At the end of June 27 2015 “Embracing the Next Generation Leaders” conference, PRO Leadership proposed five projects that may allow it play its share in bridging the 3 G leadership gaps. To read the report of the conference, check out this link: https://proleadership.org/?page_id=713

Below are the brief description of the five projects:

1. Establishing PRO Clubs

Lots of leaders don’t have a place where they can meet once in awhile with other like-minded leaders to network and also improve their leadership skills. PRO Leadership would like to create this inspiring and safe space starting from the DC metro area. Rather than meeting once per year during annual leadership conference, we thought it is great to create a structure that allows all of our leaders, volunteers, and supporters to meet periodically and grow together. The goal is to establish clubs where supporters (PROs) of PRO Leadership meet once per quarter or, if necessary, once per month to exchange leadership ideas, share their leadership experiences, suggest books, tools, and resources that are important to grow as leaders. The time frame could be just one hour or one hour and half. Right now, we are working on the documents that are necessary including the governing charter, and other guidelines. We are also looking for a place to launch the first club. We need your support and involvement. Would you like to join us as a Supporter? Are you interested to take a leadership role? Would you like to sponsor a place in your organization’s, college’s, university’s building? If you said yes to one or more of these questions, you may please contact us.

2. Offering Leadership Workshops

To bridge the leadership gap, PRO Leadership would like to offer some leadership programs to its target audience. These leadership workshops are designed to sharp the leadership ability of community leaders and small business owners starting from the DC metro area. Some of the workshop themes include but not limited to: Creating an inclusive workplace where team members from diverse culture flourish, Turning conflicts into opportunities, Leading change skillful and smartly, and many more themes. PRO Leadership intends to work with sponsoring organizations to find places to organize the workshops, recruit volunteer trainers, and issue certificates of completion. Would you like to volunteer to facilitate one or more of the workshops? Are you interested to sponsor one or more of the workshop themes to your organization, community, or team? Do you need one or more of the workshops that we offer? If you said yes to one or more of these questions, you may please contact us.

3. Mentoring Emerging Leaders

Mentoring is one of the tools PRO Leadership attempts to raise great leaders. This project aims at brining together experienced leaders as mentors and emerging leaders as mentees. We have readily available frameworks and guidelines. The first step is select qualifying mentees, then find for each the right mentor, provide orientation for both, arrange a launching conference, follow up and monitor progress, and when the program ends arrange a closing ceremony and award certificates for both. We gather feedback from all stakeholders, make necessary changes, and continue to reach out and empower more emerging leaders beginning from DC metro area. Do you desire to be considered as one of the mentees? Would you like to be considered as a mentor? Do you want to sponsor this program financially, which will be used to pay toward event expenses, and other expenditures? If you said yes to one or more of these questions, you may please contact us.