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More than 40 EXCEL and Youth EXCEL programs across Missouri provide leadership development tailored to individual community needs and resources.

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EXperience in Community Enterprise and Leadership (EXCEL)

These community development programs provide leadership training in a variety of formats to enhance the skills and opportunities for individuals who participate as well as the organizations and communities that they serve.

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Get Out and See 4th Annual Lawn Art With Neighbors (LAWN) Showcase in Springfield area, April 22 – May 7
  • Published: Saturday, April 22, 2023

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Springfield’s original public art exhibition, Lawn Art With Neighbors (LAWN), kicked off on April 22 and this year we have 20 participating addresses.In its fourth year, LAWN has also grown to include Raleigh, North Carolina ...

Goal of Turquoise Tables Is To Create Gathering Spot for Neighbors
  • Published: Monday, March 27, 2023

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Getting to know your neighbors may be as easy as getting a picnic table, painting it turquoise, and creating a neighborhood gathering spot in your front yard.Sounds a bit crazy, but according to David Burton, a University of ...

Show-Me MO Success podcast: Good Neighbor Day in Missouri
  • Published: Wednesday, March 15, 2023

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Quality of life is affected by the quality of the neighborhoods in which people live. In the latest episode of “Show-Me MO Success,” the University of Missouri’s Business and Community Extension podcast, listeners learn how ...

Create and Exhibit Public Art as Part of Lawn Art With Neighbors (LAWN) April 22 – May 7
  • Published: Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The fourth annual Lawn Art With Neighbors (LAWN) Exhibition is the perfect opportunity to create a public art display for your neighbors to enjoy, or to create something with your neighbors to enhance where you live.The 2023 ...

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Centurions Leadership Program (Kansas City)

Since 1976, Centurions Leadership Program has earned its reputation as an unequaled training ground for future Kansas City leaders. Today, the two-year program has more than 80 active Centurions and more than 1,200 alumni, a close-knit group of women ...

Citizen Leadership Academy (Lee's Summit)

The Citizens Leadership Academy is open to Lee’s Summit residents who want to gain better insight into the operations of city government and to prepare for greater involvement in the community’s leadership.

FOCUS St. Louis

FOCUS St. Louis is the region’s premier leadership organization, preparing diverse leaders to work cooperatively for a thriving St. Louis region through experience-based leadership training, civic issue education and public engagement initiatives.

Greater Missouri Leadership Challenge

A not-for-profit organization that sponsors an annual traveling symposium to bring together women leaders from global corporations, small businesses, academia, government agencies and non-profit organizations from across the state.

Greater Ozarks Leadership Development (GOLD)

GOLD is a regional leadership development program designed for public, private, nonprofit and civic community leaders in Southwest Missouri.

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.

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