Creative Community Leadership Institute (CCLI) is an intensive, cohort-based training program with the real-world practice for artists, culture bearers, community organizers, community development practitioners, and other leaders seeking to deepen their impact in creative community building.
Donor Name: Creative Community Leadership Institute (CCLI)
States: Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Training
Deadline: 02/27/2022
Details:
CCLI hosts three cohorts:
- The West Cohort will be held in Rapid City, SD at Racing Magpie
- The Central Cohort will be held in Grand Forks, ND at the University of North Dakota, Memorial Union
- The East Cohort will be held in Cloquet, MN at the Cloquet Forestry Center
Institute Content
CCLI is designed to support and challenge participants to be stronger leaders to make meaningful change that positively impacts the community. Institute content during sessions and in-between session work, such as readings or assignments, includes:
- Identity/self-awareness as a community member – what are your values, strengths, passions, and capacities? Where do you want to grow and expand? What do you have to share and teach others?
- Understanding systems and context – They offer a critical lens framework to understand and become more adept at challenging systems of oppression, including but not limited to White Supremacy, Cis-Hetero Patriarchy, Settler Colonialism, Capitalism, Imperialism, etc. What is the history of a place, who are the people, and what are the systems at play? How do they understand them in order to create change that leads to healthy and equitable communities?
- Practical tools and techniques in community building.
- Real-world practice – each participant will receive $500 to plan and implement a mini-project to “try a little something” back home to further their work in the community.
- Building connection and care across disciplines and communities – to each other, to CCLI alumni and other leaders in the region, and to the larger field of creative community building.
- Resources – learning materials including guides, toolkits, and articles.
Eligibility Criteria
To be considered for a CCLI cohort, applicants must meet the following criteria:
- You work or are interested in working at the intersection of arts, culture, community, and community building/development.
- You live in so-called Minnesota, North Dakota, or South Dakota.
- You have the capacity to attend all three sessions of your cohort, and do a mini-project and learning work between sessions. Cohort sessions: 51 hours; inter-session work (reading, project design, and implementation): 20-30 hours.
- You have not been a member of a previous CCLI cohort.
- If you are applying to be in the West Cohort, you are an enrolled tribal member or you can demonstrate that you live or work directly in Native communities.
- You are 18 years of age or older.
For more information, visit Creative Community Leadership Institute.