NCDI is pleased to invite you to attend its Community
Builders Leadership Institute (CBLI), San Francisco/Bay
Area, 2008
Program Overview
Formerly known as the Professional Development for Consultants
(PDC) Program, the purpose of the CBLI program is to train
community leaders to provide culturally and community-based
technical support and training services to build capacity
using NCDI’s Building Capacity for Social Change
(BCSC)™ and Culturally Based Capacity Building (CBCB)
TM models. The CBLI sessions engage participants in reflection
and dialogue about their role as community builders or
social change makers who assist individuals, communities
and organizations in their growth and transformation processes.
Program Curriculum
The CBLI curriculum focuses on community builders as “change
makers” in the transformation of individuals, communities
and organizations. Participants engage in discussions
about values, ethics, race and culture in the context
of their current work and its connection to social transformation.
As a result, participants are challenged to think about
how they might bring about social change in communities
of color and other underserved communities.
The curriculum is designed to increase culturally-based
knowledge and skills in six key areas:
• Community Engagement: Informing, connecting
and engaging people in the social change process.
• Community Organizations: Building strong organizations
and networks while developing institutional capacity
for social change
• Community Relationships: Building relationships
and forming viable partnerships across racial, social
and cultural communities.
• Community Development: Improving the quality
of life by changing material and social conditions,
such as economic, education, health, housing, public
safety and family.
• Community Advocacy for Systems Change: Changing
institutional policies, practices and modes of investment.
• Community Research and Evaluation: Documenting
and telling the community-building story from the perspective
of the community.
Dates and Location
The first two-day session will be held on Monday, April
7 and Tuesday, April 8. The second two-day session will
be held on Thursday, May 15 and Friday, May 16. Both sessions
will be held in downtown Oakland at the Alameda County
Conference Center at 125 12th Street.
Cost
The participant fee cost is $500 per
participant. This fee represents about one-fifth of the
total cost of the CBLI program, including the four day-long
sessions (breakfast and lunch provided) and all training
materials. If accepted into the CBLI program, payment
is due to NCDI before April 1, 2008.
As the program cost should not deter anyone from applying,
please note that upon acceptance into the program, participants
may contact NCDI to discuss an alternative payment structure.
Application
We ask that you submit the following materials:
• The CBLI application
• A personal statement (please see page 5 of the
application for the guiding questions)
• A current resume or bio<
• Three references of people who know you well
Please submit all of your materials together. Electronic
copy is preferred; email to both dlee@ncdinet.org
and tbanh@ncdinet.org. You
may also send applications via fax or hard mail to NCDI
to the address below. The priority deadline for applications
is March 4, 2008. Applicants that meet the priority deadline
will be notified of their status by March 14, 2008. Applications
will be accepted until all available slots are filled.
We look forward to receiving your application. Please
do not hesitate to contact Diana M. Lee, Program Director
(510-763-4120 ext. 215), or Thu Banh, Program Associate
(510-763-4120 ext. 212) with any questions.
Thank you and we look forward to hearing from you,
Diana M. Lee
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