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The Research Center for Leadership in Action explores and broadly shares new knowledge and ideas about public service leadership. Below are updates about our latest research and programs.

We invite practitioners, researchers, scholars, students, and the public to participate in our full slate of convenings, inquiries, panels, dialogues, seminars, and other learning opportunities. Visit the calendar for a list of recent and upcoming events.

Leadership Development Institute Welcomes 14 National Arts Professionals

The Association of Performing Arts Presenters and RCLA have announced the 14 mid-career professionals selected for the prestigious Leadership Development Institute. They represent organizations including Carnegie Hall; the Fusebox Festival in Austin, TX; and the Washington Center for the Performing Arts in Olympia. Together they will deepen their leadership capacity and strengthen relationships within their communities.

Getting New Yorkers Back to Work: Strategies to Create Jobs and Rebuild the Economy

An executive briefing for senior New York City officials hosted by Accenture and RCLA focused on Bloomberg Administration efforts to create jobs, undertake ambitious development projects, attract and retain industry, and develop services to help businesses cut through red tape, open their doors and hire workers.

 

Rapid Design for Leadership Program in Communities across the US

A Rapid Design session RCLA recently hosted with Communities In Schools brought together CIS staff from the national, state and local levels to shape a leadership program for executive directors of its nearly 200 local affiliate organizations in communities across the US. The two-day intensive session clarified program priorities for multiple stakeholders and structured the program so it will be ready to pilot nationally this year.

Nonprofits and Foundations Find New Efficiencies

Amid increased competition for fewer resources, nonprofits and foundations are thinking creatively to find operational efficiencies for the future. These efforts range from shifting to cloud-based technology, to developing cost- and service-sharing models and engaging in cross-sector partnerships to streamline government contracting. Panelists shared these and other strategic choices they are making at a nonprofit executive roundtable hosted by Accenture and RCLA on February 15. Moderated by RCLA Executive Director Bethany Godsoe, the panel included: Mary Cadagin, Chief Information Officer at Open Society Foundations; Gordon Campbell, President and Chief Executive Officer at United Way New York City; Paul Schuchert, Chief Financial Officer at Seedco; and Walt Mores, Accenture Senior Executive and co-author of Building High Performance Government Through Lean Six Sigma: A Leader's Guide to Creating Speed, Agility and Efficiency.

Cross-Sector Social Partnerships in the Middle East: A Glimpse of Future Directions

Cross-sector social partnerships (CSSPs) often emerge when conventional one-sector solutions have failed or in times of turbulence. The Middle East is ripe for studying how CSSPs work - and don't - in response to tough social issues. The final report from a conference hosted by RCLA and the NYU Abu Dhabi Institute highlights CSSPs in various contexts and raises research possibilities for the region and globally.