American Express Builds on its $100 Million Investment in Developing Nonprofit and Social Purpose Leaders
April 30 2021 - 9:20AM
Business Wire
Company's Leadership Academy Hosted Sixth Global Alumni Summit
Focused on Building A Successful Path Forward
American Express (NYSE:AXP) held its sixth Leadership Academy
Global Alumni Summit virtually on April 27-29 with over 475
participants, a record-setting number which included over 200
social purpose leaders from 31 countries. Driven by the theme Our
Path Forward. Lead. Listen. Flourish., the Summit included
networking, professional development and collaboration
opportunities for emerging nonprofit and social purpose leaders, as
the social sector continues to navigate the challenges brought on
by the COVID-19 pandemic. Since 2007, American Express has invested
$100 million in leadership development programs globally and this
year’s Summit builds on American Express’ longstanding commitment
to this giving area.
“Nonprofit and social purpose leaders are at the forefront of
the many interconnected challenges our communities face,” said
Richard Brown, Vice President of Philanthropy at American Express.
“Now more than ever, it’s critical that we support leaders with the
resources and opportunities to invest in their development and
networking, as they work collaboratively across the world to
deliver meaningful solutions.”
For the first time, the majority of the sessions during the
Summit were led by program alumni, empowering experts from within
American Express’ Leadership Academy Alumni Network to facilitate
engaging peer-to-peer learning. Taught by alumni from Botswana,
Ghana, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Philippines, United Kingdom
and the United States, the 20+ workshops explored critical topics
relevant to today’s challenges from how to leverage alternative
models for nonprofit fundraising to building compassionate
workplaces that embrace diversity, equity and inclusion.
Dell Technologies, a new partner of the American Express
Leadership Academy, hosted a “The Future of Work” workshop,
exploring how emerging technologies are poised to intersect with
evolving social and economic forces that will define the future of
work in 2030.
“To drive positive social change, we need to enable nonprofits
to innovate and transform in the way they deliver programs and
services needed most,” said Jamila Cowan, Director of Team Member
Giving and Volunteering at Dell Technologies. “Technology is
critical to scale the important work being carried out by
nonprofits and the Leadership Academy is a fantastic opportunity
for us to support nonprofits on their digital journey.”
During the Summit, American Express also announced the winner of
the American Express Leadership Academy Alumni Award which honors
an outstanding leader who demonstrates strong leadership while
continually impacting his or her community. This year’s recipient
was Jacob Ireri, Chief Executive Officer of the Deaf Empowerment
Society of Kenya (DESK), a nongovernmental organization based in
Kenya that seeks to advance the empowerment and independence of
deaf people. The award included a $25,000 grant to DESK.
The American Express Leadership Academy Global Alumni Summit was
produced in partnership with Atlas Corps, a nonprofit organization
focused on developing leaders through training programs and a
global alumni community of skilled social change professionals.
About American Express’ Leadership Initiatives
One of American Express' three philanthropic platforms is
Developing Leaders. For more than a decade, the company has devoted
resources to creating and funding programs that strengthen leaders
within nonprofit and social purpose organizations working to solve
the world's biggest challenges, with a specific focus on leaders
who are people of color and from underrepresented groups. From 2007
to 2020, American Express has supported the training of more than
150,000 social purpose leaders from more than 100 countries.
Founded in 2008, the American Express Leadership Academy builds
the personal, business and leadership skills of emerging nonprofit
and social purpose leaders through multi-day trainings. The
initiative has grown to a global program, training world-class
leaders in the areas of education, the arts, social services,
health, the environment, and more. From 2008 to 2020, American
Express hosted more than 160 Leadership Academy programs around the
world, training more than 5,400 nonprofit and social purpose
leaders.
For more information on the American Express Leadership Academy
Alumni Summit, please visit LeaderStories.
ABOUT AMERICAN EXPRESS
American Express is a globally integrated payments company,
providing customers with access to products, insights and
experiences that enrich lives and build business success. Learn
more at americanexpress.com and connect with us on
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linkedin.com/company/american-express, twitter.com/americanexpress,
and youtube.com/americanexpress.
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