Document Type
Presentation
Publication Date
Fall 10-3-2012
Abstract
The 31 fellows in the 2012 UMass Boston Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) worked with community partners to investigate the theme, “Supporting Healthy Lives and Vibrant Places.” They worked in peer self-managed teams, in order to learn collaborative leadership skills first-hand, while engaging with stakeholders and issues where collaboration makes a difference. Their team projects addressed: best practices in corporate wellness initiatives, outreach to support health care access for homeless people, ways to grow awareness of the wide need for affordable housing, ideas for arts-based local economic development, broader funding sources to support innovative research on poverty, and ways to continue to engage and support ELP alumni as they continue to grow as leaders. Through their team projects, they brought their professionalism, analytical skills, and fresh perspectives to nonprofit organizations that benefit from their commitment and energy.
Community Engaged/Serving
Part of the UMass Boston Community-Engaged Teaching, Research, and Service Series. http://scholarworks.umb.edu/engage
Recommended Citation
DeAngelis, Lisa; Scully, Maureen A.; and Wight, Andrea, "Supporting Healthy Lives and Vibrant Places: Learning about and living the collaborative leadership model" (2012). Emerging Leaders Program Team Projects. 7.
https://scholarworks.umb.edu/leaders_pubs/7
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Civic and Community Engagement Commons, Economic Policy Commons, Growth and Development Commons, Health Communication Commons, Health Policy Commons, Other Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration Commons, Public Health Education and Promotion Commons, Public Policy Commons, Social Policy Commons, Social Welfare Commons