Non-profit helping young people develop their most valuable asset -- themselves. Leadership & social-emotional skills training for grades 5-12 (and beyond!) Helping youth turn their potential into performance by developing their most valuable asset: themself Effective Leadership Academy (ELA) exists to help young people develop their most valuable asset - themselves. Our vision is to create a successful, national model for leadership development programming that effectively combines non-profit best practices with for-profit methods, ensuring all eligible students have equal access to ELA's educational programs.