2012 9th Annual Women in Office Institute and NCACDC Regional Visioning Community Academy

The N.C. Center for Women in Public Service is now accepting applications for the   9th Annual Women in Office Institute   Applications accepted until April 2, 2012     Are you passionate about issues that affect your community?  Do you want to be a leader in your City?  County?  North Carolina? Consider applying to the 2012 Women in Office Institute   Program Description The Women in Office Institute is an intensive leadership program that prepares women to seek elected or appointed office. Participants will receive an introduction to what’s involved in public service work, including appointed and elected office.  Participants hone their leadership skills, prepare for political campaigning, and develop tools for effective and ethical public service.    Curriculum Session topics to include, but are not limited to:   Introduction to the Political Process    Explores the current political situation in North Carolina, the status of women in politics, and personal political ideology. Pathways to Public Service    Develops your leadership profile and resume, and evaluates methods of dispersing your message to the public, including social media, television and print. You as a Leader     Reviews your personality (MBTI) and emotional intelligence (EI) assessment, and how to develop and utilize your strengths and understand your weaknesses.   Applying your Leadership Attributes     Explores relationship dynamics with constituents and colleagues, and illustrates methods to effectively communicate with other figures and groups in the political arena   Featured presenters include state and local elected officials, professors, media experts, leadership trainers, noted political strategists, and successful Institute graduates.    Who Should Apply Women of all backgrounds, interests, and political affiliations who: have a deep interest in public service in North Carolina and are exploring ways to turn that interest into action. are knowledgeable about specific issues that affect their communities and want to learn how to shape that knowledge into action. perceive themselves as leaders, as do others. Dates & Location The Institute will be held in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina on the William Peace University campus.  Residency is required, and participants must stay on campus throughout the entirety of the program.   Session I:           Thursday, June 28 through Sunday, July 1 Session II:          Thursday, July 25 through Saturday, July 28   How to Apply  *Application Deadline: April 2, 2012 The application process is selective, as enrollment is limited to 20 participants. Limited tuition assistance and scholarship opportunities are available for qualified participants. Please visit our program web site for full application details, or contact programs@nccwps.org for more information.    Tell Women about the Institute If you have a friend, a colleague, or know women with an interest in public service who would benefit from attending the Women in Office Institute, please send them this information. You may also direct them to our web site at www.nccwps.org for additional information and an application.  Or, you may send us their information and we will contact them directly.     Campaigning     Emphasizes the importance of knowing your district and understanding the electoral and appointment landscape in the formulation of your campaign strategy and tactics. Discusses various fundraising opportunities.    Connecting Women. Cultivating Leaders.   The NC Center for Women in Public Service is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, statewide organization that builds the involvement of women at all levels of governance in North Carolina by: Preparing women to seek and serve in elected and appointed office Advocating for systems and structures that facilitate women’s involvement Promoting the value of women’s participation in governance   For additional information about NCCWPS, please visit www.nccwps.org.   Programs NC Center for Women in Public Service www.nccwps.org 919.832.9996 *****************************************************************************************        Regional Visioning Community Academy WHO: Residents in Edgecombe and Nash Counties and the City of Rocky Mount   WHAT: OIC Rocky Mount, Rocky Mount/Edgecombe CDC, NCACDC and elected officials in Rocky Mount have worked together for the past two years on a campaign to persuade three jurisdictions, Nash and Edgecombe Counties and the City of Rocky Mount, to work together in an unprecedented regional visioning and strategic planning process (VSPP). A key part of the VSPP, sparked by a jointly funded Competitiveness Assessment conducted by a renowned UNC Chapel Hill Business School professor, uses a visioning process that will feature Study Circles to bring everyone into a conversation to make decisions about our economic future in an open, democratic process.  WHY: In preparation for the Study Circles, the partners will hold a Community Academy, where we will: • residents about the visioning process and the background information necessary to make them effective participants in Study Circles and other related events • residents to participate and persist in the process by showing the potential for change • an organized group of community activists and volunteers as a result of the process • Pay special attention to how racism, ethnicity and poverty have historically impacted economic equality and opportunity in NC   WHERE:   RMECDC Incubator 110 Fountain Park Dr, Battleboro, NC   WHEN: February 21, 2012 at 6:30 – 8:00 pm (refreshments served)   For more information please contact Lea Henry, Program Officer 3109 Poplarwood Ct, Ste 209, Raleigh, NC 27604; Phone: 919-831-9710