Young Guru Academy
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Young Guru Academy Dream Partners Foundation is an international non-governmental organization
(NGO) that works on socially responsible leadership, founded in 2002 by Young Business Guru
of Turkey, Sinan Yaman. YGA states its vision is to encourage tomorrow's leaders to deepen, enrich and inspire their collective creativity and unleash their social innovative potential and its mission is to select, educate, train and inspire creative innovative and socially responsible leaders.
The organization is based in Istanbul
, Turkey
and YGA, Inc. USA is incorporated in North Carolina
, USA, IRS ruling on 501(c)(3), non-profit status is pending.
YGA’s program for training socially responsible leaders begins with a leadership conference which takes place at the Lutfi Kirdar Congress Center in Istanbul. Every year, only 2000 leader candidates are accepted out of nearly 20,000 applicants via YGA’s website.
Following the conference, the candidates submit a comprehensive written application evaluated by the YGA selection board who then selects 400 candidates for a face to face interview and selected candidates take part in a social responsibility project developed and implemented by YGA called Read-Think-Share. The selected volunteers join the Read-Think-Share program as moderators in the YGA libraries in disadvantaged elementary schools all around Turkey for a year. A number of candidates are selected to attend the YGA International Leadership School
Upon the completion of the YGA International Leadership School, a group of volunteers is selected to attend the YGA USA Leadership Camp which takes place in New York
, Washington, D.C.
, Raleigh
and Figure Eight Island.
During the YGA leadership program the young leaders learn through YGA lecturers such as İlber Ortaylı
, İzzet Garih, Ali Sabancı
, Prof. Aydın Uğur, Hüsnü Özyeğin
, Ali Koç, Çetin Yüceuluğ, Sinan Yaman, Tınaz Titiz, Ümran Beba, Prof. Erhan Erkut, Muzaffer Akpınar, Scott Berrie, Jim Rasmussen, Yuri Khlebnikov and Virginia Foxx
as well as visiting different NGOs .
After the completion of the America Leadership Camp, the life-long training of YGA graduates continues with a leadership development program called Leader Mentoring. Every month, graduates of YGA leadership program meet in a different city and organize activities and in-depth interviews with leaders from all fields to gain new perspectives on leadership development skills and ideas to further their projects.
Non-governmental organization
A non-governmental organization is a legally constituted organization created by natural or legal persons that operates independently from any government. The term originated from the United Nations , and is normally used to refer to organizations that do not form part of the government and are...
(NGO) that works on socially responsible leadership, founded in 2002 by Young Business Guru
Guru
A guru is one who is regarded as having great knowledge, wisdom, and authority in a certain area, and who uses it to guide others . Other forms of manifestation of this principle can include parents, school teachers, non-human objects and even one's own intellectual discipline, if the...
of Turkey, Sinan Yaman. YGA states its vision is to encourage tomorrow's leaders to deepen, enrich and inspire their collective creativity and unleash their social innovative potential and its mission is to select, educate, train and inspire creative innovative and socially responsible leaders.
The organization is based in Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
and YGA, Inc. USA is incorporated in North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
, USA, IRS ruling on 501(c)(3), non-profit status is pending.
YGA Leadership Program
YGA Leadership Program for its volunteers consists of 3 steps :- LDP: Leader Discovery Program : SeminarSeminarSeminar is, generally, a form of academic instruction, either at an academic institution or offered by a commercial or professional organization. It has the function of bringing together small groups for recurring meetings, focusing each time on some particular subject, in which everyone present is...
s and ProjectProjectA project in business and science is typically defined as a collaborative enterprise, frequently involving research or design, that is carefully planned to achieve a particular aim. Projects can be further defined as temporary rather than permanent social systems that are constituted by teams...
WorkshopWorkshopA workshop is a room or building which provides both the area and tools that may be required for the manufacture or repair of manufactured goods...
. - LEP: Leader Educating / Training Program : LeadershipLeadershipLeadership has been described as the “process of social influence in which one person can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common task". Other in-depth definitions of leadership have also emerged.-Theories:...
School in IstanbulIstanbulIstanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
and Leadership Camp/ Conference in USA. - LCP: Leader Development Program : Leader Coaching and LeadershipLeadershipLeadership has been described as the “process of social influence in which one person can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common task". Other in-depth definitions of leadership have also emerged.-Theories:...
WorkshopWorkshopA workshop is a room or building which provides both the area and tools that may be required for the manufacture or repair of manufactured goods...
.
YGA’s program for training socially responsible leaders begins with a leadership conference which takes place at the Lutfi Kirdar Congress Center in Istanbul. Every year, only 2000 leader candidates are accepted out of nearly 20,000 applicants via YGA’s website.
Following the conference, the candidates submit a comprehensive written application evaluated by the YGA selection board who then selects 400 candidates for a face to face interview and selected candidates take part in a social responsibility project developed and implemented by YGA called Read-Think-Share. The selected volunteers join the Read-Think-Share program as moderators in the YGA libraries in disadvantaged elementary schools all around Turkey for a year. A number of candidates are selected to attend the YGA International Leadership School
Upon the completion of the YGA International Leadership School, a group of volunteers is selected to attend the YGA USA Leadership Camp which takes place in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, Raleigh
Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh...
and Figure Eight Island.
During the YGA leadership program the young leaders learn through YGA lecturers such as İlber Ortaylı
Ilber Ortayli
İlber Ortaylı , is a leading Turkish historian, professor of history at the Galatasaray University in Istanbul and at Bilkent University in Ankara...
, İzzet Garih, Ali Sabancı
Ali Sabanci
Ali İhsan Sabancı , a member of the renowned Sabancı family in third generation, is a Turkish businessman.-Biography:Ali was born 1969 in Adana, Turkey as the second child and youngest son of Şevket Sabancı . Between 1987 and 1991, he was educated in political science and economics at Tufts...
, Prof. Aydın Uğur, Hüsnü Özyeğin
Hüsnü Özyegin
Hüsnü Özyeğin is a Turkish businessman in the finance sector who created his own fortune. He is owner of FIBA Holding, a group of mostly finance companies in Turkey. He has a net worth of $US3 billion as of 2011....
, Ali Koç, Çetin Yüceuluğ, Sinan Yaman, Tınaz Titiz, Ümran Beba, Prof. Erhan Erkut, Muzaffer Akpınar, Scott Berrie, Jim Rasmussen, Yuri Khlebnikov and Virginia Foxx
Virginia Foxx
Virginia Foxx is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2005. She is a member of the Republican Party. The district takes in much of the northwestern portion of the state and a portion of Winston-Salem....
as well as visiting different NGOs .
After the completion of the America Leadership Camp, the life-long training of YGA graduates continues with a leadership development program called Leader Mentoring. Every month, graduates of YGA leadership program meet in a different city and organize activities and in-depth interviews with leaders from all fields to gain new perspectives on leadership development skills and ideas to further their projects.