TLT-Tomorrow's Leaders Today, Inc.

A nonprofit organization

$200 raised by 1 donor

1% complete

$40,000 Goal

Mission:  TLT- Tomorrows Leaders Today, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to developing leaders through education, collaboration and mentorships with community & business leaders for the collective benefit of the community.

TLT-Tomorrows Leaders Today (TLT) was founded in 2019. Based on current data provided by zipdatamaps and the free and reduced lunch program Texas data, 99.14% of TLT's participants served, 1402 individuals total in 2024.

TLT Online Learning Library was created to provide free online courses and has reached 128 zip codes as of December 2024, providing real-life skills, soft-skills, financial literacy, higher education and career readiness videos, presentations and surveys.

The TLT Leading Leaders Intern Program Five years, sixteen sessions later, are working with one colleges/universities, and numerous high schools that have allowed TLT to advertise our 19 internship positions through their career tool Handshake or College Network Central. 467 interns completed their internship with us as of March 2025. This experience is earning participants real life work experience and, in many cases, educational academic course credit. Current positions include: Accounting/Business Services, Campus Liaison, Cyber Security, Data Research, Development, Digital Marketing, GIS Basics, Graphic Design, Grant Writing, Human Resource, Impact Management, Instructional Design/E-Learning, Marketing, Operations: Policies & Procedures, Program Coordination, Project Management Coordination, Social Media, Social Website Development, and Video Coordination. These are all remote positions which makes this opportunity accessible to all across Texas. We continue to add additional positions. Donations will help to provide facilitators who conduct one-on-one sessions and project reviews, and appropriate position specific software for each position and participant that we serve.

TLT Youth Leadership Academy is presented by TLT- Tomorrow’s Leaders Today to any interested 5th-12th grade youth, who live in Collin, Dallas, Denton, Parker or Tarrant County, held in the summer each year.  We bring the program to the youth. This educational program experience explores personal communication and leadership dynamics, community social service organizations, their community’s history and growth, higher education and career opportunities, resume creating/review, financial literacy, community safety & local government. Participants work with their class using their leadership skills to complete a class project that will benefit their community. Community focused sessions are 3 hours long during one week, ending with a certificate of graduation. Donations are used to provide in-person class materials for each participant that we serve.

TLT Veterans Gateway Program is designed to dive into problem solving skills, communication skills, teamwork, work ethic, digital application, leadership, career management and intercultural fluency. This program is six sessions built to prepare you for your next career move.  Included is the Occupational Code Crosswalk that demonstrates how to translate military skills, training and experience into civilian credentialing appropriate for civilian jobs. Service members will document their military career experience and skills, translate their military occupation experience to civilian occupations and skills, and identify any gaps in their training and/or experience that need to be filled to meet their career goals. In addition, a variety of classes and seminars on topics related to transition, such as dressing for success, goal setting, change management and evaluating and negotiating job offers.


TLT Texas Leadership-Blackland Prairies an adult leadership program focusing on the Blackland Prairies region of Texas, focused sessions are 5 hours long, once a month for six months ending with a graduation. Each session explores leadership dynamics, social service organizations, economic development, educational, leisure, public safety, city, county, region government, and health services with each session's focus on accessibility, disabilities and inclusion in each area. Each member works with their class building on and using their leadership skills to complete a class project.

We are Platinum Seal GuideStar Transparency approved with a 99% rating by Charity Navigator and could not have done this without our community partners and volunteers.  In 2024, our volunteers, Board of Directors, and interns collectively contributed over 22,537 hours (valued at $754,764) to fulfill essential roles for TLT- Tomorrow’s Leaders Today. According to the Do-Good Institute, each volunteer hour is valued at $33.49. 


Mission

The TLT Objective

The objectives of the organization shall be to ensure all TLT leadership training programs are planned, organized and run in accordance with the mission, vision, policies and guidelines of TLT, provided such purpose is accomplished in a charitable manner, pursuant to the terms and subject to the limitations specified.

Needs

Our most critical need and hope, currently, is YOU. TLT-Tomorrow's Leaders Today is a community-based organization that aims to provide year-round, quality, accessible programs in-person, across the North Texas region.

Since 2019, we have received well over $134,000 in donations because of the generosity of our individual and organizational donors who support our work, mission, and vision.

The funds raised through North Texas Giving Day will help support the day-to-day operations, prioritize accessibility at all of our community events, support our newly launched podcast called ‘Let’s Work Inclusively’ featuring leaders within diverse communities, and fund disability-inclusive programs and events that directly benefit the community at large.

By helping TLT, you are investing in the young adults and the community.

We desire to work with Community Reinvestment programs, other non-profits and welcome community partnerships.

As of March 2025, our 7th fiscal year, we have one paid staff member and our volunteers. Our programs are growing and staffing is becoming a necessity. Your generous donations will help these programs continue for many more years.

We are honored to be a part of the 2025 North Texas Giving Day. Our organization serves students with the help of facilitators, mentors, and community partners. For other ways to help, please visit https://www.tltleaders.org/donations/other-ways-to-help

Equity Statement

TLT- Tomorrow's Leaders Today, Inc. is a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace, one where all participants, volunteers, board members and/or staff whatever their gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, age, sexual orientation or identity, education, or disability, feels valued and respected. We are committed to a nondiscriminatory approach and provide equal opportunity for employment and advancement in all our programs, and worksites. We respect and value diverse life experiences and heritages and ensure that all voices are valued and heard.

We are committed to modeling diversity and inclusion for the entire community of the nonprofit sector, and to maintaining an inclusive environment with equitable treatment for all.

To provide informed, authentic leadership for cultural equity, TLT-Tomorrow's Leaders Today, Inc. strives to:

-See diversity, inclusion, equity and belonging as connected to our mission and critical to ensure the well-being of our staff and the community we serve.

-Acknowledge and dismantle any inequities within our policies, systems, programs, and services, and continually update and report organization progress.

-Explore potential underlying, unquestioned assumptions that interfere with inclusiveness.

-Advocate for and support board-level thinking about how systemic inequities impact our organization's work, and how best to address that in a way that is consistent with our mission.

-Help to challenge assumptions about what it takes to be a strong leader at our organization, and who is well-positioned to provide leadership.

-Practice and encourage transparent communication in all interactions.

-Commit time and resources to expand more diverse leadership within our board, staff, committee, and advisory bodies.

-Lead with respect and tolerance. We expect all to embrace this notion and to express it in workplace interactions and through everyday practices.

TLT- Tomorrow's Leaders Today, Inc. abides by the following action items to help promote diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in our workplace:

-Pursue cultural competency throughout our organization by creating substantive learning opportunities and formal, transparent policies.

-Generate and aggregate quantitative and qualitative research related to equity to make incremental, measurable progress toward the visibility of our diversity, inclusion, and equity efforts. Once the content is curated it will be added to our website so others can access.

-Improve our cultural leadership pipeline by creating and supporting programs and policies that foster leadership that reflects the diversity of American society.

-Pool resources and expand offerings for underrepresented participants by connecting with other leadership organizations committed to diversity and inclusion efforts.

-Develop and present sessions on diversity, inclusion, and equity to provide information and resources internally, and to participants, and the community.

-Develop a system for being more intentional and conscious of bias during the hiring, promoting, or evaluating process. Train our hiring team on equitable practices.

-Include a salary range with all public job descriptions.

-Challenge systems and policies that create inequity, oppression, and disparity.

Get Involved

View our current participation opportunities.

Online Volunteering


Become a Mentor!

Virtual / Remote

In-Person Volunteering


TLT Texas Leadership-Blackland Prairies Advisory Council

North Texas Counties

Online Volunteering


TLT Advisory Board and Committees

North Texas

In-Person Volunteering


Board of Director

Collin County - Meetings move around bi-monthly, sometimes via zoom

June 21, 2025 - November 1, 2025

Organization Data

Summary

Organization name

TLT-Tomorrow's Leaders Today, Inc.

Tax id (EIN)

84-3142901

Guidestar

Causes

Employment & Workforce Development, Education - Career Prep, Youth & Children

Operating Budget

Less than $100,000

Counties Served

Hunt, Wise, Tarrant, Somervell, Rockwall, Parker, Palo Pinto, Navarro, Montague, Kaufman, Johnson, Hood, Grayson, Fannin, Erath, Ellis, Denton, Dallas, Cooke, Collin

BIPOC Serving

Black or African American, Other, Native American, Hispanic or Latinx, Asian/Pacific Islander

BIPOC Leadership

Neither/None

Address

PO Box 5058
Frisco, TX 75035

Phone

214-226-5971

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