LEAP’s mission is to achieve full participation and equality for Asian and Pacific Islanders through leadership, empowerment, and policy.
Envisioned as a vehicle to develop future leaders, LEAP is a national nonprofit organization whose mission is to achieve full participation and equality for Asian and Pacific Islanders (APIs) through leadership, empowerment, and policy. LEAP works to meet its mission by: Developing people, because leaders are made, not born; Informing society, because leaders know the issues; and Empowering communities, because leaders are grounded in strong, vibrant communities. Unmatched in vision and scope, LEAP offers leadership training and programs, publishes leadership research and conducts community education to advance a comprehensive strategy of API empowerment. With over 30 years of experience, LEAP has delivered over 2,700 leadership development programs, workshops, and presentations to over 125,000 participants across the country.
INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
LEAP — LEADERSHIP IN ACTION (LIA)
Celebrating its 20th year, Leadership In Action (LIA) is an eight-week, paid summer internship program that develops the next generation of college student leaders. LIA builds an intentional leadership and hands-on work experience around three themes:
Thinking – Leadership Development Trainings
Interns will spend an intensive first week in leadership and workplace skills development trainings preparing for work at their community-based organization (CBO) placement as well as building connections to their cohort. Each week after, interns will gather once a week for high-impact workshops led by nationally-recognized leadership trainers and facilitators. Trainings include exploring API cultural values and issues, developing leadership ideas and concepts, public speaking, and sharpening professional development and workforce readiness skills. Through participation in the trainings, LIA interns will think deeply, connect and dialogue with other emerging young leaders, as well as grow their leadership capacity.
Doing – Community-Based Organization Internship
Each intern will be placed with and work four days a week at an API-serving Southern California CBO. Interns will work closely with a supervisor to develop a work plan and meaningful projects. As a result, interns will gain practical hands-on work experience, gain insight about work in the nonprofit sector, all while supporting important community work.
Making – Team Community Impact Project
Additionally, LIA Interns will work together to develop a Team Community Impact Project. Throughout the summer, interns will dialogue and share new perspectives and ideas, apply and practice their leadership skills, and, most importantly, create and implement a team project that elevates the visibility and makes an impact in the API community.
For more information visit: http://www.leap.org/empower_lia
