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Community Leadership Development
Missouri's communities and University Extension have worked in partnership for more than 15 years to help communities make the future they want. People have learned through EXCEL how to create successful communities.
Now is the time to take a broad look at your community and its future.
Begin with local people and local resources.
Don't rely on a piecemeal path to the future.
Start making tomorrow today.
Participant comments.
- What is the EXCEL program?
- Who participates?
- How much does it cost?
- Why now?
- Contact for additional information.
What Participants say about EXCEL:"I have learned how we as a community can come together and do something."
"I now have a better understanding of our community projects and how to solve community problems."
"The results are contagious--participants disseminate information and attitude."
"The greatest benefit for me was getting to know a wider range of people and hearing new perspectives."
"Graduates form a grassroots leadership that helps set the tone for the community."
What is EXCEL?EXCEL is a customized approach to building vital communities by increasing effective local leadership. It works because a committee of local citizens, working with University professionals, creates the basic program design and content, establishes a budget and raises funds, arranges activities and recruits and selects participants. The program becomes what you want it to be.
EXCEL presents an integrated approach to community development. Topics frequently covered include: leadership and community action, economic development, local and state government, population profiles and trends, arts and cultural heritage, education, social services and health care, infrastructure, and the environment.
EXCEL is an intensive, demanding and rewarding experience. Planning usually takes six months to a year, but the length and timing of individual sessions is determined by you. Individual sessions vary from several hours to a multi-day retreat. Most programs offer 65 to 100 hours of instruction over several months to groups of approximately 30 people. Instructors are drawn from the University of Missouri System and Lincoln University, from the local community, from government and private enterprise, and from state and local organizations.
Who participates?Anyone who wants to develop strategies to help the community and:
Improve his/her ability to work with groups.
on the community.
Each participant is both a teacher and student; EXCEL is an active experience in which participants are responsible for their own learning while sharing their knowledge with others.
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How much does it cost?As in any true partnership, the cost is shared. Local funding is necessary to cover expenses such as travel, supplies and general administration of the program. Total costs vary depending on the program that is developed. Participants usually pay fees to cover about one-third of the program (traditionally from $100-$200). The rest of the operational costs usually come from local firms, organizations, and government groups.
Why now?
Having effective leaders provides the basis for improving the quality of life in a community. As statesman Adlai Stevenson said, "Change is inevitable. Change for the better is a full-time job." Don't wait to start. Plan to EXCEL today.
For more information about the EXCEL program contact Duane Williams.
Statewide EXCEL program http://www.ssu.missouri.edu/commdev/cld/cld.htm
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University of Missouri Extension Nodaway County nodawayco@missouri.edu Updated 09/24/2007 |
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