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Recent LEAP newsletters:

LEAP’s Statement on Pew’s Research Study on Asian Americans

Celebrate LEAP's 30th Anniversary this LEAP year!

Our Journey Together: Reflecting the Past, Looking Into Our Future

LEAP 2011 Year in Review

Gratitude and Thanks to LEAP Annual Contributors

LEAP is proud to thank a special group of organizations who have joined with LEAP in partnership to show their commitment to diversity in the workplace, encourage LEAP's mission to grow leaders - specifically engaged, talented, and diverse leaders, and supports the Asian and Pacific Islander community.

For over 30 years, LEAP has changed the lives of over 125,000 people across geographies, generations, and genders; supported the strengthening of diverse Asian and Pacific Islander (API) communities and influenced over 2,500 organizations across the private, public and nonprofit sectors. We are immensely proud of the impact we have made in "growing leaders" and we're pleased that we will be able to continue doing so with the help of the LEAP Annual Contributors.

NEW Leadership Research Series Report

2011 Fortune 500 API Executive Officers and Top Earners

The 2011 Fortune 500 API Executive Officers and Top Earners marks the sixth report in the series and the first edition of research focusing on Executive Officers.

Through these reports and our direct involvement with companies to develop a robust pipeline of API leaders through our training programs, LEAP will continue to do its part in shedding light on the need for more representation of APIs at the highest levels of leadership positions.

The report findings show that despite the fact that APIs are the fastest growing minority group and a vital part of the nation’s talent pipeline, APIs remain largely absent at the top executive level at the largest companies in the country. 

Read the key findings of the report, or download a PDF copy of the full report.

MORE INFORMATION:

Press Release
Full Report (12 pages) Download: PDF
Previous LEAP Leadership Research Reports

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:

Rima K. Matsumoto
Vice President of Research and Strategic Alliances
(202) 412-4190
rmatsumoto@leap.org

Self-Paced. On-Demand. Web-Based Leadership Development Program

LEAP is answering the needs of corporate clients for cost and time effective leadership education for Asian and Asian American professionals through its newly developed plug and play eLearning Series.

Designed by LEAP with cutting edge and fully integrated technologies, the proprietary 60-minute modules, are interactive in nature with activities, case study scenarios and knowledge checks to increase the impact of Asian and Asian American professionals enabling them to achieve strategic objectives and drive organizational results.

With nearly 30 years of experience in successfully developing people and growing leaders through professional development programs, LEAP’s self-paced, on-demand, web-based leadership development program for Asian and Asian American professionals create the perfect complement to ongoing, in-person training programs.

Download Fact Sheet

Live Life to the Fullest: Join AARP through LEAP

In addition to becoming a 2012 LEAP Annual Contributor, AARP is partnering with LEAP and making an additional donation for every LEAP supporter who purchases an AARP membership.

When you purchase AARP membership through LEAP you'll enjoy access to a wealth of benefits designed to help everyone age 50+ live life to the fullest. AARP members can access a world of information and benefits including the nation's largest circulation magazine, trusted information, everyday discounts, travel deals, tools for finance and healthy living, volunteer opportunities and more.

For each membership purchased, AARP supports LEAP through a payment of $5 for each year of membership you elect to take (or $50 for a lifetime membership).

There are 1/3/5 year and Lifetime membership terms available, all at a special rate. Already an AARP member? This offer will extend your membership.

Under age 50? Use this offer to give the gift of AARP membership to a loved one at the same discounted rates. To gift a membership, please enter your loved one's information (name, address, and birth date) on the registration page (website listed below).

VISIT WWW.AARPMEMBERSHIP.ORG/LEAP TO JOIN OR GIVE THE GIFT OF AARP MEMBERSHIP NOW. Download Flyer PDF

This past summer, LEAP had a team of interns that worked together to increase LEAP's online presence.  In addition to helping with programs, events, and office duties, they also began these two projects.

LEAP Youtube Channel

This channel brings together various videos of LEAP program alumni.  The interns gathered testimonials over the summer with the goal of capturing participants' experiences with LEAP's programs and reflections on the training they received.  LEAP plans to continue collecting these stories, so please contact Nancy Yap at nyap@leap.org

if you are interested in being interviewed. 

Visit http://www.youtube.com/user/LEAPvideos/featured to check out the videos.

LEAP Crowd Funding Campaign:  Struggle City at the LEAP office: Video Disaster

With the generous support of Bill Imada, LEAP was able to engage We Did It Fundraising to begin raising money through their crowd funding platform for nonprofit organizations.   This campaign is a result of the interns fundraising summer efforts.  Please watch their video and donate to their campaign.  The goal is $5,000 before 10/25/12 for a new, professionally done, LEAP promotional video.  Plan C Agency has already committed to donating over $20,000 in services and resources to make the video, all we have to do is raise $5,000!  If 200 people donate $25, we will reach our goal and unlock all the videos that the interns have worked so hard to create.  We hope that you enjoy, donate, and share! Visit HERE to support their campaign!

Special Thanks to the 2012 LEAP Summer Interns!
• Alvin Huang (Claremont McKenna College)
• Natsumi Ishikawa (University of Southern California)
• Eury Jung (University of California, Santa Cruz)
• Kristen Mizutani (La Jolla Country Day High School)
• Yuhe Faye Wang (Pomona College)
• Alexander Woo (Wesleyan University)

A Free Capacity Building Workshop sponsored by Southern California Edison
Workshops presented by LEAP

Friday, October 5, 2012
7:30am - 1:30pm
San Juan Capistrano Community Center
25925 Camino del Avion
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675

This event will consist of a panel of API professionals who will speak about their career choices and why diverse leadership is important. They will also share tips on building a relationship with a mentor and the rewards of mentoring younger potential leaders. This event is co-sponsored by the Asian Pacific American Student Services (APASS) at the University of Southern California (USC) as part of their Career Mentorship Program, Connections!. Following the panel, mentors and mentees will meet for the first time and have the opportunity to network.

The event will be held at USC from 6pm - 9pm on October 17, 2012 for the mentors and mentees of the Connections! program. For more information, please visit http://sait.usc.edu/apass/pages/involvement/connections/information.html

This event is sponsored by

APASS Connections Mentorship Program at USC

APASS is currently looking for mentors to volunteer for their Career Mentorship Program, Connections!  Connections! connects undergraduate students with alumni and other professionals in a field of interest. This program was created to meet the career development needs of API students specifically in a culturally-influenced context. 

Oftentimes the experiences of being a person of Asian or Pacific Islander descent make personal and professional development issues more complex.  They are currently in need of professionals in the health or business fields.

Apply to be Connections! Mentor online

Intern at LEAP

LEAP is always looking for volunteers and interns to help with our various projects and programs.  We are currently looking for an intern to help with our Leadership Research Reports and our marketing and communications implementation and strategy.  Contact Nancy Yap at nyap@leap.org if you are interested or have any questions.

Additional Ways to Support LEAP

Make Goodsearch.com your search engine.
LEAP is one of the many organizations that you can designate on goodsearch.com, a website that donates money to nonprofit organizations while you search the internet. Partnered with Yahoo Search, Goodsearch donates $.01 for every search conducted through their website to the organization of your choice. They also provide coupons to popular online shopping sites and will donate a percentage of your online purchase to the organization as well. Currently, you can also download the Goodsearch toolbar which will automatically alert you if a website has an available coupon.  www.goodsearch.com

Follow, Friend, or Link to LEAP.
LEAP is now a part of Twitter, Facebook, and Linked In. Join our network and stay up to date on the events and activities that LEAP is a part of. Also, spread the word about LEAP and our mission to your networks.

Linked In: LEAP has two groups. Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics, Inc. (LEAP) as well as a group that is for our alumni, LEAP Alumni Group.

Contribute to LEAP today!

LEAP is now hiring a Director of Training.  Please click HERE for more information.