Connections for Community Leadership Support & Technical Assistance 780 West Lake Lansing Road, Suite 200, East Lansing, MI 48823 Phone: (866) 532-2669 (toll-free) * Fax: (517) 333-2677 E-mail: leadership@prosynergy.org * Website: www.copower.org/leader/index.htm 780 West Lake Lansing Road, Suite 200, East Lansing, MI 48823 Phone: (866) 532-2669 (toll-free) * Fax: (517) 333-2677 E-mail: leadership@prosynergy.org * Website: www.copower.org/leader/index.htm Connections for Community Leadership Leadership Database CCL provides support and technical assistance to organizations that host leadership development programs or who wish to promote leadership development in their community. Funding Twice a year, CCL provides small amounts of funding to local sites who are interested in offering leadership programs and/or leadership opportunities for people with disabilities. CCL will fund organizations to do one of the following: Replicate the “We Lead!” Curriculum in your own community. Create a leadership project for people with disabilities unique to your communities needs. Support individuals with disabilities to practice leadership in their chosen field. Fund people with disabilities to attend a generic leadership program. Technical Assistance CCL staff are also available as consultants to answer questions about leadership development; as well as regarding program inclusiveness of and accessibility for people with disabilities. In addition, CCL staff can review curriculums, brainstorm ideas, and offer suggestions. Leadership Development Seminars CCL holds Leadership Development Seminars for organizers promoting disability leadership throughout Michigan. This seminar covers leadership, teaching leadership skills, and gives an introduction to the We Lead! Curriculum. Example—Leadership for Anti-Stigma A group in Northern Michigan approached CCL because they were interested in developing a leadership program. CCL staff provided ideas and technical assistance to them and now CCL is working with Resource One and Partners in Care (PIC) in Petoskey to create a leadership program focused on addressing stigma in the mental health community. Lead by the members of the PIC group, consumers in 13 northern Michigan counties will implement an anti-stigma campaign called “Faces of Recovery” using the Life in Focus model. As part of Mental Health Month (May 2008), the PIC group will organize a Leadership Symposium for consumers throughout the 13 counties and will assist CCL staff in the facilitation of the program. We Lead Curriculum CONNECT Proud & Powerful Leadership Model Cookie Gant Fund What we offer... Informed Communities UPCOMING SEMINARS October 19th—Grand Rapids November 2nd—Detroit