LeaderComm has developed a comprehensive training program that can be useful to a variety of intended audiences. It includes three distinct courses and a Training Resource Guide for other recommended learning opportunities.
1. Orientation to LeaderComm
The Orientation course consists of four separate modules which, if presented all together, would take about 3 hours. However, the individual modules are also self-contained and free-standing, so each could be presented alone, or in different combinations, depending on the audience and the amount of time available. This training is highly recommended for anyone new to LeaderComm and interested in learning about the organization’s core principles (“The 3 Rs”), unique skillset, and projects. It also presents a foundation for the basic concepts of collective impact.
2. The Practitioner Training
This training is for anyone in a community that has shown interest in taking an active role in creating effective, holistic service integration that leads to systemic change. It will ground learners in why silo-driven approaches to social change have failed, and how collective impact can be effective in creating new solutions to existing community needs. Focusing on the LeaderComm Community Engagement Process, this training walks learners through 12 recommended steps to building a collective impact initiative that are a workable framework for local efforts. This training has three modules that can be presented in 1- to 2-hour blocks or all together for approximately 5 hours.
3. The Router Training
At the heart of the LeaderComm approach is the critical role of the Community Router, who coordinates all communication and activity within a community-building project. The Router is the link between the expertise and facilitation provided by LeaderComm and a circle of local leaders who have made the commitment to work toward a common vision, a plan and a broader effort to make transformational change in their community. This training is intended for both potential Routers as well as community leaders that have decided that collective impact is the solution to community issues; it lays the groundwork for how the LeaderComm Community Engagement Process, through the work of the Router, turns commitment into actions that lead to meaningful transformational change. This training is provided in a 4-hour block.
4. The Training Resource Guide
This is an online directory of websites, articles, videos, webinars and other trainings offered by proven organizations on a spectrum of topics related to comprehensive community initiatives, collective impact, and individual leadership development. It is constantly being augmented by new findings and best practices, and is available to LeaderComm’s trainees and community partners.
