What the Alumni Community Is
A long-term leadership community for those who have completed Futurelect programmes - designed to support both the inner and outer work of public leadership. Futurelect’s leadership programmes were never meant to be the end of the journey. They were the beginning. As our alumni have stepped into public life, in politics, civil society, movements, institutions, and communities, one reality has become increasingly clear: the further leadership progresses, the more complex and demanding the inner work becomes. This community exists to meet that reality with intention.
172
Young public leadership programme graduates since 2019 from across the Southern and East Africa regions.
240,906+
Total Futurelect civic education learning app downloads since October 2023 in South Africa.
8+ million
People reached online through our social media platforms across the regions we operate in.
Inner Alignment
Leadership requires inner alignment as much as external skill, especially under pressure.
Long-Term Support
Alumni are supported as evolving public leaders, long after formal programmes end.
Continuous Growth
Leadership unfolds over years, not cohorts, and demands ongoing reflection and recalibration.
Inner Work Labs
90-minute facilitated virtual spaces held throughout the year, all centered on a clear leadership theme.
Each of these sessions is focused on nurturing and enhancing the inner work of our Alumni Community, building resilience, communities of practice and strength within their own inner institution.
Leadership Circles
Small, peer-led groups of Futurelect alumni who come together regularly to support one another as leaders.
This is where the real work happens. Not the work of policy or party or procedure, but the inner work, the kind that determines what kind of leader they are becoming, and what kind of leader they want to be.
Alumni Summit 2024
Futurelect's triennial Alumni Summits offer our community a space to gather, reflect on shared learning, and reconnect across cohorts. In March 2024, Futurelect hosted its first-ever Alumni Summit in Cape Town, South Africa. The summit brought together 120 graduates from its public leadership programmes over the past five years. This event provided a platform for sharing experiences, networking, and gaining expertise in ethical political and government leadership.