Programs
Foundation Leadership
2008 Tillman Scholar Program
Inspired by Pat's passion, the Leadership Through Action™ program enhances young people's leadership skills, helps them use their skills to develop solutions to today's problems, and ultimately funds those projects that have merit. Further, the program creates a forum and a network for current leaders to give back and help shape the leaders of tomorrow.
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The Pat Tillman Foundation plans to accomplish its mission through its core initiative: the Leadership Through Action™ program. The program's goal is to develop the leaders of our future - inspiring and supporting them as they tackle real world social problems.
The Leadership Through Action™ program builds on the notion that true leaders of positive change are leaders on multiple levels. Based on the firm command of self, one can become a leader at home, in the surrounding communities and at the national and international levels.
The Leadership Through Action™ program provides the guidance and tools necessary for college students to discover their passions, identify matching social challenges, develop and test solutions, and ultimately implement them.
The Foundation launched its initial endeavor with Arizona State University, building a successful leadership curriculum and providing a strong base from which to build the Leadership Through Action™ program. The Foundation is still evaluating various models in order to accommodate future growth and expansion to other geographies as well as development of additional programs that reach beyond the realm of higher education.
In addition to leveraging a proven model and academic expertise, the involvement of current community and business leaders will be essential to the success of the program. We envision a close working relationship between students, professors, and community and business leaders. These community and business leaders will serve both as mentors to students and their projects, as well as guest lecturers for specific curriculum content within their strata of expertise.
Through the connections built during program sessions between today's leaders and the leaders of our future, Leadership Through Action™ will promote the creation of a strong network of social leaders. These connections will accelerate the rate of positive change while furthering the effectiveness of each student-led initiative.
The most viable projects will be funded by the Pat Tillman Foundation directly or through financial support from the Foundation's network of philanthropic supporters.
We believe that the concept of Leadership Through Action™ is a true reflection of how Pat lived his life. The Leadership Through Action™ program:
- Inspires understanding of personal convictions and passion
- Promotes awareness and understanding of a broad range of social issues
- Equips with the skills essential to leading positive change
- Connects students with community and business leaders to build lasting networks
- Provides financial backing necessary to establish sustainable initiatives
The Pat Tillman Foundation is passionate about enabling positive change and the development of our future's leaders through its Leadership Through Action™ program.
Pat's friends and family firmly believe that Leadership Through Action™ is a true reflection of how Pat lived his life. You can help carry forward Pat's legacy and drive positive change in our communities by:
- Volunteering for LTA student projects (check Volunteer in our contact form)
- Mentoring - The LTA program is looking for distinguished business and community leaders to help guide the Pat Tillman Scholars in pursuit of their passions