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Northern Indiana Community Leadership Conference

August 24

8:30 am – 5:00 pm

University of Notre Dame

Please join alumni, staff and board members from area Leadership programs for an inspirational, informative one day Leadership conference.

Highlights include:

The recovery from recession is probably underway, but it may be some time before it improves the prospects for the state and local government budgets in Indiana.  Property tax bills went out on time in 85 counties, the best performance since 2002.  That means we have new information about the effects of the March 2008 tax reform on taxpayers and local governments.  May 4 will see more than a dozen tax and capital project referenda.  And we're facing a Constitutional referendum on the tax caps in November.

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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.

Hello!  I wanted to share my excitement at becoming a member of the ILA Board of Directors in August.  During my years as an ILA  member I attended several seminars.  The most recent, Suzanne Morse, Smart Communities: How Citizens and Local Leaders Can Use Strategic Thinking to Build  a Brighter Future  seminar at Franklin College.  I was so inspired I purchased the book and presented a copy to our Mayor in Greencastle.

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. 

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.

Peace Learning Center, Purdue Extension, and

Emotional Intelligence builds strong teams, families and communities.