Introduction to Whole Communities Work How do we become the leaders most needed by our communities, our coalitions, and our organizations? W H AT I S T R A N S F O R M AT I O N A L LEADERSHIP?
All of us inhabit positions of leadership of some form
This is the ideal workshop for anyone wanting to
in our lives, regardless of whether these expressions of
experience Whole Communities Work for the first time.
leadership readily meet traditional definitions. For
This is also the perfect workshop for colleagues of
social and environmental change agents, transforma-
alumni who hope to foster shared language and prac-
tional leadership is the capacity to work across sectors
tices to strengthen their team, organization or coalition.
and difference. The creativity and courage to reimagine
Register today for the Transformational Leadership
the status quo. The skills to build and nourish innova-
Workshop! Go to:
tive partnerships and coalitions. The humility to be
www.wholecommunities.org/workshops/
open to being changed by others. The vision to see solutions bigger than our own capacities. This public workshop is a rare opportunity to experience the theories and practices of leadership development now commonly referred to as Whole Communities Work. This work roots leadership in the core theories and practices that have the greatest potential to change existing systems and transform relationships. We equip social and environmental
FOR THE NEXT WORKSHOP
WHEN
WHERE
July 23 – 26, 2012
Center for Whole Communities at Knoll Farm in the Mad River Valley of Vermont
FAC U LT Y COST
Peter Forbes, Samara Gaev, Enrique Salmon
$750. – $1,200.
vision, and the desire and skills to work in innovative,
We are committed to making all of our programs available to as many environmental and social change leaders as possible. Program tuition is determined on a sliding scale to accommodate individuals from organizations of all sizes. All of our workshop prices include room and board.
cross-cutting ways that foster deep cultural shifts.
Group rates and scholarships are available.
change agents to more meaningfully engage in the communities in which they live and work. What emerges is broader awareness, shared theories of change, stronger coaltions, renewed strength and
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LOGISTICS AND COST
CENTER FOR WHOLE COMMUNITIES www . wholecommunities.org 802.496.5690
ABOUT THE WORKSHOP
Whole Communities work is grounded in the idea that
FOR INDIVIDUALS:
the complexity and interconnectedness of today’s
Center for Whole Communities workshops are
challenges — from climate change to water scarcity to
offered at Knoll Farm in central Vermont and at
undoing racism — makes it impossible for any effort to
other locations around the country throughout
succeed in isolation. The Transformational Leadership
the year. For a full calendar of workshops, please
Workshop will explore the changing demands of lead-
visit our website at www.wholecommunities.org.
ership today and how the success of one sector of work
On our website you will also find our sliding scale
is bound up in the success of other change efforts. The
of fees. Through the generous support of our fun-
workshop centers around core leadership practices that
ders we are able to substantially underwrite the
we believe most affect transformation among individu-
cost of many of our programs.
als, across teams, organizations, and coalitions, and within movements for change. Shorter in length than our Whole Thinking Retreats,
F O R O R G A N I Z AT I O N S :
Center for Whole Communities leads workshops
this 4-day workshop offers a strong introduction to
for organizations seeking greater effectiveness
Whole Communities theories of change. In the work-
or looking for new tools to help them catalyze
shop, participants will learn how to:
broader change. We bring our faculty and curricu-
• Begin the practices of transformational leadership,
lum to you and tailor our workshop to your
such as awareness practice, building
specific concerns and goals. To talk further about
relationship, creativity, dialogue, hospitality,
how we can serve your organization through one
the power of story, working with difference,
of our programs, please contact:
the skills of movement-building, and more • Create cross-cutting alliances that transcend the very real divides of race, class, power, privilege and
Alex Bauermeister, Senior Program Manager Alex@wholecommunities.org 802.496.5690
ideology, which keep transformational change from happening environmental leaders who are accelerating
About CENTER FOR WHOLE COMMUNITIES
today’s movements of change
Center for Whole Communities (CWC) fosters
• Nourish and support ourselves and other social and
• Establish courage, creativity and compassion as highest forms of leadership.
inclusive communities that are strongly rooted in place and where all people — regardless of income, race, or background — have access to and a healthy relationship with the natural world. Founded in 2003, Center for Whole Communities
“No movement will succeed if it cannot paint a picture of a world people want to go to.”
has earned a national reputation for encouraging new movements for change by working directly leader-to-leader to create the conditions, tools and experiences to foster stronger, more innovative change-making efforts. CWC is based at Knoll Farm,
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an organic working farm and learning center that overlooks the Mad River Valley of central Vermont. Whole Thinking Retreats, Advanced Leadership Workshops, and trainings are held at our learning center, as well as nationwide.
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