Leadership Tennessee NEXT s newest class has professionals from variety of industries Brinley Hineman, Nashville Tennessean
Leadership Tennessee on Tuesday announced their upcoming class for Leadership Tennessee NEXT, a program that offers development opportunities for the state s up-and-coming professionals.
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The newest class is made up of 29 professionals who are early to mid-career from across Tennessee and in various industries, including law, politics, nonprofits, higher education and development.
Over the next year participants will engage in conversations about top state issues, grow their professional skills and collaborate with leaders across the state.
The organization is an initiative of the College of Leadership and Public Service at Lipscomb University and describes itself as collaborative and nonpartisan.
Courtesy of The Equity Alliance
The Equity Alliance, a Nashville-based statewide nonprofit focused on the civic and economic empowerment of the Black community, has announced it will received $350,000 over the next three years to create a new civic leadership training program.
The Equity Alliance was one of 20 organizations chosen nationally to receive a grant from Gilead Sciences Inc.’s Racial Equity Community Impact Fund, according to a release. The fund supports high-impact organizations working to tackle racial inequities affecting Black communities across the United States.
The grant recipients include other advocacy groups from across the U.S., as well as leading historically Black colleges and universities. The fund will initially provide $10 million in grants to the organizations over a three-year period focused on community advocacy and mobilization, social justice and educational innovation.