Contact

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

Cornell Cooperative Extension
Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue
Ithaca, NY 14850-3555
(607) 272-2292
tompkins@cornell.edu

Collaborators

NLI is a collaboration of the Greater Ithaca Activities Center (GIAC), the Multicultural Resource Center, Tompkins Community Action and Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County.

NLI'S MISSION

The Natural Leaders Initiative works to achieve public leadership fully representative of Tompkins County's diversity. We do this by:

  • supporting and accelerating the growth of natural leaders, particularly from communities of color, immigrant communities, and low/moderate-income communities through education, support, advocacy, networking and mentoring
  • assisting community organizationsa nd groups to build their capacity to welcome, include, support and develop diverse community leadership.
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Welcome to the Natural Leaders Initiative!

SUPPORTING THE PASSION, TALENT, COMMITMENT, IMPACT AND CONNECTION OF OUR COMMUNITY'S natural LEADERS

 

The Natural Leaders Initiative (NLI)  was founded in 2007 to support and develop one of Tompkins County's greatest untapped resources -- the large number of "everyday" or "natural" leaders working within their own families, neighborhoods and communities.

Our community has many such natural leaders. But they aren't always recognized as "leaders" by others. And they rarely claim that title for themselves. Yet with the support and company of others, they have a wealth of talent, energy, knowledge, skills, ideas and relationships to get things done.

"I was able to see that we made something happen. We came up with an idea and saw it though. I might not have thought I was much of a leader (before), but I do have leadership" -- NLI participant

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UPCOMING EVENTS

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