Thank you for your interest in Leadership Charlotte! We look forward to reviewing your application. Please note that there are mandatory date requirements for this program.
Please DOWNLOAD the tentative schedule here
Leadership Charlotte Class 34 applications and supporting documents are due February 15, 2012. The application will be removed from our website at 5:30pm on February 15, 2012.
Click Here to pay the $25 Application Fee online.
The application fee of $25 may be paid by credit card using the online payment option or mailing a check made out to “Leadership Charlotte” with the document below.
Click Here to download and print the TIME COMMITMENT form.
Mail completed signature page including, TIME COMMITMENT, EMPLOYER COMMITMENT and PARTICIPANT COMMITMENT and one letter of recommendation to Elizabeth McKee, Executive Director, Leadership Charlotte, P.O. Box 11757, Charlotte, NC 28220-1757.
The Time Commitment and Letter of Recommendation forms can also be emailed to: info@leadershipcharlotte.org or faxed to: 704-688-2889. All applicants will be contacted via email to confirm receipt of their application documents by Monday, February 20.
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The mission of LEADERSHIP CHARLOTTE is to develop and enhance volunteer community leadership by providing a diverse group of emerging and existing leaders with the opportunity to increase their community knowledge, civic network and service to the community. Leadership Charlotte embraces inclusiveness in our community.
SELECTION CRITERIA
Application to LEADERSHIP CHARLOTTE is open to persons living or working in Mecklenburg County. A class of approximately fifty individuals will be selected from sponsoring organizations and from the community at-large.
LEADERSHIP CHARLOTTE is committed to having a diverse and dynamic membership. Class members are chosen by the LEADERSHIP CHARLOTTE Selection Committee which seeks representation from a cross section of the community including business, education, the arts, religion, government, community-based organizations and ethnic/minority groups. Individuals may nominate themselves.
In reviewing applications, the Selection Committee looks for potential participants who demonstrate the following criteria:
- Commitment and motivation to serve the Charlotte/Mecklenburg area.
- Policy-shaping responsibility or position of leadership in employment and/or volunteer organizations resulting in the potential to have significant influence on important issues facing the community.
- Ability to make the time commitment required by the program.
ATTENDANCE POLICY
The success of the LEADERSHIP CHARLOTTE program depends on the full commitment of each participant to attend all program sessions, arrive on time and stay for the entirety. Even though emergencies do arise, full participation is expected for all sessions, projects and interim activities. Failure to comply with this policy may result in dismissal from the program and forfeiture of tuition. Questions pertaining to the Attendance Policy should be directed to the Executive Director.
