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Calling all leaders with a love for community. 🗣️
For the last 90 years, United Way of the Midlands has worked to make our community better for everyone, especially those in need.
To continue that impact for generations to come, United Way provides Blueprint for Leadership: a professional development course in which leaders learn best practices for serving on a nonprofit board of directors, including:
- Leadership skills
- Nonprofit governance expertise
- Knowledge about the community
Graduates from Blueprint for Leadership’s 2017 cohort receive their certificates from the program’s directors | Photo via United Way of the Midlands
Why Blueprint?
- It’s challenging: Blueprint uses a structured, progressive curriculum integrated with practical, hands-on activities.
- Your hard work is rewarded: Upon completion of the program, United Way works to place Blueprint grads in the community.
- A unique focus: It is the only professional development course with a specific focus on nonprofit leadership.
What you need to know:
- Cost: Corporate sponsorship is $800 and government + nonprofit sponsorship is $400 per participant
- Class topics: Nonprofit law, the roles and responsibilities of board members, strategic leadership, best practices in programs and nonprofit governance, and more
- Registration: Applications for the Class of 2022 are being accepted through Dec. 15, 2021 Ⓟ
Blueprint for Leadership participants include local leaders from diverse backgrounds looking to serve on nonprofit boards | Photo via United Way of the Midlands
