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In 2013, the Dawson County Chamber of Commerce wanted to take its adult community leadership program, Leadership Dawson, to the next level. “Previously, the program consisted primarily of presentations from local officials in a classroom setting,” said S. Christie Haynes, president of the Dawson County Chamber of Commerce. “We felt like a personal leadership development […]

This is part of a series of stories about UGA and economic development in rural Georgia.   Melissa Dark and Elena Carné own small businesses more than 75 miles apart in rural south Georgia. Through a regional program, led by the J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development at the University of Georgia, the two have […]

The UGA J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development’s advisory board met for its fall meeting on Dec. 12. During the meeting, held at the J.W. Fanning Building on the University of Georgia campus, advisory board members received an update on the unit’s programs and operations from Fanning Institute Director Matt Bishop, and they also discussed […]

The UGA J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development has announced conference tracks for the upcoming 2018 Community Leadership Conference. Organized by the Fanning Institute, the third annual Community Leadership Conference will take place on Feb. 22 – 23, 2018, at the UGA Center for Continuing Education & Hotel. 2018 marks the first time that the […]

Nonprofit leaders looking to develop their personal leadership skills and make their organizations more effective are encouraged to apply for the 2018 Executive Leadership Program for Nonprofit Organizations (ELPNO). ELPNO is scheduled for Jan. 7-12, 2018, at the J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development on the University of Georgia campus in Athens, Ga. “It was […]

In partnership with a Statesboro-area foundation, the UGA J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development is helping a new group of women from southeast Georgia prepare for career and community leadership roles. The Fanning Institute hosted the opening retreat for the third annual Lynda Brannen Williamson Foundation Women’s Leadership Academy on Sept. 14-15. Sixteen women from […]

The University of Georgia is helping to build healthier, stronger communities statewide through a program that combines education with leadership development. The UGA College of Public Health and the J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development announced the 2018 Public Health Leadership Academy during the annual State of the Public’s Health Conference at the UGA Center […]

For the first time since the Community Leadership Conference began, the UGA J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development will offer two pre-conference sessions that will provide additional leadership development opportunities to participants. “Youth Leadership in Action Facilitator and Curriculum Training” and “The Nuts and Bolts of Facilitating Adult Community Leadership Development Programs” will be offered […]

The 2017-18 Vivian H. Fisher Public Service and Outreach Leadership Academy includes 19 faculty and staff representing each UGA Public Service and Outreach (PSO) unit, Cooperative Extension, and academic schools and colleges. Offered through the J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development, the program emphasizes personal leadership development and communication skills, and it also helps participants […]

A group of emerging leaders in Athens-Clarke County is learning more about their community and each other with the help of UGA’s J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development. The Fanning Institute helped facilitate the opening retreat for the 2017-2018 class of LEAD Athens, the Athens Area Chamber of Commerce’s adult community leadership program. Matt Bishop, […]

A UGA summer program is enhancing leadership skills and heightening awareness of Latino issues for a group of high school students. The J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development hosted 15 students participating in the Leadership Sin Limites! program from July 16-20. While staying in UGA residence halls, the students learned about their leadership styles, effective […]

Programs offered by the UGA J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development are helping an Athens area nonprofit executive director strengthen both her personal leadership skills and her agency. Susie Weller became executive director of Children First, Inc., an Athens-based nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting safe homes for children in times of family crisis, in March […]