Nulyp
president-elect
2024
for
NULYP
president
together, we can league well.
Service
Maximizing affiliate and community impact.
Sustainability & STEWARDSHIP
Cultivating leaders and building systems that thrive.
scalABILITY
Equipping transformative leaders to become change agents in the movement and beyond.
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The "League Well" platform addresses a fundamental need for young professionals: an intentional community that not only advances the National Urban League’s mission but also supports leaders in developing tools and experiences to transform their lives. I aim to develop leaders who can navigate strategic planning and translate visions into actionable steps, all while fostering a deep understanding of themselves and the significant role we can play in serving others. This is accomplished through the following pillars.
Service:
Maximizing Impact
Empower affiliates for lasting impact. Leverage the National Urban League’s rich legacy of parity, equality and economic empowerment to guide us through new challenges.
Sustainability & scalability:
Cultivating Leaders who Thrive
To ensure lasting impact and a sustainable future, we must cultivate a strong leadership pipeline through interpersonal and technical skill development, quality mentorship, and executive training, positioning our network as a platform for young professionals to prepare for future board positions, corporate leadership roles, or business ventures.
Stewardship: A Thriving Organization
Empowering our people (greatest asset) through training builds strong leaders and member engagement. This leads to higher retention, attracts partners, and strengthens the Urban League. Effective management ensures long-term health. We continuously improve by partnering with affiliates and gathering stakeholder feedback.
If elected president, I will model how to “League Well” leveraging my strategic and tactical leadership experience to build upon the legacy of young professional leadership. I will commit to deeply understanding myself and others, demonstrating decisiveness ensuring actions align with the evolving needs of affiliates and communities. I am excited to cultivate insightful and agile leaders, paving the way for a sustainable NULYP future based on service, stewardship, and empowered leadership.
About Tyler
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Tyler Litt, a native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, comes from a lineage of healthcare, education, faith, and community leaders. Her upbringing instilled in her a deep belief that while genius is evenly distributed, opportunities are not. This conviction drives her to make opportunities more accessible to all in her professional and personal life.
As the founder and lead advisor for HireLitt, Tyler is a dedicated social impact strategist and leadership advisor. She focuses on nurturing sustainable leaders through guidance and coaching, fostering strategic problem-solving, and mobilizing resources for expanded impact. Over the past decade, Tyler has championed equitable outcomes in place-based and national nonprofit philanthropy and education. She managed $14 million in grantmaking for educational initiatives at a national education fund, emphasizing academic excellence and equity. Previously, she led community investment strategies, launched a citywide student enrollment system, designed a parent training collaborative, and curated a nonprofit capacity-building initiative across the greater Baton Rouge community.
Tyler's expertise spans education, public health, and leadership development. She is committed to shaping practices that promote equitable access and community-driven investments in the social impact sector. When she's not aiding leaders in tackling pressing challenges, advising emerging leaders on rest, or serving on various local, regional, and national boards, Tyler enjoys spending time with her god-twins and Granny or meeting friends for crawfish.
Impact
Joining the movement as a young professional in 2018, she is grateful for various opportunities to have served at the local, regional, and national committee levels. Her young professional impact centers the mentorship and support of chapter leaders as a trusted advisor. Within the movement, she aims to leverage her experiences, skill sets, and passion for empowering leaders to support the NULYP’s ability to further its service in advancing the affiliate mission.
Local Impact
- Contributed over 500 hours of affiliate service, including volunteer hours, board attendance, and chapter governance.
- Collaborated with the local Guild, affiliate staff, and board members to support the GiveNOLA campaigns.
- Dedicated over 75 hours to preparing for the 2024 NUL conference through the YP host planning committee.
- Forged strategic partnerships with over 15 partners.
- Managed resources strategically to subsidize costs for 65% of the local leadership team's attendance at the 2023 national conference
- Increased local chapter membership by 125% during her term as president.
Regional Impact
- Supported several partnerships for sister collaborations across the region, including professional development series.
- Designed and implemented a Southern Regional grounding page in advance of Join Week, featuring chapter websites and social media organized by state.
- Served on the 2023 Southern Regional Conference planning committee
National Impact
- Recognized as 2021 Vice President of the Year
- Recognized as Chapter President of the Month in May 2022
- Through LTD Committee initiatives, designed and delivered over 250 hours of training through YP Essentials, the Whitney M. Young Leadership Conference, & other programming since 2020.
- Designed + facilitated “Iron Sharpens Iron,”a ThinkTank with 8 virtual convenings for chapter leaders.
- Coordinated over 10 sister partnership programs beyond the Southern region, including a 2022 State of the Union Watch Party with cross-regional participation.
- Created open-source succession planning template, onboarding, and hosted several transition mini-sessions featuring strong past YP leaders.
Accomplishments, Certifications, & Memberships
Tyler holds a degree in Biology from Loyola University of New Orleans and is committed to lifelong learning. She has completed the following leadership development programs:
- 2023 | Memorial Foundation’s Social Justice Fellowship, Baton Rouge Area Foundation’s Board Fellows Program, YP Institute: Education
- 2022 | MIT School Access Quality Fellowship, Leadership Baton Rouge
- 2021 | National Urban League’s Emerging Leader Program with Georgetown’s Business for Impact
- 2020 | Urban Leadership Development Institute
- 2019 | John W. Barton Leadership Program, Innovate Public Schools’ Community Organizer Training
Tyler’s awards and accomplishments include:
- 2023 | Baton Rouge Business Report Forty Under 40, PowerList’s Chief Diversity Officer, YP Institute Education Pitch Winner
- 2021 | Most Valuable Emerging Leader, NUL Emerging Leader Program
She is a proud member of the Greater Baton Rouge Society of Human Resource Management, Association of Fundraising
Professionals - Baton Rouge Chapter, Education Leaders of Color (EdLoc - Boulder Fund Selection Committee in 2021 &
2022), Southern Louisiana (SoLA) Super Region Council, Career Immersion Leadership Institute (General Board Member),
and BRidge Agency (General Board Member).
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