Leadership Sanibel-Captiva Program sparks

Community Engagement

The Charitable Foundation of the Islands’ (CFI) 2022 Leadership Sanibel-Captiva Program was ideally timed.

A survey of island nonprofits revealed concern that key leaders were retiring and finding new board members to replace them was becoming challenging. The program was geared to help create that next generation of leaders.

The 11-member class explored the islands’ government, environment, business and prosperity, social services, arts and culture.

Six months after the inaugural 6-day session, Hurricane Ian caused unprecedented damage and the new skills of the leadership class are being put to use as businesses, nonprofits and individuals work to rebuild.

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“The information and access participants receive through this program is the kind of thing you can’t buy. You bring forward all the leaders of the community to teach you about the community in a short period.”