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The organizations in our community are on the frontlines supporting young people through a time of historic disruption and challenge. When we help them improve, it has a direct and immediate impact on the more than 31M young people they collectively serve.

A connected, organized, and engaged community of nonprofits is a powerful force for improving outcomes for all young people.

Alliance Impact

Impact at a Glance

of leaders are satisfied with their Alliance experience

97%

felt Alliance programming was responsive to field dynamics & their most important needs

85%

said they were better leaders because of their participation.

87%

felt that participation had a significant positive impact on their organization

78%

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Hear leaders from our member organizations talk about their Alliance experience in these video testimonials. 

Organizational Improvement & Evolution

78% of members felt the Alliance community had a significant positive impact on their organization

As a result of Alliance participation, our members believe that their organizations are more effective.

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of leaders regularly apply learnings from Alliance programming within their organizations.

85%

We asked leaders to unpack the ways in which their organizations are more effective because of their participation in our Alliance.

68%

saw more effective innovation and strategic evolution in their organization

66%

reported improved outcomes and increased impact

62%

experienced a better run and higher performing organization.

52%

saw expanded reach and growth. 

Leader Efficacy

An infographic showing the 89% of leaders feel the Alliance is helping them improve their organizations by enhancing the skills and capacity of their participating leaders

In addition to measuring if the Alliance Community helped leaders improve, we also sought to learn more deeply about the ways the Alliance was strengthening the skills and abilities of leaders.

84% of participating leaders report greater efficacy and frequency collaborating with stakeholders outside of their organization

81% have been able to grow the size of their professional network​

79% feel more empowered and more effective in solving challenges they encounter with their work. 

71% are more effective at managing change within their organization

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Our Alliance Community has a powerful impact on the satisfaction of leaders, allowing them to persist longer in their roles, in their organizations, and in the social sector.​

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83% of participating leaders credit their participation in the Alliance Community with feeling more optimistic about the power of the social sector to affect positive change in our country​

79% Feel less lonely and isolated in their work​

69% Feel more committed to continuing their career in the social sector​

62% Feel greater satisfaction with their current role​

62% Feel more committed to continuing to work in their organization

  • Photo of Kim Gustafson, Senior Director of Scholarship Operations, APIA Scholars

    “The opportunity to be part of a powerful network of leaders and resources is simply invaluable. Though I am fairly new to the APA community, I have deeply appreciated the chance to learn from other leaders. My leadership cohort has already provided access to a tremendous group of peers, and knowing that I have a safe, supportive, and confidential space is highly reassuring.”

    Kim Gustafson, Senior Director of Scholarship Operations, APIA Scholars​

Thriving & Responsive Community

An infographic showing that 85% of members felt Alliance programming was responsive to field dynamics and the most important needs of their organization.

Alliance leaders spent 7,898 in Alliance programming in 2024.

Our member organizations average 80-100 hours per year in our programming.

Overall, members report high levels of satisfaction with their participation in Alliance Community.

97% of leaders are satisfied with their Alliance experience.

88% of leaders report that it is important for them to participate in the Alliance community next year.

88% of leaders felt a sense of belonging in Alliance community spaces.

Since we launched this community three years ago, we have retained 87% of all members who decided to join.

For 44% of our executive leaders, the Alliance was the only community they engaged in during 2024 to support their professional development and to pursue collective action opportunities.

An infographic showing that 9 our of 10 leaders feel deeply supported by other leaders in the Alliance.
  • Shauna-Lee Ruglass, Chief People and Culture Officer, YouthBuild

    “Something I've really valued in being a part of the Alliance is my access to other leaders and other orgs that were struggling with the same things that I've been struggling with my whole leadership journey. The affirmation that you get knowing you're not alone in this work is powerful."

    Shauna-Lee Ruglass, Chief People and Culture Officer, YouthBuild

  • Photo of Angela Glymph, CEO, Peer Health Exchange

    "Being a CEO is an incredibly lonely job. I didn't realize that until I stepped into this role. I'm finding that community I was so hungry for, and it's exactly what a first-time CEO needs to feel confident and really combat imposter syndrome...To know there are also folks in the space who are actively doing that and sharing the tools and strategies they use to do that, but also showing up and reaffirming me as a colleague, has been the biggest gift of being in this space."

    Angela Glymph, CEO, Peer Health Exchange