Hey Greene County Residents: Register for Neighborhood Leadership Academy 2024
BREAKING NEWS:
Scholarship Deadline: August 1 (do this first if you need a full or partial scholarship).
Or apply without a scholarship. Registration Deadline: August 21 (this is the second step if you are waiting to hear on a scholarship or you can do it now if no scholarship is needed or your employer is paying for your class attendance).
BACKGROUND
The Neighborhood Leadership Academy (NLA) is a statewide program that draws adult students from across the state. The program has a 40 year history! Locally, there have been Republic, Springfield and Ash Grove area residents in NLA or a similar class in 2018, 2019, 2022 and 2023.
The Neighborhood Leadership Academy (NLA) provides in-depth and multifaceted leadership training emphasizing community-building principles and strategies, project planning, organizational leadership and management practices, and personal leadership skills.
University of Missouri Extension and University of Missouri St Louis jointly offer the program. Nearly 15 instructors representing both institutions lead the online learning statewide and live sessions.
Participants in NLA are actively involved in their regions, towns, and neighborhoods and represent communities throughout Missouri. Academy participants may be neighborhood association members, community leaders, resident volunteers, community-based organization staff, business owners, local government staff, and municipal elected officials.
More than 400 neighborhood and organization leaders have participated in NLA, learning the skills and building the networks necessary to create whole communities.
SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINE:
APPLY WITHOUT A SCHOLARSHIP
LOCAL BONUS:
Graduates of NLA can receive three credit hours from Drury University in Springfield to be used toward a leadership certificate at Drury if you want to further your education.
Graduates also can earn grant monies. Here is an article about the graduates who had their projects funded last year: https://extension.missouri.edu/news/neighborhood-leadership-academy-awards-20-mini-grants-5986
ARTICLES ON NLA GRADS
One Republic City Council member credits neighboring activities and Neighborhood Leadership Academy for his move toward serving on council: https://we-are-neighbors.blogspot.com/2024/05/one-neighborhood-decision-eventually.html
Graduates do come up with some great projects, like this one in Republic, Mo.: https://extension.missouri.edu/news/adventure-backpacks-how-leadership-and-learning-benefit-community-5350
Or this one in St. Louis: https://extension.missouri.edu/news/leadership-in-action-calming-traffic-building-community-5636
Some NLA graduates go on to earn national awards. Here is one example from May of 2023: https://extension.missouri.edu/news/tonnie-smith-named-to-who-s-who-in-america-s-neighborhoods-honor-roll-6088
JOIN ME
I would love to have you join me for this year’s Neighborhood Leadership Academy online and in person for participants in the Republic area. We have the flexibility of online classes and a chance to build local connections. We will build local connections and work together to improve neighborhoods in Republic.
David L. Burton
Community Development Specialist | Extension Professional
University of Missouri Extension
Springfield Botanical Center, 2400 S. Scenic Ave, Springfield, Mo. 65807
O: (417) 881-8909 | D: (417) 874-2954 | E: burtond@missouri.edu
W: https://extension.missouri.edu/
MORE INFORMATION
Does this article make you interested in taking the Engaged Neighbor pledge? Five categories and 20 principles to guide you toward becoming an engaged neighbor. Sign the pledge online at http://engagedneighbor.com.
Contact the blog author, David L. Burton at dburton541@yahoo.com.
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