training the next generation

The Jim Ingram Community Leadership Institute is a seven-month, two-year, program designed to enhance community leadership development and to enhance personal and professional growth. The two-year program consists of one year of training and one year of community re-investment.

The Institute consists of four (4) one-day sessions with three (3) two-day sessions.

The sessions are planned between October and April. The three two-day sessions are scheduled for October, January and April. The opening session is scheduled for October and the closing session will be held in April. All of the two-day sessions will be held at the Whispering Woods Hotel and Convention Center in Olive Branch, Mississippi. Also scheduled are four one-day sessions to be held in the Tupelo/Lee County area and a recognition banquet is planned for April.

There are three components to the overall program.

Community Orientation:
Program sessions address topics such as economic and community development, education, health care and local government. Various sites in the community will be toured.
Enhancing Leadership Skills:
Leadership skills will be addressed at all three two-day sessions. Skill building exercises will include personal development assessment, visioning and strategic planning, speaker and presentation training, effective communication techniques, and consensus building.
Community Leadership Re-investment (CLR):
The program will require one-year institute training and one year of Community Leadership Re-investment. Participants will "re-invest" into the community what they have learned during the nine-month institute training. The one-year Community Leadership Re-investment will be made to a non-profit organization or a defined community need.