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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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Fruit and Veggie Policy Convening

Event date: Feb. 28, 2024 - March 1, 2024

Saint Louis, MO

This three-day fact-finding, information-gathering convening is hosted by A Red Circle to gain a better understanding of how price impacts consumer choice and ultimately nutrition intake. The objectives for the convening include:Provide knowledge ...

Show Me Neighborhood Art Week

Event date: June 1, 2024 - June 15, 2024

Show Me Neighborhood Art Week is open to any resident of Missouri. This outreach effort by University of Missouri Extension and Creating Whole Communities seeks to empower public art made by residents as a contribution to the area’s sense of place ...

Leadership St. Louis (FOCUS STL)

Event date: June 8, 2023 - May 31, 2024

St. Louis, MO

Founded in 1976, Leadership St. Louis® (LSL) is one of the most highly-respected leadership development programs in the nation. The program was built on the belief that the community, just as any business or organization, requires strong ...

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Best Acts of Neighboring Announced from Missouri Good Neighbor Week 2023

Published: Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The Second Annual Missouri Good Neighbor Week (Sept. 28 to Oct. 4) was a documented success. Organizers had a goal to document 15,000 acts of neighboring. But instead, Missourians reported 19,752 acts of neighboring during the ...

“Missouri’s Most Engaged Neighbors” Announced as Part of Missouri Good Neighbor Week Awards

Published: Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Twelve Missourians have been chosen for statewide recognition as “Missouri’s Most Engaged Neighbor” for 2023 as part of the planned activities for Missouri Good Neighbor Week (Sept. 28 to Oct. 4).Sixty-two people were ...

Missouri Community LAB: A hub for creating strong, whole communities

Published: Friday, Oct. 27, 2023

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Missouri is stronger when its communities are vibrant and healthy, but people can struggle to find information and programs designed to help build those vibrant communities, says Claire Rippel, University of Missouri Extension ...

Missouri Good Neighbor Week Gains Momentum in 2023, Blows Past Goal

Published: Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Missourians from all walks of life celebrated the first Missouri Good Neighbor Week (Sept. 28 to Oct. 4) by doing and reporting neighboring acts and nominating others as the most engaged neighbors in their respective counties.For ...

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Decision-Making Techniques for Community Groups

Publication date: March 31, 2022

Reviewed by Sarah Hultine MassengaleCommunity Economic DevelopmentJohanna Reed Adams, Charles M. St. Clair and William E. RobertsonDepartment of Community DevelopmentCommunity groups often have a problem coming to a decision about projects to ...

Practicing Community Development, Second Edition

Publication date: June 1, 2019

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Donald W. LittrellDoris P. LittrellAnadil IftekarStephen C. JeanettaCommunity development is a radical profession. It is based on the belief that people can give purposeful direction to their collective future. How this occurs is based on the ...

Cambio de Colores — Latinos in Missouri: Gateway to a New Community

Publication date: March 1, 2007

Edited by Stephen Jeanetta and Corinne ValdiviaCambio CenterCambio de Colores as a yearly event aims to strengthen the networks of community organizers, extension professionals, academics, and public and private-sector institutions focused on ...

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Show-Me REDI

Feb. 6, 2023 - April 24, 2023

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Show-Me REDI will help prepare women in Missouri to take on public office through two tracks: one for those involved in appointed seats and one for those who want to run for an elected position, with the ability to opt in to both.

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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.

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.

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 ...

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.

L.E.A.D. Independence

L.E.A.D. Independence aims to provide a network of informed leaders with a commitment to the continued growth and development of our city.

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