Fanning Institute for Leadership

• Designed to be taught by local volunteers in out-of-school settings
• Core of the curriculum is 18 hours of skill-building, activity-based content
• Flexible format options with opening retreat suggested
• Two-hour content blocks appropriate for weekdays, Saturday, or summer schedules
• Packaged as Planning Guide, Instructor Guide and complete Participant Workbook

• Understanding Leadership
• Taking Charge
• Communicating Effectively
• Appreciating Differences
• Building Teams
• Managing Conflict
• Setting Goals and Making Decisions
• Exercising Community Leadership

Interactive classroom sessions are combined with other elements intended to enhance the experience and allow opportunities for participants to practice skills. Suggested enhancements include:

• Reflective journal
• Code of leadership commitment
• Mentoring/shadowing/interviewing
• Socio-economic data
• Issue forums

• Clear and concise steps for organizing a sustainable youth community leadership program
• Suggested committee structure and planning processes
• Sample forms, letters, participant commitment, parental support statements, program evaluation methods
• Materials for training instructors/facilitators who will work with the youth
• Specific suggestions for maximizing the experience
• Useful when beginning a new program or when renewing an existing one

Contact potential sponsors to generate support for a program:

• Chambers of commerce
• Cooperative Extension Service
• Leadership Georgia alumni
• Local leadership program alumni
• Civic and youth clubs
• Religious organizations