NGen Leadership Award
Our NGen Leadership Award has honored emerging leaders whose creative and collaborative leadership has helped to address an intractable challenge in the community they serve.
Dr. Artika R. Tyner
2023 NGen Leadership Award Recipient
Independent Sector’s NGen Leadership Award honors an accomplished leader in the charitable community who has demonstrated significant progress in addressing society’s critical needs.
Dr. Artika R. Tyner, our 2023 award recipient, is the CEO of Planting People Growing Justice Press and Bookstore (PPGJ). PPGJ publishes and promotes books that encourage and empower children to find joy in reading. She is a prolific, award-winning author of adult and children’s books, including Amazing Africa: A to Z and The Inclusive Leader: Taking Intentional Action for Justice and Equity. She also created Planting People Growing Justice Leadership Institute, a nonprofit organization committed to promoting literacy and diversity in books.
Dr. Tyner is committed to creating a world of inclusive leaders who will meet today’s pressing needs and work toward a racially and economically just future. As a motivational speaker, author, and educator, Dr. Tyner helps people of all ages connect with their gifts and develop tangible tools to bring forth sustainable, durable change in the family, workplace, community, and school.
