Frequently Asked Questions

Further clarification about LT’s role

Who does LT serve? Who are our leaders?
LT draws from and serves leaders across private, nonprofit, and public sectors and communities in the Greater Puget Sound region. To us, leadership is not about position or title. It is about taking action on behalf of others. Our leaders care deeply about their community and want to use their influence for the common good. They are changemakers looking to make a difference, including:

  • Grassroots leaders with strong roots in their communities

  • Positional leaders in companies, government, and nonprofit organizations

  • People new to the region who want to become engaged and have impact

What does “collective impact” mean?

Collective impact is bringing people together in a structured way to achieve social change. We cannot solve complex problems without intentionally working together.

Does LT advocate for legislative or policy changes?

As an organization, LT does not advocate for specific legislative or policy approaches or for individual candidates. Our alumni leaders are the advocates. They create the change.

How does LT engage in regional issues?

LT brings cross-sector leaders together to advance thinking around current issues and examine challenges and solutions to complex problems from multiple perspectives. Examples include:

  • We convened leaders to discuss the complexity of police reform in our region. More details here.

  • We explored what an equitable and inclusive economic recovery could look like in our region. Learn more here.

  • We learned about the pressing issue of homelessness in our region and explored various perspectives and solutions. Learn more here and here.

  • We examined how to make our region’s public schools a place where BIPOC students thrive. Learn more here.

  • We held trainings on racial equity and racial justice. Information about past trainings can be found here and here.

What does racial equity and antiracism mean to us?
Antiracism requires active participation. Leaders must intentionally replace inequitable systems, programs, policies and norms with ones that are proactively racially equitable. Racial inequity is a key predictor of outcomes in each of the seven elements of a healthy community and demands urgent leadership attention. 

Each sector offers different strengths and perspectives to regional issues; working toward lasting and effective solutions requires collaboration. LT brings people together across differences to build bonds, trust, and dialogue. These networks matter.

We challenge ourselves to continue to grow as an antiracist organization operationally and programmatically. We understand that growing this capacity requires ongoing individual and organizational work that is necessary if we are to achieve our vision of a region where people of all races, identities, and communities thrive.

Read more about our racial equity statements of values and beliefs here.

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