Resources
The Lideres Initiative provides the following resources to assist you in your efforts to develop Latino leadership in the United States, whether for your community, or the whole nation. Here you will find documents that you can download, or links to organizations and other resources.
This section will grow quite a bit, so be sure to check back!
Documents to Download
(Note: unless otherwise specified, documents are in pdf format.
Click here to download a free copy of Adobe Reader)
Twenty of the Most Frequently Asked Questions About Hispanics in the U.S.
Advocacy:
Helpful Hints for Advocacy
Fundraising Tips:
Youth Fundraising
Fundraising Ideas and Methods
10 Ways to Touch your Community – contact NCLR for a copy of the actual poster, but download the text of it here.
Resource Links
These organizations work closely with NCLR, forging partnerships and collaborations, and provide resources that advance young Latino leadership development.
Key Latino Organizations for Young Leaders
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute develops the next generation of Latino leaders by offering educational and leadership development programs, services, and activities that promote the growth of participants as effective professionals and strong leaders, specifically a summer internship and one-year fellowship program on Capitol Hill in Washington DC, and scholarship programs.
NALEO – SLIP program The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials Educational Fund is the leading organization that empowers Latinos to participate fully in the America political process, from citizenship to public service. (See Shell Legislative Internship Program and Ford Motor Fellows Program)
HACU – National Internship Program recruits college students for paid summer- and semester-long internships at federal agencies and private corporations in Washington, D.C., and throughout the country.
NALFO (National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations) is an umbrella council for Latino Greek Letter Organizations.
More Resources:
Community Organizing
Career Development
Award/Opportunities
College Student Resources
High School Student Resources
Community Service & Civic Engagement
Youth Leadership Development
Leadership Bulletins
Vol 2, No 1 – Advocacy
Vol 2, No 3 – Mentoring Programs
Vol 3, No 1 – Needs Assessments
Vol 3, No 2 – Effective Meetings
Vol 4, No 1 – Capacity-Focused Community-Building
Vol 4, No 2 – Media Relations
Vol 4, No 3 – Coalition Building
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