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Causes: Leadership Development
Mission: To develop, connect, inspire and challenge community champions through life-changing leadership experiences.
Programs: The community leadership program (clp) is a nine-month leadership program designed to raise the awareness of the needs and challenges that affect the greater des moines community while enhancing leadership skills that focus on community stewardship. Through experiential sessions and an in-depth class project, participants expand their leadership skills and gain access to a vast array of perspectives, resources, and mentors. Each year, 50 emerging and existing leaders from the private, public, and non-profit sectors of the community are selected to participate in this life-changing program.
the institute attempts to engage a number of groups to further community initiatives through meetings and other awareness events, focusing on educating the future leaders of the community and reengaging the alumni of the institute, which includes many of the current community leaders.
the community connect program (ccp) is a six session program designed to connect participants with experienced community leaders so that they may learn and benefit from mentor insight and wisdom. The objective is to help connect particiapnts with their personal values and purpose to cause intentional action within the community.