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Tompkins County
NLI Grads Spring 2013
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NLI Grads Spring 2013

NLI Grads Spring 2009
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NLI Grads Spring 2009

NLI Grads Spring 2015
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NLI Grads Spring 2015

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NLI Grads Fall 2011

Natural Leaders are everywhere in our community!

Natural Leaders are everywhere in our community!

Connection ... Community .... Impact

Supporting the passion, talent and impact of our community's emerging leaders

Building strong, diverse networks for change

Join NLI in 2018!


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Natural Leaders Groups

Know someone with good ideas, passion, commitment and talent? We can help them grow as community leaders.

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Nominate

Nominate

Nominating a Natural Leader is easy. Start here ...

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Inclusive Leadership Development

NLI's Inclusive Leadership Institute, workshops, coaching, and consultations can help you foster authentic inclusion and better reach personal and organizational goals.

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Growing Natural Leaders

Join local employers who are investing in talented Natural Leaders by sponsoring employees in NLI's Natural Leaders groups.

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Women & Elected Office Panel

Join us for this FREE panel & discussion on Thursday, Jan. 24th 5:30-7:30pm. Light dinner provided, please r.s.v.p.

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Running For Office

Join NLI and Trailblazers PAC on Saturday, March 2nd for a workshop that covers the basics of running an effective campaign. Sliding scale fee, please register in advance.

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Contact

Margo Hittleman
Natural Leaders Initiative Coordinator
mjh17@cornell.edu
(607) 272-2292 ext.167

Last updated January 16, 2019

Natural Leaders Initiative

Coming Up!

NLI's ELECTED LEADERSHIP SERIES

January 24, 2019 --  Women & Elected Leadership: "Local Women Making Change" 5:30-7:30 pm.  (Snow date: January 31).


March 2, 2019 -- How to Run an Effective Campaign. 11 am - 4 pm. Cosponsored with Trailblazers PAC.

NLI's INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP WORKSHOPS

Jan. 24, 2019 -- : Leveraging the Power of Diverse Teams. 9 am - noon. Sponsored by the Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce.

NLI In the News!

NLI program educator MIchele Jones talks about the Natural Leaders Initiative to "All Things Equal" podcast host Kate Supron. 

The Cornell Chronicle published a story about NLI co-founder and coordinator Margo Hittleman, quoting NLI Grad Tierra Labrada and highlighting NLI's inclusive leadership development programming.

NLI Supporters

Thanks to NLI's Champions & Sponsors

Support Grassroots Leadership Development!

PayPal link

Donations fully support NLI's Natural Leaders programming and are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. You may also send donations to NLI c/o CCE-Tompkins, 615 WIllow Ave., Ithaca, NY 14850, or call 607 272-2292 to donate via credit card.


 

NLI Grads Speak

NLI's Mission

Building strong, inclusive, equitable and sustainable communities requires widespread civic participation, with diverse community leadership. Toward this end, the Natural Leaders Initiative:

  • supports, catalyzes and accelerates the growth of natural leaders, (particularly from communities of color, immigrant communities, and low/moderate-income communities),
  • assists organizations to strengthen their capacity to recognize, include, support and develop diverse community leadership, and
  • helps people to organize within and beyond their own networks and take collective action for systemic change.