Leading with Unity: The Power of Teamwork in Non-Profit Organizations
Hello! My name is Madison Voinovich and I am the President of the Board of Leaders of Today. As we have begun planning out our year, we have developed a variety of exciting new initiatives to promote community involvement and youth leadership. Coming up next month, we have our first Educator Brunch. During this event, we are connecting with high school counselors, vice principals, principals, and other school staff members to provide information about our nonprofit, talk about upcoming events and special projects, and share information about our student/mentor relationships. We are hopeful to continue to create a space for us within our community, working with educators and students.
As an organization, we are working to be a connector of people. We are aware that our work cannot be done alone, hence teamwork is one of our core values. In the words of Hellen Keller, “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” When our executive director, Jordan Reeves, reached out about starting this organization, I was nervous about taking on such a massive project. Although it has been a lot of work, having a strong team is what makes our mission possible.
A leader should not, and often can not, do everything on their own. Within Leaders of Today, each member of our team is an integral part of making our organization run. If a single person was in charge of recruitment, marketing, fundraising, and project planning, the job would be overwhelming and the work would most likely be rushed and incomplete. In addition, the individual would likely burnout quickly, hindering any progress they have made. Through designating tasks to our team, we are able to better serve our community and the student leaders we are trying to develop.
However, even with the team that we have, we cannot operate alone. Firstly, as a budding organization we are in need of funding to support our mission. Therefore, we are working to add corporate sponsors to our growing team (especially for our upcoming Leaders of Today High School Conference). This partnership allows businesses to give back to their community while also gaining exposure among the students we serve. Through our educator brunch, we are also looking to add educators of the central Ohio area to our team. Students are interested and excited to hone their leadership potential, but it is essential for educators to help spread the word about leadership opportunities like our conference. Finally, we need students excited about leadership to join our team. Without such students, our mission would be obsolete.
We believe that giving students, the leaders of today, the opportunity to serve and make an impact will create vision and entrepreneurship for a better tomorrow.
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