Care Foundation and Soderquist Center for Leadership and Ethics are collaborating to offer The Empowerment Zone, a 12-month intense, customized, consultative relationship with selected community-based organizations. In The Empowerment Zone, nonprofits will develop a clear picture of where they are, where they are going, and set out the necessary steps for successful realization of their objectives and goals. Board members and staff will be engaged in a process with support from Soderquist Center for Leadership and Ethics to both grow and improve their programs and services to the community.

The Empowerment Zone process will accelerate leadership development, long-term problem solving, and resource development by focusing on the key issues facing the organization.

The Empowerment Zone process will include:

• An organizational needs assessment.
• Identifying current issues and challenges, identifying future vision and mission, and defining the critical strategic points to be developed throughout the year.
• Creating a specific action plan to bridge the gap from where they are today to where they want to be in the future.
• Participating in competency development sessions.
• Reviewing agency progress and, if needed, revising the action plan.

Questions about this program may be directed to:
        Jan Huneycutt Lightner
        Director of Programs
        Telephone 479.361.4624
        Fax 479.927.0930
        E-mail: Jan Huneycutt Lightner

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