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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

NLI Grads Fall 2011
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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 2017!

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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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Employers Join NLI

Tompkins County employers are joining with NLI to invest in talented employees meet their diversity, inclusion and engagement goals.

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For Organizations

NLI helps organizations build their capacity to cultivate diverse leadership through workshops, coaching, consultations, retreats, and more.

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Nominate

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

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Contact

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

Last updated August 16, 2017

Natural Leaders Initiative

Coming Up!

Sept. 12 (5:30 - 8 pm) + 7 other Tuesdays through January. Fall Natural Leaders group. Accepting nominations now!

Sept. 28 (5-7:30 pm): Community-Student Networking Event. A chance for Cornell students and community leaders to connect and build partnerships for effective action. Co-sponsored by Cornell's Office of Engagement Initiatives and Public Service Center, NLI, and others.

Mid-Oct: Elected Leaders Panel. Want to be involved in community change in new ways?Come learn more about what's needed to run for local office or to support someone else to do so.

Early Nov: NLI's 10th anniversary celebration! Come celebrate, network, build new relationships, and learn what NLI Grads are doing.

More gatherings, workshops and networking events to come!

Contact us to be on our mailing list or learn about upcoming events.

NLI Supporters

Our deepest appreciation to all of NLI's supporters. Your generosity touches us deeply.

NLI's 2016-17 funders include the Park Foundation, the Community Foundation of Tompkins County (Social Justice Fund, Tompkins Today and Tomorrow, Women's Fund, Collective Impact grant cycle), the City Federation of Women's Organizations, several anonymous major donors, and numerous individuals who supported NLI with their money, time, knowledge, and other resources.

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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 people to organize within and beyond their own networks, and to take collective action for systemic change
  • assists community organizations and businesses to strengthen their capacity to recognize, include, support and develop diverse community leadership.

Support NLI

 

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 us at 607 272-2292 to donate via credit card.