Leadership Fort Wayne
Leadership Fort Wayne is a classic example of getting what you put into it. The more you put into LFW, the more you get out of it. The more time I invested in practicing the leadership techniques our class discussed, the more they became ingrained as a part of my standard approach to positions of leadership I find myself in. The class also helped me develop a sense of what my personal mission is, and helped me identify those areas that are most important to me.
Heather Castleman
Communications Manager, Busak & Shamban Americas, LFW Graduate

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Jane Wilks,
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260-481-6119, Email

Ellen Cavacini,
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Leadership Fort Wayne
Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne
2101 E. Coliseum Blvd.
Fort Wayne, IN 46805-1499
260-481-4116 (fax)

Leadership Fort Wayne, Inc. achieves its mission and goals through the delivery of five leadership development programs:

  1. Leadership Fort Wayne (LFW) is a nationally recognized program designed for a diverse group of adult citizens who have demonstrated their ability to achieve personal goals and have a desire to make a personal commitment to community service. Tuition: $1500
  2. Building CommUnity (BC) is a program designed for citizens who are involved in their neighborhoods, churches, schools and small organizations and want to enhance their innate leadership abilities to problem solve and lead their community. This program is affiliated with LeadershipPlenty, a Pew Partnership for Civic Change initiative.
  3. Youth Leadership Fort Wayne (YLFW) is a program designed for high school students who are not already in leadership positions but whose potential for leadership have been recognized by the schools and youth organizations that nominate them.
  4. Youth As Resources (YAR) is a youth development program which awards financial support to community service projects that are developed and implemented by youth to address identified community needs.
  5. Leadership Exploration and Development (LEAD) is an introductory leadership program designed for middle school students and facilitated by graduates of Youth Leadership Fort Wayne.

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Leadership Links

Franklin Covey
Indiana Humanities Council
Indiana Leadership Association
Indiana Youth Institute
IPFW
National Association of Community Leadership
Pew Partnership for Civic Change

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