Carnegie Young Leaders for Civic Preparedness Team Lead

Civic Learning
The Institute for Citizens & Scholars

Badge recipient led a fellowship team that tackled urgent challenges in their community through highly-impactful youth led civic action projects over the course of a year.

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How to Earn This Credential

The badge earner served as a Team Lead for the Carnegie Young Leaders for Civic Preparedness Fellowship, supporting participants as they developed civic leadership skills and explored community-based solutions to civic challenges.

As a Team Lead, the badge earner:

  • Facilitated group discussions and learning experiences
  • Supported participant engagement, reflection, and growth
  • Modeled civic virtues, including humility, integrity, respect, responsibility, and participation
  • Fostered constructive dialogue and productive collaboration among participants
  • Helped create an inclusive learning environment that encouraged civic participation and leadership development
  • Guided participants in exploring civic issues, community engagement, and democratic problem-solving

Through their leadership, Team Leads contributed to a learning community centered on civic responsibility, democratic values, relationship-building, and collaborative action.

Skills Demonstrated Facilitation

  • Youth Leadership Development
  • Group Leadership
  • Civic Leadership
  • Constructive Dialogue
  • Collaborative Problem Solving
  • Community Engagement
  • Coaching & Mentorship
  • Relationship Building
  • Democratic Leadership

Carnegie Young Leaders are empowered young people, ages 14–24, who worked together over the period of a year to develop and implement bold, fresh civic solutions in their own communities. Teams of five received funding, coaching, and access to a national peer network to turn their ideas into lasting impact.

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