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CREATING CHANGE THROUGH
SOCIAL INNOVATION
Explore empowering stories, practical strategies, and inspiring insights that aim to cultivate a more inclusive and equitable workforce, highlighting the importance of embracing fair hiring practices for all.
Take Your Place in The Shift: Engage, Support, Participate (Vol. 2, No. 1)
The work isn’t finished—and 2026 is calling. At LeadersUp, we’re not closing chapters, we’re building momentum. Dream Sessions and Future Maker Studios are our platforms for co-creating systems that center BIPOC youth. Join us to shift from programs to power, from pilots to policy. Because systems change moves when we do.
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6 days ago3 min read
Inside The Shift: Our Team, Our Values, Our Movement (Vol. 2, No. 1)
In celebrating the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., we are reminded that progress is not inevitable and justice is never certain. The work remains unfinished. At LeadersUp, we don’t shy away from that truth – we build ourselves to last within it.
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6 days ago2 min read
Voices + Evidence: What’s Moving the Needle (Vol. 2, No. 1)
In the past few months, I have found myself asking a different kind of question: if young adults designed educational and workforce opportunities, what would disappear? Which norms, timelines, or assumptions would be scrapped? What parts of today’s economy would feel absurd or outdated?
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6 days ago3 min read
The Transformation: Building What’s Next (Vol. 2, No. 1)
At LeadersUp, we’ve moved beyond simply implementing projects. We’re designing for true impact. That means we start with the system, not the service. It means asking not just what needs to be done, but what needs to be changed.
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6 days ago3 min read
Youth Rising: Fellows & Future Architects of Equity (Vol. 2, No. 1)
Lauren Ly started her LeadersUp journey as an intern in 2024 and quickly made an impact. She worked across our stakeholder engagement and research teams to learn new skills while adding much needed capacity to our work at the time.
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6 days ago2 min read
Lead The Shift: A Message from the President’s Office (Vol. 2, No. 1)
On this episode of Lead the Shift, Jeffery Wallace and Christina Garcia explore the meaning of community, the ongoing journey of equity, and the power of BIPOC youth to lead systemic change. Christina shares a vision of community as a space of belonging and mutual upliftment, while calling us to celebrate progress and co-create a more just world. Tune in for a powerful reminder that transformation starts with connection, courage, and shared purpose.
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