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Central Indiana Board Chair Summit

Submitted by George Okantey on Tue, 2009-12-22 12:13
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The core constituencies and clients of nonprofit organizations in our community can be better served if the organizations are led effectively. The Boards that direct these organizations are faced with many challenges, including financial management, planning, fund development, measuring results, and issues of accountability. In addition, these boards are often afflicted with member apathy, ineffective meetings, lack of focus, and many other concerns.

Appreciative Inquiry Training Opportunity

Submitted by George Okantey on Mon, 2009-11-30 13:28
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The Appreciative Inquiry (AI) perspective is based on the insight that individuals and organizations get superior results from appreciating strengths, assets, and high point experiences instead of focusing on weaknesses and problems. Based on the work of Cooperrider and Srivastva at Case Western Reserve in the 1980's, AI has quickly grown to become one of the most powerful concepts in organizational and individual change. 

ILA Regional Grants

Submitted by ron richard on Mon, 2009-11-23 19:59
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Attached is the latest version of the ILA Regional Grant guidelines.  I am looking forward to receiving applications from the various regions, so we can put some of the ILA funds to work in supporting collaborative efforts in the regions that will further the work of leadership development across the State.

Seminar on Emotional Intelligence

Submitted by George Okantey on Thu, 2009-10-29 11:11
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Emotional Intelligence builds strong teams, families and communities.

ILA Membership Costs

Submitted by ron richard on Thu, 2009-09-03 21:31
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As ILA treasurer, I want to make you aware of the various membership options that are available for you to join ILA.

An individual can become a member for $35 per year.

An organization can become a member for $75 per year.  This includes a membership for the contact person of that organization.  Each individual of an organizational member can become a member of ILA for the discounted price of $15 per year.

The benefits of membership include:

- You will be contacted directly via e-mail about ILA news and events.

Doug makes complicated technology issues simple

Submitted by George Okantey on Sat, 2009-08-29 01:43
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Douglas Karr, President and CEO of DK New Media was the guest speaker at Indiana Leadership Association Conference—Leadership ’09. Doug is a blogging, media development consultant. He consults on Online Marketing, Social Media and Corporate Blogging Strategies. He is the Vice President of Blogging Evangelism for Compendium Blogware. Doug designed, co-founded and implemented Smaller Indiana, a Ning Social networking application. Smaller Indiana is the most popular social network in Indiana for business leaders and professionals.

Social Media is focus of ILA colloquium

Submitted by George Okantey on Fri, 2009-08-28 10:02
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The notion of informal learning is changing given the widespread use of technologies to learn, connect and communicate. In today’s world most learning is done by asking other people how to do things using social networks and other technologies. The opportunity for leadership organizations is—how can we use social networks to harness knowledge within communities and create structures to support this increasingly informal way of learning and connecting.