How can APA/LeadershipPlenty help me?

If you want to be more influential in your organization, community, or profession, or you are a leader of an organization who wants your workers to become more capable and effective, APA/LeadershipPlenty can help.

In an evaluation, APA/LeadershipPlenty Fellows reported significant increases in their ability to:

  • Work with the leadership of their organizations and communities
  • Recognize how groups develop and learn
  • Manage conflict in group work
  • Approach community development problems
  • Promote communication in diverse groups

Here are some other benefits Fellows and organizations receive.
Benefits to participants
Benefits to organizations
  • Learn how to influence others, communicate for results, build strategic partnerships, move from talk to action, and manage groups.
  • Join a diverse network of professionals from the fields of community development and planning.
  • Learn among students, trainers and coaches who understand community development and urban planning.
  • Get high-quality professional development at a lower cost than other programs.
  • Receive a certificate of completion from Rutgers University after graduating from the program.
  • LeadershipPlenty Fellows are more likely to retain what they learn. Unlike most training programs, APA/LeadershipPlenty combines workshops with coaching over an extended period, so Fellows can practice what they've learned.
  • Employees will be better able to handle client and co-worker problems, and help your organization achieve its mission.
  • We encourage APA/LeadershipPlenty Fellows to share what they learn with their co-workers and stakeholders.
  • We select Fellows who demonstrate commitment to organizations and communities. There are plenty of programs for those who simply want to enhance their own careers.
  • APA/LeadershipPlenty empowers those who are committed to revitalizing, enhancing and protecting communities.
  • APA/LeadershipPlenty is the only program of its kind in the New York-New Jersey region for emerging leaders in community development and urban planning.