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The Up to Us Leadership Network is dedicated to building a sustainable fiscal and economic future for America. Through a series of programs, emerging leaders will gain the knowledge, skills, and community to advocate successfully for national debt reform.

Discover which program is the right place to start for you:

Fiscal advocacy competition
  • Do you enjoy engaging with your campus community? 
  • Are you looking for an opportunity to utilize both your creative and advocacy skills? 
  • Do you want to connect with elected officials on fiscal issues? 

If so, you should join our Fiscal Advocacy Competition.

Fiscal advocacy competition
  • Do you see yourself as a civic leader in five, ten, or twenty years? 
  • Would you like to learn how to best advocate for issues you're passionate about? 
  • Do you have prior leadership experience on your campus or in your community?

If so, apply for our Fiscal Leadership Lab.

Fiscal policy challenge
  • Are you looking for an opportunity to engage with our nation’s foremost fiscal policy experts? 
  • Are you interested in engaging in a more hands-on policy development experience? 
  • Do you like quantitative reasoning and fiscal forecasting? 

If so, check out our Fiscal Policy Challenge.

Fiscal policy challenge

Have you participated in one of the three Up to Us programs?

If so, check out our Professional Pathways.

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