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Leadership Saratoga Completes Nonprofit Projects, Seeks New Ideas

Written by Saratoga TODAY on . Posted in Education.

Members of the Leadership Saratoga Class of 2024 pose with representatives from Saratoga Pride. Photo provided by the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce.

SARATOGA SPRINGS —  The award-winning Leadership Saratoga program recently completed four impactful projects for local nonprofits, and is currently seeking project ideas for the upcoming 2024-2025 class.

Sponsored by the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce, the program is dedicated to the development of leaders who will serve their communities today and in the future. As part of the program, the class assists up to four local nonprofits to help enhance or re-envision programs, operations, and strategies key to their future success.

The class of 2024 completed the following projects:

Saratoga Pride

Saratoga Pride is an all-volunteer organization that has served the LGBTQ+ community and allies for more than 15 years. Leadership Saratoga class members helped to create a strategy to expand county-wide programs and opportunities for effective partnerships with businesses and non-profit organizations aligned with Saratoga Pride’s mission. Additionally, Leadership Saratoga helped Saratoga Pride expand its public library partnership program in Saratoga County.

Our Lodge Foundation

Our Lodge Foundation’s primary purpose is to support Frederick Allen Elks Lodge #609, a black international fraternal organization, in their philanthropic efforts, as well as the sustainment and upgrade of their building located on Beekman Street. Leadership Saratoga helped Our Lodge Foundation with a communications, outreach, and development strategy.

Saratoga Sponsor-A-Scholar

Saratoga Sponsor a Scholar assists students from Saratoga Springs High School in graduating from high school and attending and graduating from college or other technical higher learning programs. Leadership Saratoga helped Saratoga Sponsor-a-Scholar to re-envision and update its mentor handbook and provided additional consulting on mentor recruitment.

Lifeworks

Since 2005, LifeWorks (formerly Saratoga County EOC) has conducted an annual photography workshop and exhibit titled “Estamos Aquí” (We Are Here) and hosted an annual celebration of the photographers and new photos with the goal of providing the resources and platform for self-representation for Latinos in Saratoga. Leadership Saratoga provided research, planning, and strategy for LifeWorks for a potential expanded community showcase of Latino art and culture coinciding with the annual reception for “Estamos Aqui.”

For the upcoming 24-25 school year, nonprofits serving Saratoga County are encouraged to submit a project proposal detailing their organization’s needs. Proposals are reviewed by a subcommittee of the Leadership Saratoga Advisory Board, which selects up to four projects for groups within the incoming class to complete as part of the nine-month-long program.

Project proposal applications should be submitted to Leadership Saratoga by Friday, August 23. Organizations will be notified in early September of their status. More information about Leadership Saratoga and how to submit a project proposal is available at www.leadershipsaratoga.org.

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