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November 2009

 In this issue:

- Leading Youth Nonprofits Share Evidence-Based Approaches
  with Policymakers 

- Is Race a Constraint or Resource When It Comes to
  Leadership? Scholars Explore Shifts in Thinking 

- NYU Abu Dhabi Recruits Inaugural Class from Across the
  Globe  

- Learning Session Highlights How Community Organizers Can
  Build & Wield Power
  
- News and Events 

View the full November 2009 issue 

October 2009

 In this issue:

- RCLA Faculty and Staff Share Their Perspectives on What
  Makes RCLA Unique

- RCLA and Accenture Briefing Series to Focus on Using 
  Technology to Improve Government Services 

- Social Change Leadership Network to Hold Trainings on 
  Community Organizing, Connecting across Cultures, and
  Collaborating 

- RCLA Senior Fellow Co-authors Report Calling for Work-Life 
  Balance at Community Organizations  
  
- News and Events 

View the full October 2009 issue 

September 2009

 In this issue:

- Resilience in Tough Times: What Makes Organizations Bounce
  Back Stronger

- RCLA Scholar Examines New Forms of Civil Action and the
  Forces that Will Test and Reshape Civil Society

- Trainings Offer Social Media Tools for Nonprofits 

- How Advocates for Day Laborers Foster Leadership from
  Within: New Report

- News and Events

View the full September 2009 issue 

August 2009

 In this issue:

- New Working Group to Focus on Effective Performance
  Management

- Videos Spotlight the Latest from the Moral Courage Project

- Activists and Scholars Address Race and Leadership at the
  World Social Forum

- Engaging People and Driving Your Mission: New Strategies for
  Talent Development

- News and Events

View the full August 2009 issue

July 2009

 In this issue:

- Fellows Uniquely Equipped to Pursue Public Service
  Careers

- RCLA Faculty Director to Participate in a US Army Research 
  Institute Workshop on Leadership

- Leaders of Color Share Insights for Sustaining Movement-
  Building Organizations 

- Learning Circle Introduces Useful Evaluation Tool for
  Leadership Programs

- Women of Color Policy Network Joins Campaign for New
  Federal Poverty Measure

- News and Events

View the full July 2009 issue

June 2009

 In this issue:

- Leadership Experts Share Top Picks for Summer Reading

- New Report Finds Gap in Administration's Goals and
  Unemployment Realities for Blacks and Latinos

- RCLA Scholars Focus on Race and Leadership in New Journal
  Articles 

- Nonprofit Leaders Discuss Training for Trainers in
  New Videos 

- RCLA Deputy Director Organizes Presentation on Leadership
  Practices at Global Conference

- News and Events

View the full June 2009 issue

May 2009

 In this issue:

- Mobilizing Baby Boomers for Public and Social Service

- Creating Tools for Doing Good: GrantCraft and RCLA Pilot a 
  Product Design Lab

- RCLA Faculty Director to Head International Conference of
  Public Administration Schools

- Honoring Legacies and Supporting Innovation: The Multi-
  Generational Landscape of Leadership

- Action Research in the NY Metro Area: Creating a Community
  of Practice

- News and Events

View the full May 2009 issue | PDF version

April 2009

 In this issue:

- Leadership Programs Prepare to Answer National Calls to
  Public Service 

- RCLA Marks Anniversary of Rwandan Genocide with
  Workshop on Helping Survivors Rebuild Their Lives   
 
- Stoneleigh Center Partners with RCLA on Fellowships  

- Learn How to Tap Leadership Across Generations for Effective
  Social Change 

- RCLA Releases Findings on Effective Cross-Sector
  Collaborations in Latin America 

- News and Events

View the full April 2009 issue | PDF version
 

March 2009

 In this issue:

- Leading Scholars Explore Social Change Leadership that
  Deepens Democracy 

- Spurring Dynamic Discussions among NY Officials and Other
  Experts through a "Fishbowl" 

- CNN's Chief Business Reporter, a Wall Street Insider and
  Irshad Manji to Discuss Moral Courage in the Money
  Industry
 
- Women of Color Policy Network to Explore Top Priorities for
  Immigration Reform 

- News and Events

View the full March 2009 issue | PDF version

February 2009

 In this issue:

- Students from the United Arab Emirates Call for Collective 
  Leadership to Meet Global Challenges

- New York Academy of Medicine and RCLA Map a Plan for an
  Alumni Network   

- RCLA Announces 2009 Trainings to Equip Nonprofit Leaders
  with Must-Have Skills for Social Action 

- Women of Color Policy Network Relaunches Its Web Site and
  Announces 2009-2010 Affiliate Scholars 

- News and Events

View the full February 2009 issue | PDF version
 

January 2009

In this issue:

- Learning Sessions to Help Social Change Leaders Excel
  in 2009

- Working Across Generations: Book Offers Insight into the 
  Future of Nonprofit Leadership

- Moral Courage Event Series Features Salman Rushdie

- RCLA Welcomes New Staff and Visiting Scholars

- RCLA and Women of Color Policy Network to Address Race
  and Social Change at World Social Forum

- News and Events

View the full January 2009 issue | PDF version
 

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