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Monday, March 17, 2014

The New Leaders Council (NLC)

The New Leaders Council (NLC)
8837 Villa La Jolla Drive - #13465
La Jolla, CA 92039
 
Established in 2005, the New Leaders Council (NLC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit group that works to recruit and train young people to become “the progressive political entrepreneurs of tomorrow.” Its overarching objective is to strengthen the “progressive infrastructure” across the United States, so as to “ensure strong democracy, social justice, and equal opportunity” far into the foreseeable future.

As of January 2014, NLC had chapters in 
31 communities nationwide. These included AtlantaAugusta, BaltimoreBoston,Broward, the Capital DistrictChicagoClevelandDes MoinesJacksonvilleKentuckyLos AngelesLouisianaMadison,MiamiMontanaNashvilleNew JerseyNew York CityNorth CarolinaOrange CountyOrlandoPhiladelphiaRhode Island,SacramentoSan FranciscoSilicon ValleySt. LouisTallahasseeTampa Bay, and Washington DC.
NILC's three major programs include the following: [___]. 
 
Excerpt:  Among NLC's more noteworthy allied organizations are the Center for American ProgressNetroots Nation, and Public AlliesChicago. For a comprehensive list of NLC allies, click here.
   NLC has received 
funding from a large number of activist organizations, labor unions, charitable foundations, and individual donors. Among these are the ACLU Foundation of San Diego, CAIR Chicago, the California Federation of Teachers, Nancy Pelosi For Congress, Planned Parenthood, and the Service Employees International Union. For a more comprehensive list of NLC funder..[___].
 

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