Change Collective

By Rashad Grove
March 3, 2023

"Barack Obama is launching a new leadership network focused on engaging emerging leaders around civic involvement , reports Washington Post. The former president’s vision for the Change Collective is to 'develop, connect and elevate changemakers across the country.'

"According to the report, the initiative intends to develop a network of local leaders across the country who share resources and political strategies to make a difference in their various locales. Additionally, participants will receive leadership development training…

"The inaugural class of the Change Collective will include 25 participants from Chicago, IL, Detroit, MI, and Jackson, MS…

"'’Our country is changing. But I still believe there is more that unites us than divides us,’ Obama said in a video announcement…

"The Change Collective will be housed at Civic Nation, a nonpartisan nonprofit in Washington, D.C. The inaugural class will receive leadership development training that will center on community organizing with public officials and institutions before creating a civic action project in their local neighborhoods.

"Applications are now open for interested candidates to apply."

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