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Help Identify the Leadership Louisville Center’s 2012 Bingham Fellows Topic

For the second time in the Bingham Fellows 20-year history, the Leadership Louisville Center is putting a call out to the community for topic ideas. As the leadership-in-action arm of the Center, the Bingham Fellows represent a cross-section and network of leaders in business, universities, nonprofit organizations, government and civic activists.  Each year, they are tasked with an issue of importance in the community to tap into their imagination and talent for gathering critical resources needed to create social change.

To submit an idea, visit www.leadershiplouisville.org or email vstone@leadershiplouisville.org.  Individuals with a passion for an issue or a group that’s in need of fresh thinking around your community mission are encouraged to share topic ideas.  The deadline for submitting ideas is Monday, August 15, 2011. 

What makes a successful Bingham Fellows topic?

§  Importance – is the challenge of importance to the community?

§  Urgency – is action, or are solutions, needed now or can it be delayed?

§  Necessity – will other organizations carry the responsibility once the program year concludes?

§  Cost-benefit – is the estimated impact of project team work worth the amount of time required?  Are the projects/ initiatives of manageable size for the program year?

§  Creativity/Innovation – will Bingham Fellows have the freedom to complete their work by tapping into creative solutions brought about by their innovative thinking?

About the Bingham Fellows

The Bingham Fellows program is the advanced leadership program of the Leadership Louisville Center.  It was created in 1988 through a $500,000 endowment from the Mary and Barry Bingham Sr. Fund. The participants are social entrepreneurs that have both a vision and the ability to assemble the resources required to implement that vision to address obvious social needs.  Over 20 years, the Bingham Fellows have had an impressive track record of providing emerging issues with visibility and momentum. 

The current class of Fellows are creating a bold plan for our city’s physical future that will identify and prioritize Louisville’s infrastructure needs in a way that both promotes our economic growth and preserves the things that make us unique.  In recent years, they’ve worked for a more environmentally responsible community through initiatives at the grassroots and policy levels, worked to attract and retain talent with an internship program now managed by Greater Louisville Inc., and formed the Regional Leadership Coalition and held a summit to promote progress in our region.  The impact of the Fellows goes back to the 1990’s with the creation of The Housing Partnership, construction of the Presbyterian Community Center, growth of local farmers’ markets and numerous other positive outcomes. 

About the Leadership Louisville Center:

Created in 1979, the Leadership Louisville Center is the region’s most valuable resource for leadership development and civic engagement organization.  Its mission is to grow and connect a diverse network of leaders who serve as catalysts for a world-class community through dynamic programming and strong community connections.

For more information, contact:

Holly Prather     
Vice President - Marketing
Direct: (502) 753-6503  Main: (502) 561-0458
hprather@leadershiplouisville.org


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