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LeadershipPlenty Mississippi: Transforming Potential Into Action

LeadershipPlenty Mississippi: Transforming Potential Into Action. Southern Region Community Development Educators Conference May 19, 2004 • Tampa, Florida. Equipping Citizens to Take Civic Action. An Idea. Communities have PLENTY of leaders. The Dilemma. People and Communities

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LeadershipPlenty Mississippi: Transforming Potential Into Action

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  1. LeadershipPlenty Mississippi:Transforming Potential Into Action Southern Region Community Development Educators Conference May 19, 2004 • Tampa, Florida

  2. Equipping Citizens to Take Civic Action

  3. An Idea... • Communities have PLENTY of leaders

  4. The Dilemma ... People and Communities have deficiencies & needs. Individuals and Communities have skills and talents.

  5. A Set of Core Values... • Access • Availability • Assets

  6. PHASE ONE ••• FORMING ••• Assembling Community Assets… • Finding leaders within • Identifying community assets • Managing groups

  7. PHASE TWO ••• STORMING ••• Managing Group Dynamics… • Making meetings work • Managing conflict • Building partnerships

  8. PHASE THREE ••• NORMING/PERFORMING ••• Doing the Work… • Talk to action • Valuing evaluation • Communicating for change

  9. 1 9 Finding Leaders Within Communicating forChange 2 8 Identifying Community Assets Valuing Evaluation 4 Making Meetings Work 3 7 Managing Groups Talk to Action 5 Managing Conflict 6 Building Partnerships From Forming To Storming To Norming/ Performing The LeadershipPlenty Group Process Phase Two Managing Group Dynamics Phase Three Doing the Work Phase One Assembling Community Assets

  10. The Benefits… • New way of thinking • “Vision to action” plan • People working together "V to A"

  11. Who Can Participate? • People from all walks of life: • Civic, volunteer, neighborhood groups • Faith-based, educational organizations • Social service agencies • Business associations • EVERYONE!

  12. pew-partnership.org

  13. Chance L. McDavid, Extension Associate Community Resource Development Mississippi State University Extension Service PH: 662-325-3144 • E-mail: chancem@ext.msstate.edu Shelaine Wise, Area Extension Agent Enterprise and Community Resource Development Mississippi State University Extension Service PH: 662-534-1917 • E-mail: shelaine@ext.msstate.edu If We Can Help… Mississippi State University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or veteran status. CRD-04-004

  14. Equipping Citizens to Take Civic Action

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