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  Learning Opportunities in Brief
• Executive Leadership Institute
• Chronic Absence Network
• Cultivating Community Engagement Project
• Resident Engagement Community Leadership Network

Executive Leadership Institute

Apply now to be part of the first-ever year-long program focusing exclusively on community leadership for community foundation CEOs – the Executive Leadership Institute (ELI).

As local needs grow and local leadership is disappearing, community foundations are stepping up and using their many assets to work with residents and partners across sectors to tackle tough issues.  They are taking on a community leadership role.  ELI reflects a growing recognition in the field that the practice of community leadership requires specific skills and strategies.

Want to deepen your foundation’s impact?  Apply today!

Who should apply to join the next ELI cohort?  Community foundation CEOs:

• Looking to step up your game and deepen your foundation’s impact
• Seeking information on the practices that have shown promise elsewhere
• Interested in exchanging ideas with your peers and getting advice from colleagues who understand your challenges

This year-long program includes:

• Three, two-day small group, face-to-face meetings;
• Insights and one-on-one sessions with special advisors Lew Feldstein, former CEO at the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation and Doug Jansson, former CEO at the Greater Milwaukee Foundation; and
• Help with a self-identified community leadership challenge.

Here's what your colleagues are saying about participating in the Executive Leadership Institute:

I’m leaving today with a number of actionable ideas that I intend to implement right away.  That, alone, is worth the price of admission.
Grant Oliphant, President & CEO, The Pittsburgh Foundation

Often I come to these kinds of programs looking for answers and leave disappointed.  I leave ELI meetings with answers - and many great ideas to explore back home.
Neil Steinberg, President & CEO, The Rhode Island Foundation

ELI has pushed my thinking, and my practice, in ways I could never have done alone. Learning directly from peers in the field has been invaluable.
Clotilde Dedecker, President/CEO, Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo

This has been a very energizing learning experience – unlike anything you can get anywhere else.
Tom Wilcox, President and CEO, Baltimore Community Foundation

What a wonderful professional development experience! Congratulations on a great class, facilitators, logistics and content. I feel invigorated and inspired.
Jennifer Leonard, President and Executive Director, Rochester Area Community Foundation

After 40 years in nonprofit management, I thought I’d learned everything I needed to know. But, ELI is really something special. The candor and honesty here has been refreshing, challenging and incredibly valuable.
James Williamson, President, Community Foundation of Greater New Britain

For more information contact
Deborah Ellwood, Executive Director, at dellwood@cfleads.org or
Caroline Merenda, Program Director, at cmerenda@cfleads.org.