The Mission of the Young Leaders Council is to train diverse, committed individuals to effectively participate on the boards of nonprofit organizations and make a difference in the community by replenishing the volunteer leadership base.

The Young Leaders Council (YLC) is a program founded by the Council of Community Services, in conjunction with the Frist Foundation (formerly the HCA Foundation) and the United Way. It was created in 1985 to address the need to broaden and strengthen Nashville's volunteer leadership base.

The YLC consists of a eleven-session training program, addressing fundamental board skills. These interactive sessions reflect on such leadership indicators as collaboration, diversity and the role of catalyst deemed crucial for today's nonprofit leadership roles. The training is followed by a year internship with a community agency. At this time, the YLC participant serves as a non-voting member of a working board.

Participants are between 25 and 40 years of age and come from a broad range of corporate, civic and volunteer backgrounds. They may be nominated by YLC alumni, their group's management or may be self-nominated with management's recommendation.

A YLC alumni group makes activities available to those who wish to continue their involvement.

COMMUNITY AND CORPORATE SUPPORT
Much of the success of the Young Leaders Council has been due to the active participation of community business leaders and agency directors. They have most willingly given of their time and expertise in the training of Young Leaders. The corporate business leaders provide valuable insight into such topics as legal liabilities; corporate giving; what to look for in a board; and how the social service system works. Thus, a balanced, objective picture of community volunteer leadership is presented to the Young Leaders.

2010 Young Leaders Council Board of Directors

Brian Taylor- Karr Realty - Chair

Shay Howard- Zeitlin & Co., Realtors - Secretary

Sean Torr- Deloitte&Touche,LLP- Treasurer

Josh Anderson- Keller Williams Realty

Jonathan Cole - Baker Donelson Bearman & Caldwell
James Crumlin, Jr. - Bone, McAllester & Norton
Robby Davis - Colliers, Turley, Martin & Tucker

Christy DiNapoli - The Music Group

Kasey Dread- Nashville Academy of Medicine

Adrian Granderson- Clear Channel Communications

LeShane Greenhill- Pishon Consulting

Bob Grimes - Turner-Universal Construction Co.
Everton Heron - E.M.G Holdings 
Fiona King Haulter- Gresham Smith & Partners

Paula Roberts - Museum of African American Music, Art & Culture

Jill Robinson- Belmont University

Holley Stein- Katcher Vaughn & Bailey Public Relations

Jordan Garrison Waldron- FirstBank