Minnesota Young American
Leaders Program

Call for Nominations/Applicants

The nomination and application process for the Minnesota Young American Leaders Program (MYALP) is open starting Tuesday, September 24, 2024. As the regional selection partner for Northeast MN, the Northland Foundation invites you to nominate someone, encourage others to apply, or apply yourself.

MYALP 2025 will take place May 18 through May 21, 2025, at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus. There is no cost to participants selected to attend. All lodging, meals, and travel expenses to and from the Program will be covered. Participants are expected to stay in the lodging provided on campus and must commit to the entirety of the Program (partial attendance is not allowed).

Nominations/Applications open Tuesday, September 24, 2024. Nominations of others are due by October 15, 2024. Applications are due by November 7, 2024.

About the Program

The MYALP is an intensive, three-and-a-half day program held at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities campus. It convenes rising Minnesota leaders from for-profit, government, and non-profit sectors, who are committed to helping their communities and region prosper inclusively.

Participants will 1) develop and enhance their ability to forge connections with other rising leaders across and within Minnesota’s cities and regions, 2) deepen their knowledge and share perspectives regarding the state and the trajectory of our national and regional economic development, and 3) learn together from examples of and tools for innovative cross-sector collaborations that address key challenges, create opportunities, and bridge divides in our communities.

Participants also have the opportunity collaborate after the Program to develop and potentially launch an initiative for public good and to build a broader capacity by deepening their practical knowledge of what it takes to make shared leadership initiatives happen.

Program Themes include:

• The State and Trajectory of U.S. and Minnesota Economies: Insights and Examples
• Cross Sector Leadership: Insights and Examples
• Building Future Collaborations for our Region
• Leadership Chats: The View from the Trenches

For additional information about the Minnesota Young American Leaders Program, access a One-Page Overview of the program and/or visit the MYALP Website.

Background

Since 2015, the Itasca Project has sent cohorts of ten rising leaders to Harvard Business School (HBS) for the Young American Leaders Program. In 2019, the Itasca Project collaborated with the University of Minnesota’s Center for Integrative Leadership to create the Minnesota Young American Leaders Program (MYALP) which is inspired by the national Young American Leaders Program. The two programs share themes, as well as selected faculty and content.

MYALP convenes every May, bringing together rising leaders from six regions in Minnesota: Northeast Minnesota, Greater Fargo-Moorhead, Greater Mankato, Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul, Greater Rochester, and Greater St. Cloud. A selection committee for each region works to select a balanced cohort that represents the rich and particular diversity of our region and state. We plan to have cohorts identified by mid-February 2025.

Who Is The Program For?

The program is aimed at individuals who:

1. Have a minimum of 7 years full-time professional work experience, including one or more of the following:

• Experience leading five or more other people comprising a function, working group, committee, task force, department, division, or organization.
• Experience leading a cross-organizational, cross-divisional, or cross-departmental process.
• Experience representing an organization, constituency, geography or community in a multi-stakeholder initiative, process, or body.
• Designation by their organization as a “high potential” employee (or similar designation reflecting assessment as someone who has the ability, commitment, and motivation to succeed in more senior positions in the organization).

2. Have an interest and/or demonstrated experience in:

• Collaborating across the for-profit, government, and non-profit sectors for the good of their city, state, or region.
• Working across differences such as race, profession, political perspective, and sector.
• Making time available on an ongoing basis to collaborate with other leaders for public good.

If You Are Nominating Others

If you would like to nominate one or more individuals, please keep the above-listed qualifications in mind. Nominations are due no later than October 15, 2024.

Nominators: Please CLICK HERE for important information, key dates, and more about how to nominate someone.

If You Are Applying Yourself

If you would like to apply or are encouraging someone else to apply directly, please keep the above-listed qualifications in mind. Applications are due no later than November 7, 2024.

Applicants: Please CLICK HERE for important program information, key dates, and more about how to apply.

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QUESTIONS? Email myalp@umn.edu with questions, and visit the website at z.umn.edu/myalp for nomination and application details.