Orientation - After ALP — Transcript

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1. 0:00Welcome to the extended leadership
2. 0:01program or ELP for short. ELP is
3. 0:04designed for people who have completed
4. 0:06the Aspire Leaders Program or ALP for
5. 0:08short and want to continue developing
6. 0:10their leadership skills. Whether someone
7. 0:12has recently completed ALP or has been
8. 0:14part of the Aspire community for several
9. 0:16years, ELP provides a space to build on
10. 0:18that foundation.
11. 0:20In this video, we'll introduce the
12. 0:21program and explain how you can get
13. 0:23involved. Now, you might be wondering
14. 0:25what comes next. ALP gives you a
15. 0:27foundation in leadership. ELP is where
16. 0:30you continue building on it. Think of it
17. 0:32as the next part of your leadership
18. 0:34journey, a space where you continue to
19. 0:36grow on your own terms. This video will
20. 0:38walk you through everything the ELP has
21. 0:40to offer. We'll keep it high-level, just
22. 0:43enough for you to understand what's
23. 0:44available and where to find it. Let's
24. 0:46get started. So, what exactly is ELP?
25. 0:49It's a program that connects Aspire
26. 0:51graduates with the resources they need
27. 0:53to succeed as they develop their purpose
28. 0:55and achieve their professional
29. 0:56objectives.
30. 0:57Once you complete the Aspire Leaders
31. 0:59Program, you automatically get access to
32. 1:01ELP. It's completely free and built
33. 1:04around opportunities you can choose to
34. 1:06engage with based on where you are in
35. 1:07your career or academic journey. Nothing
36. 1:10here is mandatory. You're in the
37. 1:11driver's seat. ELP gives you access to
38. 1:14resources, opportunities, and support,
39. 1:16and you choose what to engage with and
40. 1:18when. Here's what the ELP section of the
41. 1:20Engage portal looks like after you
42. 1:22graduate. As you can see, everything
43. 1:24we're about to walk through lives right
44. 1:26here. Don't worry about memorizing it
45. 1:28now. We'll go through each part one by
46. 1:30one. ELP is organized around three
47. 1:32pathways. Each one offers resources,
48. 1:35opportunities, and partnerships with
49. 1:36organizations that work specifically
50. 1:38with Aspire graduates. These are
51. 1:40self-guided tracks consisting of partner
52. 1:42tools, organizations, opportunities, and
53. 1:45funding sources, so you can
54. 1:47self-navigate toward your next goal at
55. 1:49your own pace. Think of them as flexible
56. 1:51roadmaps, not fixed programs. The first
57. 1:54is career development. Through this
58. 1:56pathway, you gain access to resources
59. 1:58and opportunities designed to facilitate
60. 2:00your career advancement through
61. 2:01professional skills development,
62. 2:03enhancement of job application
63. 2:05materials, and expanded access to career
64. 2:07opportunities. Here, you'll find
65. 2:09resources and tools designed to support
66. 2:11you at various stages of your career
67. 2:13development journey, from exploring
68. 2:15career domains and building your skills
69. 2:17to strengthening your job application
70. 2:19materials.
71. 2:20Some notable partner tools in this
72. 2:22pathway include Forage, which offers
73. 2:24access to hundreds of job simulations,
74. 2:27Global Mentorship Initiative for
75. 2:29one-on-one mentorship, Prepare for
76. 2:31AI-powered interview preparation, and
77. 2:33more. There's also the Skills
78. 2:35Advancement Grant, which helps you
79. 2:36pursue certifications and professional
80. 2:38development. The second is
81. 2:40entrepreneurship. Through this pathway,
82. 2:42you gain access to resources and
83. 2:44opportunities designed to help you
84. 2:46launch new ventures, accelerate existing
85. 2:48businesses, or develop innovative
86. 2:50solutions to address social challenges
87. 2:52in your communities. The Seed Fund
88. 2:55provides early-stage funding for
89. 2:56promising ventures. You can also scale
90. 2:59your venture with our partner Moving
91. 3:00Worlds, and the Community Action Award
92. 3:02offers advanced funding for projects
93. 3:04that have already demonstrated proof of
94. 3:06concept. The third is higher education
95. 3:09and research. Through this pathway, you
96. 3:11gain access to resources and
97. 3:13opportunities designed to help you apply
98. 3:15to an advanced degree, prepare for
99. 3:16standardized exams, or develop and
100. 3:18execute academic research. You can
101. 3:21access research mentorship through our
102. 3:22partner Lumiere Education. You'll also
103. 3:25find financial awards connected to this
104. 3:27pathway, like the Academic Advancement
105. 3:29Grant, which helps cover exam
106. 3:31registration fees, and the Conference
107. 3:33Grant, which supports alumni presenting
108. 3:35research at conferences. Once you
109. 3:37graduate from the Aspire Leaders
110. 3:39Program, you won't have to pick just one
111. 3:41pathway. You'll be free to explore
112. 3:43whichever ones are relevant to where you
113. 3:45are in your journey. To explore the
114. 3:47pathways, you can simply go to the main
115. 3:48ELP page and scroll down until you see
116. 3:51the three pathways. As mentioned
117. 3:53earlier, across these pathways, you will
118. 3:55also have access to financial awards,
119. 3:57grants designed to support you at
120. 3:59different stages of your journey. Here's
121. 4:01a quick overview and recap. The Skills
122. 4:03Advancement Grant helps you pursue
123. 4:05certifications and professional
124. 4:07development. The Seed Fund provides
125. 4:09early-stage funding for promising social
126. 4:11ventures and entrepreneurial projects.
127. 4:13The Aspire United Grant supports
128. 4:15cross-country alumni projects that offer
129. 4:17creative solutions for social impact.
130. 4:20The Community Action Award provides
131. 4:22advanced funding for projects that have
132. 4:24already achieved a minimum viable
133. 4:25product or demonstrated proof of
134. 4:27concept. The Academic Advancement Grant
135. 4:29helps cover registration fees for
136. 4:31standardized exams like IELTS, TOEFL,
137. 4:34GRE, and SAT. And the Conference Grant
138. 4:37supports alumni presenting original
139. 4:39research or projects at conferences and
140. 4:41summits. Aspire Leaders Program
141. 4:43graduates are eligible to apply for
142. 4:45Aspire funding opportunities at any
143. 4:47point in their alumni journey, provided
144. 4:50they have not previously received an
145. 4:51award in the same funding program. These
146. 4:54are competitive opportunities, and each
147. 4:56award has its own application deadlines
148. 4:58and eligibility criteria, so be sure to
149. 5:00check the details for each award
150. 5:02carefully before applying. Another
151. 5:04opportunity available to Aspire alumni
152. 5:06is our events. There are two types you
153. 5:08should know about: the Mentorship Series
154. 5:10and Community Meetups. The Mentorship
155. 5:13Series are virtual events where an
156. 5:14established professional or industry
157. 5:16expert leads a session on a topic that's
158. 5:19directly relevant to you. These are
159. 5:21hosted by Aspire alumni volunteers in
160. 5:23countries where they are active, so the
161. 5:25content is culturally relevant to your
162. 5:27context. You join via Zoom, and they
163. 5:29happen a few times a month. Community
164. 5:31Meetups are in-person events that take
165. 5:33place in countries and cities where
166. 5:35Aspire volunteers are active. Some are
167. 5:38formal and speaker-led, while others are
168. 5:40more informal, focused on building
169. 5:42relationships and community among
170. 5:43alumni. Either way, they're a great
171. 5:45chance to connect with fellow Aspire
172. 5:47alumni near you. Most mentorship events
173. 5:50will be listed in the events section
174. 5:52while community and country specific
175. 5:53events will be emailed to you directly.
176. 5:55To find upcoming events, you can go to
177. 5:57the main YLP landing page and scroll
178. 5:59down until you see events. They're free
179. 6:01to attend and you can sign up directly
180. 6:03through the Engage portal by clicking on
181. 6:05the join button. All of the mentorship
182. 6:07series and community meetups we just
183. 6:09talked about are made possible by our
184. 6:11incredible global team of alumni
185. 6:13volunteers.
186. 6:15If you're interested in directly
187. 6:16contributing to opportunities like
188. 6:18these, whether that's organizing virtual
189. 6:20or in-person events, supporting alumni
190. 6:23engagement on Discord as a moderator, or
191. 6:25taking on other leadership roles, the
192. 6:27Aspire volunteer program or AVP is how
193. 6:30you can get involved as an ALP graduate.
194. 6:33As a volunteer, you could serve as a
195. 6:34community leader, a domain leader, a
196. 6:37campus leader, a Discord moderator, a
197. 6:39community captain, or even a regional
198. 6:41lead. There are also need-based function
199. 6:44specific roles that come up from time to
200. 6:46time as Aspire HQ has specific needs.
201. 6:49Each role contributes to Aspire's
202. 6:51mission in a different way and all of
203. 6:53them help you grow as a leader. New
204. 6:55volunteer opportunities open up
205. 6:57regularly, so keep an eye on your email
206. 6:59for announcements as they become
207. 7:00available. If you're part of an Aspire
208. 7:03foundry, your country may also have its
209. 7:05own volunteering opportunities and team
210. 7:07structure. Speaking of foundries, you
211. 7:10may have heard this term before and
212. 7:11here's what it means. Foundries are
213. 7:13Aspire's national teams.
214. 7:16Think of them as country specific
215. 7:18offices that carry out Aspire's mission
216. 7:20locally. Each foundry operates
217. 7:22independently with its own strategy, its
218. 7:24own team, and its own way of working
219. 7:27while staying aligned with Aspire's
220. 7:28overall goals. We currently have
221. 7:30foundries in India, Pakistan, Bolivia,
222. 7:33Mexico, and Turkey with more on the way.
223. 7:35If your country has a foundry, they may
224. 7:37offer country specific opportunities,
225. 7:39events, and resources and will reach out
226. 7:42to you directly with updates as they
227. 7:43become available. So, to recap, ELP is
228. 7:46your space to keep growing after the
229. 7:48Aspire Leaders Program.
230. 7:50Within it, you have three pathways, each
231. 7:52with dedicated partner tools and
232. 7:54resources, plus financial awards,
233. 7:56events, and volunteering opportunities.
234. 7:59After graduation, we encourage you to
235. 8:00take some time to explore, browse the
236. 8:02pathways, check out upcoming events, and
237. 8:05see the opportunities that are available
238. 8:07to you. This is your program. It's here
239. 8:09for you whenever you're ready. We're to
240. 8:11welcome you to the extended leadership
241. 8:13program. Your journey continues here.