Nonprofit Leadership Institute 
Strengthening Individuals, Nonprofits and Communities

Program Overview

In the Nonprofit Leadership Institute you will:

• Expand your network of talented nonprofit leaders in Minnesota
• Hone and practice your leadership skills to further your organization and the community you serve.
• Step back to reflect, think critically about and plan strategically for an issue or project that is important to your organization.
• Join a group of over 120 Institute alumni and particpate in ongoing alumni learning opportunities.
• Get free admission to MCN's annual Leadership Conference, where you will network and engage with other nonprofit leaders and thinkers around current leadership topics.

Tools you will use in the Nonprofit Leadership Institute:

• Your Leadership Portfolio includes a This I Believe statement, a leadership project identified in your application, peer feedback and a journal documenting your insights from each session.
• Action Reflection Circles are formed at the opening retreat. You and your Action Reflection Circle will meet each day of the Institute. These small groups provide support as you delve deeper into leadership issues.
• Your Personal Leadership Assessments allow you to learn how the outcomes of your Myers-Briggs Type Inventory and Emotional Intelligence shape how you lead.
• An online community provides a forum for ongoing idea exchange between you and other participants.
• The Institute's group of diverse leaders at different stages in their leadership career allows for frank discussion and sharing of mutual interests, resulting in the emergence of new views and ideas.

“The Institute has helped me to embrace the
organization's and my own power in the community.”
Tami Lueck, Executive Director, Bridges of Hope
2008 Nonprofit Leadership Institute Alumni

For more information contact:
Bao Vang, Leadership Program coordinator
at 651-757-3087
bao@mncn.org.