LEADERSHIP PRACTICE

The Leadership Practice, our training and consulting arm, delivers Public Allies' knowledge and techniques to people and organizations across sectors. The Leadership Practice helps organizations recruit, retain, and advance diverse young leaders and exemplify values that better engage communities, foster collaboration, and improve accountability.

Our approach

The Leadership Practice offers a fresh approach to leadership and organizational effectiveness that are right for our changing times. We believe in the leadership of the many and to helping groups practice more inclusive, participatory leadership in their organizations and in their communities. Our interactive and tailored training, coaching and consulting services help leaders better:

• connect across social boundaries
• facilitate collaborative action
• recognize and mobilize all of a community’s assets
• commit to learning and self development
• be accountable to those they work with and the community they serve.

Our faculty

The Leadership Practice employs a network of our most talented Public Allies staff and alumni, who have excellent facilitation and interactive learning design experience. Through our partnership with The Asset-Based Community Development Institute at Northwestern University led by noted community builders John McKnight and Jody Kretzmann, we offer an additional faculty of highly experienced and successful community leaders across the country who are respected and recognized for their successful community building efforts.

For programs funded by the Corporation for National and Community Service

The Leadership Practice is the official training and technical assistance provider to help Corporation for National & Community Service grantees (AmeriCorps, NCCC, VISTA, Learn & Serve America, and SeniorCorps) better engage and strengthen communities through service. We help groups incorporate community building practices into service design and delivery, member development, volunteer generation, and sustainability efforts. We offer stand-alone institutes, conference workshops and plenaries, and individualized coaching services.

CNCS grantees may access these services by contacting your program officer at CNCS or by submitting an inquiry here.

State Commissions may submit inquiries here or contact Michelle Dobbs at Michelled@publicallies.org

To learn more about the Asset-Based approach to national service, read this article by Public Allies President & CEO, Paul Schmitz

For other organizations, agencies, and businesses interested in the Public Allies approach

Public Allies can offer interactive, dynamic learning events, conference workshops and plenaries, organizational development projects, individualized coaching, and other services that will help leaders practice leadership skills that are right for the times. We help organizations learn strategies and practices to recruit, retain, and develop diverse young leadership, build and manage effective teams, implement community-centered, citizen-led approaches, and improve diversity and inclusion efforts.

If you are interested in learning more, contact Michelle Dobbs at Michelled@publicallies.org