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EXCEL programs across Missouri provide leadership development tailored to individual community needs and resources.

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2023 Housing Opportunity Conference

Event date: March 27, 2023 - March 29, 2023

The Housing Opportunity Conference is one of the nation’s premier meetings of the residential development, lending, investing, and policy community, and brings together a diverse mix of private and nonprofit real estate developers, public ...

Intro to Affordable Housing Development

Event date: March 28, 2023

Event time: | 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Designed for newcomers to affordable housing development, this course will provide an overview of the process of affordable housing development, from site selection to occupancy. Participants will learn about major issues to considered in planning ...

Just Economy Conference 2023

Event date: March 29, 2023 - March 30, 2023

Washington, DC

The Just Economy Conference is the national event for community, business, foundation, policy and government leaders who want a nation that not only promises but delivers opportunities for all Americans to build wealth and live well. National and ...

Building Sustainable Collaborations from the Start

Event date: March 29, 2023

Event time: | 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Many collaboration efforts don’t intentionally plan for the longer term. These collaborations are opportunistic, seeking funding to respond to an immediate problem or challenge. The programs and services are developed to meet community needs, but ...

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Neighborhood Leadership Academy awards 20 mini-grants

Published: Thursday, March 9, 2023

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The Neighborhood Leadership Academy has awarded 20 mini-grants totaling $46,805 to groups across Missouri. The grants, ranging from $380 to $2,500, support neighborhood initiatives including community gardens in schools and parks, ...

MU Extension hosts regional leadership development program

Published: Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Twenty-seven leaders from 13 states graduated from the North Central Cooperative National Extension Leadership Development (NELD) program, hosted by MU Extension’s Missouri Training Institute (MTI).Graduates of the 2022 program ...

Summit challenges youth to lead with courage

Published: Tuesday, April 3, 2018

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Almost 160 teens and adults attended the 2018 Missouri Youth Civic Leaders Summit near Camdenton in March. Youth and adult teams gathered from more than 20 county 4-H programs and community betterment groups across ...

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How to Have a Successful Educational Meeting on a Public Issue

Publication date: Oct. 1, 1993

Citizens have the duty and opportunity to help make many group decisions about complex issues. Group decisions are those in which two or more people have a voice or vote. The decision may affect one or more persons individually or as a group. The ...

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Junior Leadership Columbia

This nine-month program motivates students in Columbia to develop their potential for community leadership by acquainting them with the opportunities, realities and challenges of the community.

Leadership Chesterfield

Leadership Chesterfield is an eight-session leadership course that focuses on understanding the issues, challenges and plans of the Chesterfield community. Class size typically 20.

Leadership Columbia

Founded nearly 50 years ago, Leadership Columbia strives to provide the community with an enduring source of diverse leaders prepared and committed to serving their region.

Leadership Jefferson City

Leadership Jefferson City, a six-month program that starts in January and runs through June, is designed to identify and motivate emerging leaders and develop their potential for community leadership roles by exposing them to the opportunities, ...

Leadership Missouri

Leadership Missouri aims to identify current and emerging leaders throughout the state, enhance their leadership skills and deepen their knowledge of the state’s opportunities and challenges.

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