Outdoor Leadership School
"The focus of leadership NOLS-style is on leading
small groups in the wilderness, but the lessons transfer
to your life when you participate in groups at school,
in sports and at work."
International Leadership Association
"The International Leadership Association (ILA) is the global network for all
those who practice, study and teach leadership. The ILA promotes a deeper understanding of leadership knowledge and practices
for the greater good of individuals and communities worldwide."
Teach for America
"Teach For America exists to address educational inequity. In our
nation, which aspires so admirably to be a land of equal opportunity,
where a child is born still determines that child's educational
outcomes. Our mission is to build the movement to eliminate educational
inequity by enlisting our nation's most promising future leaders in the
effort. Our vision is that one day, all children in this nation will
have the opportunity to attain an excellent education."
Outward Bound
"Our mission is to inspire character development and self-discovery
in people of all ages and walks of life through challenge and
adventure, and to impel them to achieve more than they ever thought
possible, to show compassion for others and to actively engage in
creating a better world."
National Youth Leadership Forum
"Founded in 1992, the National Youth Leadership Forum (NYLF) is an
independent educational organization established to help prepare
extraordinary young people for their professional careers. Its mission
is to bring various professions to life, empowering outstanding young
people with confidence to make well-informed career choices. NYLF
programs are held in nine cities throughout the United States."
Idealist.org
"Idealist is an interactive site where people and organizations can
exchange resources and ideas, locate opportunities and supporters, and
take steps toward building a world where all people can lead free and dignified lives."
PeaceCorps and AmeriCorps
Questions? Please contact Kevin Gibson at 202-994-8135 or gibsonkc@gwu.edu
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