RCLA and the Leadership Learning Community (LLC) have partnered to host a series of Leadership Learning Circles for people who direct or fund leadership programs in the New York City region. The circles are designed to cultivate relationships and generate useful knowledge about how to best support leadership that can transform society.
The Leadership Learning Community partners with groups across the United States to host regional learning circles as part of their mission to strengthen the work of those committed to leadership development by connecting their learning, resources and practice.
New York City Learning Circles have included:
June 25, 2009
This session is designed to introduce people who manage or fund leadership development programs in NYC to EvaluLEAD, a tool they can use to assess and document program results at the personal, organizational and community levels.
The Learning Circle will be facilitated by Claire Reinelt, PhD, the research and evaluation director for the Leadership Learning Community. Dr. Reinelt is the co-editor of The Handbook of Leadership Development Evaluation and has worked with numerous organizations to develop evaluation models and engage in evaluation processes.
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March 25, 2009
At a critical moment in the nation's history, the President, Mayor and senior legislators on both sides of the aisle are calling on Americans to contribute something other than money to meet community needs: their time and talent.
Whether through President Obama's Organizing for America, the Serve America Act from Senators Ted Kennedy (D-MA) and Orrin Hatch (R-UT), or the soon-to-be-released plan from Mayor Bloomberg's office on getting more New Yorkers engaged in public service, a unique opportunity exists to engage Americans in civic and community leadership in new ways. These government programs will be one important part of a larger story, with grassroots and nonprofit groups, religious organizations, academic programs and others providing a spectrum of other exciting and groundbreaking possibilities.
The discussion will focus on the question: In this time of turbulence and opportunity, how can leadership programs become a collective force for supporting and enhancing the emerging call to public service?
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November 18, 2008
The election of Barack Obama as the first African-American President heralds a historic moment in US history. It is an opportunity to reflect at the national and local levels on where we have come in race relations and where we need to go. This is an especially pressing question in the nonprofit sector in light of a study by the Annie E. Casey Foundation finding that as many as 24,000 nonprofit executives could retire by 2010, creating significant openings for the next generation of leaders to take the helm, as well as subsequent studies identifying important factors influencing that transition.
Leadership programs have a significant part to play in attracting and supporting talented leaders of color as they develop the skills, knowledge and networks to take senior positions in nonprofit and social change organizations. New research holds significant promise for practical strategies to both affirm and draw on the expertise and experience of leaders of color as they navigate often unwelcoming power structures. Research also shows the active roles white leaders can play personally and as part of broader efforts to establish more equitable and effective systems. At the same time, the leadership literature's treatment of issues of race does not offer innovative ideas to address the demands described. There is a need for both scholars and practitioners to reconceptualize the connections between race and leadership.
Panel:
Laurie M. Hunt, Management Consultant, Center for Gender in Organizations
C. Nicole Mason, PhD, Executive Director, Women of Color Policy Network, NYU Wagner
Sonia Ospina, PhD, Faculty Director, Research Center for Leadership in Action and Associate
Professor of Public Management and Policy, NYU Wagner
Elissa Perry, Learning Partner, Leadership Learning Community
Moderator:
Erica G. Foldy, PhD, RCLA Faculty member and Assistant Professor of Public and Nonprofit Management, NYU Wagner
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