Conferences and organizations
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A great way to learn more about leadership and leadership development is to attend a conference and/or join an organization devoted to advancing your thinking. This page is dedicated to conferences and organizations that will aid in your development as an individual developing leadership programming for business, higher education or teens.
International Leadership Association
The International Leadership Association (ILA) is the global network for all those who practice, study and teach leadership. The ILA promotes a deeper understanding of leadership knowledge and practices for the greater good of individuals and communities worldwide. (Source: ILA Website)
Leadership Learning Community
The Leadership Learning Community reaches out to those who run, fund, study and provide services to leadership development programs. The more than 70 leadership development programs who have joined this community convene groups of participants over the course of at least one year to provide individual or organizational capacity development through core training and individual learning opportunities, often involving a leadership action project or collaboration. (Source: LLC Website)
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The Henry Kravis Leadership Institute
The Henry Kravis Leadership Institute sponsors a sound education program of leadership studies at Claremont McKenna College. CMC students are encouraged to develop their full potential through curricular and experiential learning. Programs include the Leadership Studies Sequence (equivalent to a minor in leadership studies), Leadership Workshops, and Summer Internships. The Institute publishes a quarterly newsletter, Illumine; and Leadership Review, a professional quarterly Internet journal with a leadership focus, both of which offer students the opportunity for editorial experiences. The annual conference is sponsored by Kravis Leadership Institute at Claremont McKenna College in collaboration with the Institute for Advanced Studies in Leadership at the Peter F. Drucker and Matsatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management at Claremont Graduate University. (Source: KLI Website)
National Clearinghouse for Leadership Programs
The National Clearinghouse for Leadership Programs, through the development of cutting edge resources, information sharing, and symposia, supports leadership development in college students by serving as a central source of professional development for leadership educators. The National Clearinghouse for Leadership Programs also works to connect leadership educators to one another and support those developing leadership programs in their communities. (Source: NCLP Website)
Gallup Leadership Institute
The Gallup Leadership Institute was formally approved by the University of Nebraska in 2004 to advance the science and practice of authentic leadership development. The GLI pursues this mission by supporting a doctoral program with a specialization in leadership, an MBA/MA in executive leadership in partnership with the Gallup Organization, and through selective programs such as the Nebraska Educational Leadership Institute. Faculty, two post doctoral positions, the doctoral program and visiting faculty contribute to advancing the institute's mission and objectives. (Source: GLI Website)
Leadership Educators Institute
The Leadership Educators Institute will engage early and mid-level student affairs educators in active learning and dialogue. The Institute will assist you with program and leadership course development. You will be assigned to small groups for the Institute while having the opportunity to network with the foremost leadership development experts in the field and obtain a wealth of material to bring back to campus. (Source: LEI Website)
The Leadership Educators Institute
Association of Leadership Educators (ALE)
The Association of Leadership Educators (ALE) is a growing international professional organization with membership in several countries. (Source: ALE Website)
Community Leadership Association
The Community Leadership Association is a tax exempt 501(c)3 organization dedicated to nurturing leadership in communities throughout the United States and internationally. Founded in 1979, The Community Leadership Association's members include hundreds of diverse community leadership organizations at local, state and national levels, thousands of individual graduates of these organizations and others interested in community leadership development. The Community Leadership Association encourages sharing and mutual learning by its members and embraces the diversity of community leadership development efforts. (Source: CLA Website)
