Connections for Community Leadership
We Lead! Curriculum
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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
Week 1
Inclusion and Self-Exploration

Orientation
Disability pride, culture, & history
Community organizations
Team/Community

Week 2
Identify and Build Leadership Skills

Power of working together
Leadership skills
Begin service project planning
Form committees

Week 3
Leadership in Action and Reflection

Finish service project planning
Deliver service project
Reflection
Banquet
Leadership Database
CCL has created a leadership development curriculum entitled “We Lead.”  This curriculum which offers information about disability history, pride and leadership skills.  Participants practice this knowledge as they work together to identify, organize, and deliver a community service project.  It was first 
implemented in Kent County in 2005, and since then several organizations throughout the state have replicated We Lead or adapted it to fit the needs of a specific community. 














The most important part of the curriculum is the facilitators’ role.  At the 
beginning, facilitators are running the show, doing the organizing, making decisions, etc.  However, throughout the program the responsibilities are transferred to the participants and by the end of the program, the participants are doing the majority of the work.  This is what makes the curriculum so 
effective.









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The Curriculum is available on our website or on CD free of charge.  Printed copies are available for a cost of $10.  To request a copy, please contact us.
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Facilitator Role
Participant Role
Week 1
70%
30%
Week 2
50%
50%
Week 3
10%
90%
Before Participants Arrive
100%
0%