Our six-month Neighborhood Leadership Program is an in-depth program for leaders engaged - or planning to engage - in the community. Participants in this program are eager to connect with a diverse learning community to explore community involvement and develop leadership skills to take effective action. This program typically brings together 30 people from a wide diversity of ages, cultural backgrounds, and levels of experience. 

Participants engage in bi-monthly sessions over six months to further individual and group knowledge, practical skills, and new connections needed for effective community leadership. Topics have included:

• Personal values and community work
• Working inclusively in communities
• Intercultural communication
• Conflict resolution
• Navigating city and county government
• Participatory meeting facilitation

Participants come from a variety of formal and informal community-based organizations. Several organizations - such as the Saint Paul Police Department, Saint Paul Network of Education Action Teams, and the Aurora St. Anthony Neighborhood Development Corporation - have regularly sponsored individuals to participate in the program.

Coaches are paired with each NLP participant to share their six-month journey as attentive listeners, sounding boards, and reflective companions.

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Applications for each NLP annual cohort are accepted during the month of September. For more information about NLP, please use the email addresses and phone numbers on the right side of the page to contact us directly.

"I've appreciated learning more about my leadership style and how it works in conjunction with different types of people."

Sara Cooper, NLP 2009