Community Leadership Development Resources

Leadership directly determines capacity for our rural communities to organize for development. Growth requires a plan, an evaluation, resources, activities and resolution of conflicts.

Whether organizing your community with formal membership in the Kansas Community Empowerment Program, sponsoring training for your local boards, team building, or asking for help with your organization’s volunteers, our Extension specialists are happy to walk alongside you to grow leadership in your community.

Resources

To learn more about our community-based programming, please contact one of our team members or your local extension office.

Welcome A-Board: Board Leadership Basics

This program helps community boards to be more effective. Topics can be adapted to the group’s needs or offered as individual modules.

Session 1: Roles and Responsibilities of Board Members/Effective Meetings
Session 2: Understanding Fellow Board Members/Conflict Management
Session 3: Financial Responsibilities, Fundraising, Legalities, and Ethics
Session 4: Strategic Planning

The program can be presented in-person or online. Contact our team to learn more about this unique learning opportunity.

Real Colors Training and Team Building

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Real Colors workshops help participants to examine who they are and how they relate to others. Participants will develop skills to communicate effectively and build stronger relationships.

Fundamentals: The exclusive Real Colors personality assessment is the foundation of a fun, interactive workshop where participants learn how to quickly identify their own temperament or Color, and that of others.
Solutions: Real Solutions is designed to create a system to process stressful and uncomfortable situations. Successful change management is a core component of Real Solutions.
Applications: Participants will look at how a person’s second color affects their overall personality style, how Real Colors concepts help each team member connect with your organization’s mission and how Real Colors offers a framework to navigate difficult conversations.
Teams: Real Teams takes participants through a series of fast-paced, interactive, and fun activities focused on building trust, opportunities for growth and identifyng factors that ensure a successful team.
Leadership: Participants start by evaluating their leadership strengths and build on these strengths through small and large group activities that include public speaking, listening skills, empowering others and developing a personal leadership plan.

Contact our team to learn more about this workshop.

Be Part of the Story: Informal Leadership and Volunteer Training

Other Community Vitality Programs

K-State Research and Extension offers three major programs that assist Kansas communities with developing, coaching and recognizing community leaders:

The Huck Boyd Institute for Rural Development is a public/private partnership between Kansas State University and the Huck Boyd Foundation. Its mission is to help rural people help themselves.
Kansas Agricultural Mediation Services has been providing Kansas producers with legal, financial and mediation services for over 25 years.
The Kansas Agriculture and Rural Leadership (KARL) program is a non-profit, educational organization that develops leaders for agriculture, business and rural communities.