Mission: At TLT – Tomorrow’s Leaders Today 501c3, we exist to make that opportunity real. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to developing leaders through education, collaboration and mentorships with community & business leaders for the collective benefit of the community. TLT-Tomorrows Leaders Today (TLT) was founded in 2019. Based on current data provided by zipdatamaps and the free and reduced lunch program Texas data, we served 972 individuals, 515 from the lowest income areas, deemed the poorest in the DFW, Austin and Houston areas, in one of our online, in-person and/or remote programs in 2023. This results in 52.98% of our participants coming from low-income communities. Including moderate income zip codes, TLT is at 59.26%. TLT Online Learning Library was created to provide free online courses and has reached 169 zip codes as of December 2023, providing real-life skills, soft-skills, financial literacy, higher education and career readiness videos, presentations and surveys. The TLT Leading Leaders Intern Program was established in 2020. We are working with 54 colleges/universities, and numerous high schools that have allowed TLT to advertise our 18 internship positions through their career tool Handshake or College Network Central. We have served 398 interns as of June 2024. This experience is earning participants real life work experience and, in many cases, educational academic course credit. Current positions include Accounting/Business Services, Campus Liaison, Cyber Security, Data Research, Development, Digital Marketing, GIS Basics, Graphic Design, Grant Writing, Human Resource, Impact Management, Instructional Design/E-Learning, Marketing, Operations: Policies & Procedures, Program Coordination, Project Management, Social Media, Social Entrepreneur Project, Website Development, and Video Production. These are all remote positions which makes this opportunity accessible to all across Texas. We continue to add additional positions. Donations will help to provide facilitators who conduct one-on-one sessions and project reviews, and appropriate position specific software for each position and participant that we serve. TLT Youth Leadership Academy is a three or four-week program presented by TLT- Tomorrow’s Leaders Today to any interested 5th-12th grade youth, who live in Collin, Dallas, Denton or Tarrant County, held three times a year. We bring the program to the youth. This educational program experience explores personal communication and leadership dynamics, community social service organizations, their community’s history and growth, higher education and career opportunities, resume creating/review, financial literacy, community safety & local government. Participants work with their class using their leadership skills to complete a class project that will benefit their community. Community focused sessions are 3 or 4 hours long, once a week ending with a certificate of graduation. Donations are used to provide in-person class materials for each participant that we serve. TLT Veterans Gateway Program is designed to dive into problem solving skills, communication skills, teamwork, work ethic, digital application, leadership, career management and intercultural fluency. This program is six sessions built to prepare you for your next career move. Included is the Occupational Code Crosswalk that demonstrates how to translate military skills, training and experience into civilian credentialing appropriate for civilian jobs. Service members will document their military career experience and skills, translate their military occupation experience to civilian occupations and skills, and identify any gaps in their training and/or experience that need to be filled to meet their career goals. In addition, a variety of classes and seminars on topics related to transition, such as dressing for success, goal setting, change management and evaluating and negotiating job offers. TLT's Unlocking the Future Program provides basic real-life, soft-skills, financial literacy, leadership, higher education, and career readiness sessions, at no cost, to underserved youth, eighth grade and older in their Collin, Dallas, Denton, Tarrant and Parker County communities. Through group discussions, hands on exercises, speakers, and presentations about the civic, corporate, charitable, and educational opportunities right in their community we provide tools to become self-sufficient, community members. The classes each complete a community project. Small Business Entrepreneur 101 webinars and workshops. Youth (14-17) and Adults (18 and older) interested in starting a small business learn what steps are involved with taking their dream to the next level. Donations are used to provide in-person workshop class materials. We are Platinum Seal GuideStar Transparency approved and could not have done this without our community partners and volunteers. In 2023, our volunteers, Board of Directors, and interns collectively contributed over 16,822 hours (valued at $534,940) to fulfill essential roles for TLT- Tomorrow’s Leaders Today. According to the Do-Good Institute, each volunteer hour is valued at $31.80.
