Category: Press Releases

Public Allies is pleased to announce its new slate of board officers as well as the members who will serve on the Executive Committee of its National Board of Directors:   Chanda Smith Baker (former President and CEO of Pillsbury United Communities who brought Public Allies to the Twin Cities, full bio here), Chair Angela Read More

Public Allies is thrilled to announce the continuance of its partnership with the NBA Foundation. With the support of the NBA Foundation, Public Allies will continue to provide critical access to workforce and leadership development opportunities for up-and-coming leaders from marginalized communities.     Working nationwide—including six NBA market locations—and in partnership with hundreds of nonprofit Read More

New COO tapped to lead key initiatives at Public Allies, the country’s only national service program to center BIPOC leaders from an asset-based community development model.   Milwaukee, Wis, May 4, 2023 – Public Allies, a 30-year-old national nonprofit dedicated to social justice and racial equity, is honored to announce the appointment of Lauren Elfant Read More

Ms. Terrell becomes the first alumni and first Black woman to hold the CEO title, bringing a bold vision to the 30-year-old social justice non profit   Milwaukee, Wis – The Board of Directors of Public Allies, a nonprofit dedicated to social justice and racial equity, is honored to announce the appointment of Jenise Terrell Read More

Public Allies continues to live up to its commitment to re-imagine its board structure, purpose, and governance with the goal of fully aligning with and living into its values.   MILWAUKEE, WI – Public Allies, an organization that has been dedicated to social justice and racial equity for thirty years, is honored to announce the Read More

These latest additions are the first step in re-envisioning board membership, purpose, and culture for an organization that has been committed to social justice and racial equity for 30 years.   MILWAUKEE, WI – Public Allies is honored to announce the appointment of four new board members to the Public Allies National Board of Directors. Read More

MILWAUKEE, WIS – Public Allies, a national nonprofit committed to advancing social justice and racial equity by engaging and activating the leadership of all people, is thrilled to announce the launch of its class of 2022-23 apprenticeship cohorts. Over the next 10 months, emerging leaders from across the country will work in tandem with one Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 7, 2022   PUBLIC ALLIES STREAMLINES, RESTRUCTURES TO IMPROVE OPERATIONS AND EXPAND IMPACT IN COMMUNITIES 30-Year-Old Organization has Engaged Nearly 10,000 Diverse Leaders   MILWAUKEE, WIS –  Public Allies today announced a restructuring of the nonprofit organization that will position it to continue advancing equity-focused change-makers across the country. Launched 30 Read More

Focused on the empowerment of Black youth, the grant will support Public Allies’s work to create a more diverse, inclusive, and equitable future for all.   MILWAUKEE, WIS – April 5, 2022 – Public Allies, a national nonprofit whose mission is to create a just and equitable society and the diverse leadership to sustain it, Read More

  March 3, 2022, Public Allies, a national nonprofit whose mission is to create a just and equitable society and the diverse leadership to sustain it, is honored to announce the appointment of Aria Florant to its national Board of Directors. Ms. Florant is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of Liberation Ventures, a new philanthropic Read More