2. WE ARE CHANGING THE FACE AND PRACTICE
OF LEADERSHIP
TO MEET THE DEMANDS OF
CHANGING TIMES
Public Allies believes today’s leaders should
• Look like America will look
• Connect across cultures
• Facilitate collaborative action
• Recognize and mobilize community assets
• Commit to self-development
• Be accountable for impact

3. CHANGING THE FACE AND PRACTICE
OF LEADERSHIP
Public Allies is the premier pipeline for developing diverse young nonprofit and
community leaders, and a recognized source for effective leadership
approaches that are right for our changing times.
We operate in 15 local communities across the country through a ten month
leadership program, alumni networks and Leadership Practice consulting group
Recognition: Clinton and Bush administrations • Fast Company Social
Capitalist Awards • Pew Partnership for Civic Change Award
Strong voice for influencing national networks—
America Forward, Voices for National Service,
Nonprofit Workforce Coalition

4. WE IDENTIFY AND CULTIVATE
DIVERSE YOUNG LEADERS
WITHIN NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITIES
WE SERVE
We identify talented young adults, ages 18-30, from diverse and
under-represented backgrounds who have a passion to make a
difference, and help them turn that passion into a viable career path.
In our 10-month program, Allies work full time for a nonprofit organization
addressing critical community issues, and develop leadership skills
through regular trainings delivered by community leaders.

5. PUBLIC ALLIES
LEADERSHIP STARTS HERE
Paid Apprenticeships Rigorous leadership development
in nonprofit organizations in their delivered by community leaders,
communities where they: practitioners and educators, which
includes:
• intensive bi-weekly skill training and
• create, improve and expand
leadership development seminars
services that address diverse
issues, including youth • Critical feedback, reflection, and
development, education, public personal coaching toward individual
health, economic development and performance and professional goals
the environment • community building and team
projects with a diverse cohort of
peers
• earn a monthly stipend of $1,500
• presentations of learning at the end
of the year to demonstrate how one
• receive healthcare, childcare, met the learning outcomes of the
student loan deferment and a post- program
service education award of $5,000

6. INFLUENCE
ON THE NONPROFIT SECTOR & WORKFORCE
Our Leadership
• Nonprofit Sector employs 14 million, half in • Corporations for National
community and human services. and Community Service
• Bridgespan reports the nonprofit sector will • Voices for National Service
need more than 640 new leaders over the • Nonprofit Sector for
next decade. Workforce Coalition
• Only 9% of college seniors know how to • Alliance for Children
find a nonprofit job. and Families
• Less than 15% of nonprofit leaders are • Research and Polling
build of color, and leaders under 40 are less
• America Forward
diverse than older colleagues.

7. LEADER IN DIVERSITY
Public Allies boasts one of the most diverse leadership programs in the country.
67% of Allies are people of color, 60% are women,
50% have college degrees, and 15% are LGBT.

8. WE WORK NATIONALLY
TO DEVELOP LEADERS
IN THEIR HOME COMMUNITIES
Our operating partners
American Sunrise (San Antonio)
Arizona State University School
of Nonprofit Leadership and Management
Bay Area Community Resources (Silicon Valley)
BRIDGES (Cincinnati)
Community Development Technologies Center (Los Angeles)
Coro Center for Civic Leadership (Pittsburgh)
Eagle Rock School and Professional Development Center
(Estes Park)
New Mexico Forum for Youth and Community Development
North Carolina Central University School of Public
Administration
RYASAP (Connecticut)
Public Allies partners with local universities and University of Delaware Center for Community
nonprofit organizations. These partnerships Service and Research
build local capacity, strengthen management, University of Wisconsin
deliver consistent program quality, leverage Milwaukee School of
Continuing Education
trusted brands, and streamline costs. We will
grow to 30 communities by 2011.

9. MULTIPLE LEVELS OF IMPACT
Over 80% of program graduates continue in nonprofit careers and
are more than twice as likely to engage in civic activities than their peers.
Allies gain report gains in teamwork, interpersonal communication, project
planning and evaluation, diversity and inclusion, and personal responsibility.
Recruited more than 11,148 volunteers last year generating more
than $2 million in value for communities.
Nonprofits hosting an Ally saved over $23,000 as compared to what it
would cost to do the same work without Public Allies. In 15 communities, Allies
saved nonprofits more than $7 million last year.

10. OUR NONPROFIT
PARTNERS
San Antonio Organizations hosting Allies (past 2 years)
American Sunrise Learning Center
American Indians in Texas
Basilica of the Little Flower
Bexar County
Boy Scouts of America, Alamo Area
C.A.M.P J.O.V.E.N
Catholic Charities / Guadalupe Community Project Quest / Center
Center Rape Crisis Center
Catholic Charities /V.I.T.A. Respite Care of San Antonio
Centro Med St. Peter-St. Joseph Children's Home
Christian Senior Services/Meals on Wheels San Antonio AIDS Foundation
COSA/Department of Community Initiatives San Antonio Public Library Foundation
City of San Antonio Making Connections San Antonio Sports
Family Services Association
Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas

11. ALUMNI IN ACTION
A sample of where San Antonio alumni lead:
American Sunrise Learning Center
American Indians in Texas
Bexar County
Boy Scouts of America, Alamo Area
C.A.M.P
Catholic Charities/V.I.T.A
Centro Med
City of San Antonio
Family Services Association
Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas
Project Quest Center
Diverse leaders have completed Public Rape Crisis Center
Allies San Antonio and are continuing to Respite Care of San Antonio
serve San Antonio Public Library Foundation

12. BE THE CHANGE…
• Change your life, change your community, and eventually even
change the world!
• With Public Allies, you can make a career out of making a
difference.
• Everyone leads—including diverse young leaders like you. Join us in
changing the face and practice of leadership in your community.
We’re looking for diverse people ages 18 to 30 who have at least a
high school diploma or GED and are committed to creating social
change.
BE THE CHANGE YOU WANT TO SEE IN THE WORLD
-Ghandi

13. APPLY TODAY
SPEAK WITH A PUBLIC ALLY!
YOU CAN ALSO VISIT US ONLINE
OR CALL US FOR MORE
INFORMATION
www.publicallies.org
Contact Us
Public Allies San Antonio
Ph: 210.228.9693 Fax: 210-228-9906
www.myspace.com/publicalliesalamocity
@ PUBLIC ALLIES
SAN ANTONIO