American Express Company 2015 Corporate Social Responsibility Report

GRI INDEX
LEADERSHIP
THE LEADERSHIP
ACADEMY IMPACT
Growing American Express’ leadership
pipeline by attracting, developing
and retaining top talent is a business
imperative we invest in heavily. This
commitment to developing leaders
extends to the communities we serve.
For nearly a decade, we have dedicated
a pillar of our philanthropic mission
to strengthening nonprofit and social
purpose leadership by creating and
funding programs for those working to
solve the world’s biggest challenges. We
have been doing this since 2008.
Training the leaders
of tomorrow
Founded in 2008, the American
Express Leadership Academy builds
the personal, business and leadership
skills of emerging nonprofit leaders and
social entrepreneurs.
We have trained world-class leaders
who are focused on improving
education, the arts, social services,
health and the environment.
The Leadership Academy has grown
from a single, New York-based program
for 24 participants to an international
movement, encompassing 10
Academy partners and 19 programs.
To date, we have hosted nearly 70
Leadership Academy sessions across
nine countries – including the United
States, the United Kingdom, India,
Japan, Mexico Canada, China, Senegal
and Kenya – training more than 2,200
nonprofit and social sector leaders.
93 %
of participants are
still working in the
nonprofit sector.
70 %
have been promoted
or taken positions with
greater responsibility.
64 %
are still in touch with others
who participated in their
Leadership Academy group.
73 %
cited the value of a national
network of peers as
extremely meaningful.
2015 LEADERSHIP GRANT IMPACT
$9.1
TOTAL VALUE OF
GRANTS
10
ACADEMY
PARTNERS
19
PROGRAMS
9
COUNTRIES
(U.S., U.K., India, Japan,
Mexico, Canada, China,
6K+
LEADERS WERE
TRAINED
Senegal, Kenya)
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