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Certified Community Leadership Practitioner | 2025 CORE Training Course
1/13/2025
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Leadership Connections | Rethinking Who Is On The Board: Increasing Representation and Sustainability
1/21/2025
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Leadership Connections | The Self-Aware Leader: The Link Between Self-Awareness and Leadership Effectiveness
2/11/2025
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Events in the month of March 2023
3/6/2023
The Certified Community Leadership Practitioner (CCLP) certification is designed to enhance individual performance, elevate professional standards, and recognize association, chamber of commerce, and other nonprofit professionals who demonstrate the knowledge essential to the practice of program development in a leadership organization.

Candidates must complete 16 hours of CORE training before proceeding to the pre-designated coursework.  The CORE training will be offered virtually over four separate days. Participants must attend each of the following sessions in full:  
  • Monday, January 30: 12:00 - 4:00 PM ET
  • Monday, February 6: 12:00 - 4:00 PM ET
  • Monday, February 27: 12:00 - 4:00 PM ET
  • Monday, March 6: 12:00 - 2:00 PM ET
The CORE training will include five modules:
  • Module 1: Program Scope
  • Module 2: Program Specifics
  • Module 3. Program Strategies
  • Module 4. Program Systems
  • Module 5. Program Sustainability

The same ZOOM link will be used for all sessions and shared the week prior to the first session. 

Payment plans are available for ALP members. To discuss, contact programs@alpleaders.org.

3/6/2023
A key ALP member benefit is connecting virtually with other members via Affinity Groups on a specific topic of interest.  
 
An ALP member/champion facilitates these ongoing, intact groups. Members of the group share and gain ideas, insights, best practices, inspiration, and more.  

The zoom link for each affinity group is only shared with members who have opted-in to specific groups. To sign up for an affinity group, click here
3/6/2023

A Pacesetter Membership is a select membership level specially designed for ALP members who are the most progressive...those who serve as the models and exemplars of the industry. A Pacesetter is someone who thinks two steps ahead, not where we are today but where we should be in the future.

3/13/2023
Feeling spread too thin? Engage in discussion with other leaders about how to set boundaries to enhance your strengths and help build other leaders. This discussion will be led and moderated by Shalia Ford, Director of Leadership Programs at FOCUS St. Louis. 
 

About the Moderator: Shalia Ford is the Director of Leadership Programs at FOCUS St. Louis. In this role she designs and facilitates experiential civic leadership development programs for women and high school students. Graduates of these program are transformed both personally and professionally as they gained a deeper understanding of themselves and the St. Louis region, built diverse networks and expanded their capacity to make positive impact. Shalia’s career in the nonprofit sector spans more than 20 years with expertise in nonprofit leadership and administration, strategic visioning, program design from idea to implementation and youth development. She previously held leadership roles with the YWCA Metro St. Louis and NAACP National Office.   

A graduate of the University of Minnesota, she holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in African American Studies as well as a Master of Business Administration from Fontbonne University. She is a graduate of FOCUS St. Louis’ Women in Leadership – Class 52. A life-long learner, Shalia has earned several certifications and  enthusiastically seeks opportunities to grow and develop as a leader.   

With the heart of a servant leader, she volunteers her time, talent and treasure with the following organizations focused on empowering women: Women’s Foundation of Greater St. Louis, RUNG for Women and Rooted Sisters. 

Shalia resides in St. Louis County, MO with her husband and their school-aged son. 

3/13/2023
A key ALP member benefit is connecting virtually with other members via Affinity Groups on a specific topic of interest.  
 
An ALP member/champion facilitates these ongoing, intact groups. Members of the group share and gain ideas, insights, best practices, inspiration, and more.  

The zoom link for each affinity group is only shared with members who have opted-in to specific groups. To sign up for an affinity group, click here
3/14/2023
Board Leadership is a live virtual training program that develops participants’ knowledge and skills to effectively serve on a nonprofit board. The program provides training as a powerful combination of statewide expertise with local vision and insight. CLE has partnered with the New York Council of Nonprofits (NYCON) to deliver core trainings balanced with region-specific “fireside chat” sessions facilitated by CLE with community leaders. The curriculum is designed to provide participants with knowledge of the nonprofit model and the governance responsibilities associated with board service. 
Sessions will take place via Zoom to allow anyone from anywhere the opportunity to join the training and will be offered independently of one another to allow individuals to choose areas of interest and learning. 
Sessions will take place from 4-6 p.m. to allow for those who volunteer for organizations flexibility with their time. 
3/27/2023
A key ALP member benefit is connecting virtually with other members via Affinity Groups on a specific topic of interest.  
 
An ALP member/champion facilitates these ongoing, intact groups. Members of the group share and gain ideas, insights, best practices, inspiration, and more.  

The zoom link for each affinity group is only shared with members who have opted-in to specific groups. To sign up for an affinity group, click here

 
3/27/2023

Every program has fundamental principles it conveys as part of its curriculum. What theory or theories best embody what you are trying to teach? How can you create activities and adult learning practices that help your participants practice those theories? Relate key learning to community leadership development responsibilities and describe the relationship between Servant Leadership and Community Leadership.

Facilitator:  Nancy Mock

Course Objectives:

  • Learn and discuss the most popular theories
  • Learn sample activities and processes to help participants grasp and begin incorporating these theories
  • Practice sharing theory fundamentals in meaningful adult learning model techniques
Registration Fee:
CCLP Certification/ALP Members: $150
Non-Members: $300
3/27/2023
A key ALP member benefit is connecting virtually with other members via Affinity Groups on a specific topic of interest.  
 
An ALP member/champion facilitates these ongoing, intact groups. Members of the group share and gain ideas, insights, best practices, inspiration, and more.  

The zoom link for each affinity group is only shared with members who have opted-in to specific groups. To sign up for an affinity group, click here

 
3/28/2023
Board Leadership is a live virtual training program that develops participants’ knowledge and skills to effectively serve on a nonprofit board. The program provides training as a powerful combination of statewide expertise with local vision and insight. CLE has partnered with the New York Council of Nonprofits (NYCON) to deliver core trainings balanced with region-specific “fireside chat” sessions facilitated by CLE with community leaders. The curriculum is designed to provide participants with knowledge of the nonprofit model and the governance responsibilities associated with board service. 
Sessions will take place via Zoom to allow anyone from anywhere the opportunity to join the training and will be offered independently of one another to allow individuals to choose areas of interest and learning. 
Sessions will take place from 4-6 p.m. to allow for those who volunteer for organizations flexibility with their time.