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Be An Advocate For
Your Family
& Your Community
The 2012
Neighborhood Leadership Institute Class
The Neighborhood Leadership Institute of Summit County is
designed for increasing grassroots leadership engagement. The
Institute has an 11 session curriculum that
includes classes on leadership topics ranging from strategic planning to
neighborhood development.
Through
participation in the Neighborhood Leadership Institute,
grassroots leaders learn a wide variety of skills, including how
to:
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Serve as
advocates for their families
and communities
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Collaborate with
others to get things done
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Make public
presentations
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Work with
government agencies and
social service providers
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Find and utilize
resources
Just as importantly,
neighborhood residents come away from their participation in
NLI’s programs with an expanded sense of their own potential as
leaders, a newfound
appreciation for the assets of their communities, and a
connection to a network of other grassroots leaders who share
the same
challenges and the same hopes for their families and
communities.
We envision safer,
more beautiful, more empowered neighborhoods as a result of
greater organization and engagement, and enhanced neighborhoods
that add value to our business community and strengthen our
economic development efforts.
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Our Mission:
To train and
empower local residents and community leaders to promote
positive changes in Summit County neighborhoods and
communities.
Purpose Statement:
- To broaden the
participants understanding of the community;
- To expand the pool of
skilled neighborhood leaders;
- To build upon and/or
develop participants’ experience;
- To encourage and assist
the establishment of networks among neighborhoods and
their leaders;
- To enhance the ability
of neighborhoods to resolve problems on their own or in
cooperation with other neighborhoods and/or
institutions.
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11 Training
Sessions:
Most sessions are on Thursday Evenings, February to May and will be held
at Quaker Square
The Schedule includes:
1. Overnight Retreat ,
Friday night, Saturday,
Orientation, Leadership, Team building, Personal
relationship skills, Group dynamics, Conflict
resolution, Learning and listening skills/styles.
Classes on Thursdays -
5-6 dinner, 6-8 class, 8-9 discuss community projects,
end at 9p.m.
2.
Assessing Your
Neighborhood, (Asset mapping, Overview of Summit
County, SWAT analysis, Surveying your neighborhood)
3.
Coalition Building
4.
Community
Organizing
Models/Community Development,
(Neighborhood Housing)
5.
Strategic Planning (goal setting, personal goals)
6.
Criminal
Justice (Theory of crime, Community policing, Gangs,
mapping neighborhood crime, code enforcement)
7.
Managing
Funding,
(Fundraising, Financial Ethics; Project
management)
8.
Communication &
Engagement (Communication Skills, Media, Community
Calendar)
9.
(SATURDAY,
TOUR of neighborhoods)
10. Government
101 & Neighborhoods (Attend Government Meeting Prior
to; Working With Government; Shadowing)
11. Group Project
Presentations & Graduation
For
more information on the Neighborhood Leadership Institute
of
Summit County contact Devoe Johnson at the United Way of
Summit County, 330.643.5511 or email
djohnson@uwsummit.org
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The 2011 Neighborhood Leadership Institute Class
The 2010 Neighborhood
Leadership Institute
Class
The 2009 Inaugural Class of
the Neighborhood Leadership Institute |
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Fill out
an application for the Class of 2013:
Application (Word Doc)
Application (PDF)
The tuition for the training sessions
is $600/participant. Scholarships will be available
through several organizations.
We encourage
more than one person from a neighborhood to apply.
Tell your neighbors, friends or co-workers about this
program – encourage them to apply with you!
For information
on future class offerings contact Devoe Johnson at
330.643.5511 or email
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Class of 2012
Graduated Thursday, May
10, 2012
See
the Photos
Lori Anderson
Myrtice Bridges
Deltrece Daniels
Malcolmnette Green
Jessica Harris
Steve Hawthorne
Darci Jackson
Tamara James
Paul E. Kuhn
Sanches R. Lewis
Andrae Long
Adora Mays
Tameaka Morris
Rachel Nypaver
Trina Marie Owens
Candy M. Ramsey
Janice H. Robinson
Roberta G. Rogers
Tanya Ross-Lane
Miranda Saddler
Stacie Swarner
Joseph J. Tucker
Class of 2011
Graduation was Thursday, May
5th
See
the Photos
Elizabeth Allen
Lynette K. Brown
Brenda Carter
Angel Dardie
Ana Paula De Oliveira
Peggy Dougherty
Melanie K. Drouin
Rhonda Gaines
Erica Hailstock
T. W. Jackson
Donnie Kammer
Nicole l. Lewis
Ericka Laura Malone
Michael B. McNeely
Darrell L. Merritt
Yolanda Parker
Becky Richards
Keith Thomas
Valerie Denise Walker
Denise Nichole Williams
Spencer C. Woods
Class of 2010
See the
Graduation
photos
West Akron
Steven Arnold, Diane Gamble, William Green, Jennifer Jeter,
Jerica Roberts, Richard Sayers, Terrence Shelton
North Hill
Belinda Barton, Tania Paden, Deborah Price, William Warren,
Jr.
South Akron
Sue Boware, Kelly Crosby, Effie Stewart
East Akron
Sharon Connor, Rita Hosch, Nathaniel Miller
Cuyahoga Falls
Jodi Hupp, Susan Marazza
University Park Area
Lawrence Parker, La'Chelle Sales
Highland Square
Kevin Turner |
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Members of
the First Class:
Graduated May 2009
Barberton:
William Judge, Martha Scott, and Eric Spooney
Buchtel
area: Jonathan McCray, Gerald Gould, Ayesha Nurruddin,
Jerry Williams, and Mexie Wilson.
Firestone
Park: Jacquelyn Lewis
Lakemore:
Marlene Hill and Kelly Kortvejesi.
Summit
Lake: Rosa Dortch-Robinson, Shirley Finney, Michael
Starks, Danmark Cunningham, and Paul Ware, Jr.
South Akron: Dilisa Townsend
Twinsburg:
Kelly Harris and Ada Hazly
University
Park: Deborah Cunningham, Debi-Ellen Beckett, Jack Bird,
Ann Lane Gates, and Khamseng J. Vue.
See photo at
bottom left
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The Neighborhood Leadership Institute
of Summit County was developed by:
United Way of Summit County –
Attaining Independence Impact Council
Akron Area YMCA
Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority
Akron-Summit Community Action, Inc.
Akron Urban League
City of Akron
East Akron Community House
Leadership Akron
Perkins Street Area Action Group
Summit 2010: Quality of Life Project
County of Summit Executive’s Office
Summit County Department
of Job & Family Services
The University of Akron
University Park Alliance
University Park Development Corporation
Technical assistance provided by
Neighborhood Leadership Institute Cleveland
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