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For the second year, the Leadership Louisville Center is partnering with YUM! Brands, Inc. to present the Yum! IGNITES Louisville Challenge, the service learning component of the Ignite Louisville program for young professionals. 

Through the partnership, Ignite Louisville teams will put the leadership skills they learn in the program to work for a local nonprofit.  The Leadership Louisville Center is now accepting proposals from nonprofits for the Yum! IGNITES Louisville Challenge.  Nonprofits are encouraged to visit www.leadershiplouisville.org to learn more and submit proposals.

For more information, follow this link for the press release or see below. 

For more information, contact:

Holly Prather
Vice-President – Marketing
Direct: (502) 753-6503  Main: (502) 561-0458
hprather@leadershiplouisville.org

For Immediate Release

Leadership Louisville Center kicks off upcoming Yum! IGNITES Louisville Challenge with call for nonprofit proposals

Louisville, Kentucky (August 17, 2011) – YUM! Brands, Inc. and the Leadership Louisville Center are continuing their partnership for the 2012 Yum! IGNITES Louisville Challenge.  The challenge is an annual opportunity for teams of young professionals from the Ignite Louisville program to undertake a project for a local nonprofit, gaining experience in community leadership, board involvement and teamwork. 

Nonprofits interested in having a team of young professionals from the Ignite Louisville Class of 2012 partner with them on a project are invited to submit proposals. Proposals are due Friday, September 30 by 5 p.m.  To learn more, visit www.leadershiplouisville.org or contact Aaron Miller at amiller@leadershiplouisville.org or (502) 561-5223. 

“We were blown away by the work of the last Ignite Louisville class and look forward to seeing the impact of the incoming class,” said John Kurnick, Vice President - Global Talent Management & Corporate HR with YUM! Brands. “These young professionals are demonstrating what can happen when you build people capability and then direct them towards building community capability.”

Since its inception in 2004, Ignite Louisville participants have worked with almost 50 area nonprofits to plan, execute and sustain new strategies for success.  Last year’s Ignite Louisville teams invested 4,000 hours in their partner organizations, averaging 575 per team.  The average value of their work was $40,000 according to the nonprofit partners. Many Ignite Louisville graduates have joined the boards of directors of their adopted nonprofit, helping to accelerate a generational change in leadership. 

About Ignite Louisville:

Presented by Norton Healthcare, Ignite Louisville is a seven-month program that grows young professionals by developing the key components of leadership. The Yum! IGNITES Louisville Challenge is the service learning component of the Leadership Louisville Center’s program.  The Center received the 2009 Pyramid Award for Excellence in the Art of Collaboration for the program, which pairs Ignite Louisville teams with Louisville area nonprofits to plan, execute and sustain new strategies for success. In return, Ignite Louisville participants gain experience in community leadership, board involvement and teamwork.  Additional partners and sponsors contributing to the program’s success include: Yum! Brands, Inc., Brown-Forman Corporation, Northwestern Mutual and UPS.  Ignite Louisville is also supported by the Young Professionals Association of Louisville (YPAL) and the Louisville Urban League Young Professionals (LULYP).

About the Leadership Louisville Center:

Created in 1979, the Leadership Louisville Center is the region’s leading leadership development and civic engagement organization.  The Center strives to cross economic and social boundaries to inspire individuals to serve as catalysts for a stronger community.  Dynamic programming and events develop, connect and engage leaders into action toward social innovation and a brighter future for the Louisville community.



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