EDI Offers Scholarship for Asian Leadership Discovery Program

To apply, please complete the Leadership Discovery Application & Supplemental Questions and submit to edi@ediorg.org by February 15, 2010.

The Atsuhiko and Ina Goodwin Tateuchi Foundation is providing a grant to Executive Development Institute (EDI) from which a $3,500 scholarship will be offered to candidates interested in attending the EDI Leadership Discovery Program. Applications are due February 15, 2010 and the final selection will be made by March 1, 2010.

EDI partners with businesses in the Pacific Northwest to provide culturally-tailored leadership programs for Asian Pacific and Hispanic emerging leaders and managers and is currently actively recruiting managers at corporations and community organizations in the Greater Puget Sound region for its leadership programs, beginning in March this year.  

Interested scholarship candidates should be recognized as emerging Asian Pacific leaders working at nonprofit agencies with a strong desire to move into senior leadership roles.  The candidate should also have preferably five years of business experience, experience managing personnel or large complex projects, have strong teamwork abilities, and be committed to attending all sessions of the eight-month EDI program as an active contributor.   The candidate should also demonstrate financial need. 

"We are deeply appreciative of the Tateuchi Foundation's generosity and vision," said Starr Macdonald, executive director of EDI.   "The Foundation's continual support of the development of emerging Asian Pacific leaders within the nonprofit sector complements EDI's mission of cultivating culturally-diverse leaders and giving back to the community by offering leadership support to not-for-profit organizations."

The Atsuhiko and Ina Goodwin Tateuchi Foundation seeks to promote and improve international understanding by building bridges of hope, understanding, and opportunity.  Ina Goodwin Tateuchi and her late husband, Atsuhiko Tateuchi, both came from hard-working families with a deep appreciation and respect for education.  Atsuhiko Tateuchi was the founder of Drake Beam Morin Japan, Japan's largest outplacement firm.  He is recognized nationally for his contributions to cultural and educational exchange between the U.S. and Japan. 

Highlighted in the EDI leadership programs are team community projects where participants work with nonprofit agencies to achieve tangible results.  With the important mind set of giving back, participants experience rewards of making a real-time impact to worthy causes through teamwork and innovative leadership.  Examples of EDI community projects include working with nonprofit organizations such as Art with Heart, Campana Quetzal, iLEAP, International Community Health Services, Community Health Care, Kids Without Borders, The Tronie Foundation and Page Ahead.

Since its inception in 1994, EDI has graduated close to 500 Asian Pacific professionals from its Leadership Discovery program.  EDI also offers Leadership Discovery for Hispanic professionals with its first graduating class in 2009.   Leadership Navigation is  a program for mid- to senior-level Asian Pacific managers additionally offered by EDI. 

To apply, please complete the Leadership Discovery Application & Supplemental Questions and submit to edi@ediorg.org by February 15, 2010.