Lead for America

Lead for America is a nonprofit working to ensure that our country’s most dynamic and diverse young leaders are working on our toughest challenges. We believe that with the right leadership in the right places, we can reimagine the American Dream in a way that is 1) Shared. Where we all have strong communal ties and a common aspiration of equity and justice for all. 2) Accessible. Where everyone has a chance at economic and civic mobility, no matter their zip code; and 3) Sustainable. Where our education system and public institutions are well positioned to grow and sustain the next generation of leadership that will be responsible for solving problems that we cannot yet see.

The Lead for America Fellowship: For outstanding leaders ages 21-30 to serve their hometown communities in roles in local government, local non-profits, or civically oriented local business. Fellows are tasked with addressing a crucial community project—from affordable housing, to opioid relief, to environmental resilience—that the local government or others don’t have the bandwidth to address. Fellows are also tasked with building a bench of civic leadership around them, with each recruiting additional leaders to return to their community during their Fellowship. Apply here.

Lead for America Staff Application: In the next year, we expect to grow from 6 full-time employees to 20, which will put us in position to significantly expand our Fellowship and education programs, while also positioning us as a leading model for community-based problem solving prior to the 2020 elections. We are looking for team members who are excited about being a part of this growth and helping shape a nationwide movement that will be enlisting hundreds, and soon thousands, of young leaders every year. Apply here.

The Lead for America Fall Internship Program: Fall Interns will help to grow the identity and reach of LFA by promoting new forms of community engagement on college campuses and expanding the LFA network. Fall Interns can choose to be a Campus Outreach Director (manager of all recruitment initiatives on their university campus), a GovChallenge Director (leader and organizer of a local government case competition on their campus), or an Executive Intern (executive assistant to the LFA C-Suite). All three tracks require at least 10-15 hours of time per week. Apply here.