Purpose
- To expand opportunities for young people to participate as community planners and decision makers within youth-serving and other nonprofit organizations.
- To help United Way’s youth-serving agencies and other nonprofits achieve age diversity on their boards and committees.
Goals
- To develop and nurture the skills of a diverse group of potential community leaders, through a variety of training activities that focus on exploring leadership styles and skills.
- To increase young leaders' knowledge and understanding of the community, in particular the nonprofit sector.
- To develop a pool of young leaders, representing a six-county area, who have the qualifications and confidence to serve successfully on nonprofit boards and committees.
- To create a strong and diverse base of future leaders for Central Indiana.
Training activities
- Philanthropy and giving
- Community needs and issues
- Board roles and responsibilities
- Meeting procedures
- Committee roles
- Diversity issues
- Personal and organizational ethics
- Consensus and team building
- Hands-on community service
Cost
There is no cost to apply. If accepted to the program, a fee of $30 will be charged to the participant.
Dates
- November 1, 2010 Deadline for Applications
- November 15-17 Participant Interviews
- December 1 Notification letters mailed
- January 14-15, 2011 Opening Retreat (Friday night—Saturday Afternoon)
- February 5 Session 2
- February 19 Session 3
- March 5 Session 4
- March 19 Session 5
- April 16 Session 6—Day of Service
Location
United Way of Central Indiana
3901 N. Meridian Street
Indianapolis, IN 46208 (and other community sites)
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For more information about YLI, please contact Paula Shepley at 317.920.2562 or paula.shepley@uwci.org.
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