leadership
Creating Empowered Volunteers and Community Leaders By Alicia Morris-Rudd
A core tenet of The Junior League of Charlotte, Inc’s (JLC) mission centers around developing the potential of women and improving the community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Training is essential for leadership, growth and continued learning, and a required component of League membership. Through an annual program of training and education, covering a range of workshops, seminars and events, the nearly 1,600 members of the JLC make a significant impact on our community through what they have learned. The JLC’s trained volunteers take what they have learned in the League to extend their influence in business, philanthropy and advocacy. The benefit of Junior League voluntarism and personal development impacts our community long after active membership. “The experience and confidence I have gained in the League led me to take on leadership roles within the League and in other organizations. The development of others has become a passion and I want to serve as a resource for others in this organization. - Paris McAdoo, Incoming Education and Training Manager Members gain experiential training through their volunteer roles each year, serving in one of five areas: Community Impact, Fund Development, Communications, Education and Training and Membership. Additionally, the JLC’s Education and Training Council delivers multi-faceted, relevant and flexible trainings structured to create empowered volunteers and community leaders.
Paris McAdoo
“2020 forced a new design on a leadership framework and demanded a new focus on how to truly lead people across all industries. During this pandemic, the JLC took our leadership development programs and demonstrated how professional leaders should pivot and lead people through a crisis. It is not always about how a leader leads in the good times, but also how a leader leads in challenging times. The leadership training curriculums were adjusted masterfully to still execute and prepare the JLC members to be professional leaders no matter the challenge.” - Nicole Smith, Education & Training Council Manager
Nicole Smith
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