Home Leadership Institute on Race, Equity, and Inclusion The application period is open for the FY22 session. Note: deadline has been extended. ICMA If you are a thought leader committed to creating and supporting thriving communities, apply to become a member of the ICMA Leadership Institute on Race, Equity, and Inclusion sponsored by ICMA, the Kettering Foundation, and the National Civic League. The creation of this leadership institute supports the ICMA Executive Board's action steps announced in June 2020. Among other steps, the board specifically committed to “Engage our members and partners in a process of listening in the coming weeks, with the purpose of understanding what our profession needs in order to deliver on the work of our mission and vision through the lens of equity and inclusion.” Institute Purpose To explore the barriers to and identify how to start and continue community conversation about race, equity, and inclusion. To create a cohort of executives who will actively participate in an ongoing conversation, sharing challenges and successes in increasing equity and inclusion in local government and addressing racial issues. Participants will be representative of the diversity within ICMA and will be at the manager, assistant, or deputy level to create work that will benefit the most senior ICMA members and thus have the greatest impact on communities. Some exceptions may apply. What You Can Expect 12-18-month journey where Meeting frequency and method will be determined by those participating in the institute and the sponsoring entities. Meetings will take place no less than three times per year and no more than five per year, in conjunction with the Kettering Foundation Research week. For the time being, meetings will be held virtually. When travel is again possible, the Kettering Foundation will support the project through reimbursement of travel and provide lodging and all meeting requirements. The Kettering Foundation is located on a beautiful executive campus in Dayton, Ohio. Who Is Right for this Program? Managers and assistant managers who Are at the beginning of their equity journey. Have been on this journey and are ready to share their failures and successes. Have not started and are looking for guidance. Projects / Capstone The ICMA Leadership Institute on Race, Equity, and Inclusion requires participants to formulate a capstone, which is their plan for the actions they want to take in the months or years following the institute to amplify their impact in areas of race, equity, and inclusion. This could be an entirely new initiative or a refinement or expansion of a project the manager or community is already working on, i.e., a policy proposal to develop and circulate; an event concept or media strategy to raise awareness or funds for a cause; a blueprint for activism to organize one’s community around an issue, etc. Professional Development Guidelines: This project can help fulfill your annual professional development requirements as outlined in the Guidelines for Tenet 8 of the ICMA Code of Ethics. “The fierce urgency of now,” as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stated, is long overdue. We are the ones who can forge real change in our own communities. As our cities, towns, and counties rebuild from the pandemic, we can create a new foundation that replaces white supremacy and racism with an aggressive respect for human rights. Program Details This is a highly competitive program with no more than 20 participants. Return completed application to ICMA no later than December 20, 2021. Applications will be reviewed by an admissions panel. Successful candidates will be notified no later than January 20, 2022. The first meeting of the institute will convene the week of February 22-25, 2022. It will be a 3-hour commitment and when the exact date is identified, we will send an update. Register for the information session on Zoom. ⬇ Have questions? Want to hear more about this learning experience? Join us for an information session on Zoom, December 15. Register for Zoom session Key Dates December 15: Zoom information session 12:30-1:30 ET. February 20: Applications due to ICMA by close of business. March 20: Successful candidates will be notified no later than TBD: First meeting of inaugural class. Date and time TBD. How to Apply 1. Download and complete the application Application period is open. 2. Send the completed application by February 20 to speakup@icma.org Questions? 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