LEADership Civitan
Learn • Empower • Achieve • Develop

By: Mark Eisinger, Executive Vice President

The inaugural cohort of LEADership Civitan launched during the Civitan Internaitonal Convention in Atlanta, Georgia. Since then 17 participants from across the US have attended monthly sessions to learn about leadership concepts and project management from professionals and educators, as well as learned about Civitan departments and programs by staff and CIRC.

Recently the cohort entered the next phase of utilizing this learning. The cohort was asked to suggest strategic initiatives that would help Civitan International’s future. Over 80 ideas were compiled, analyzed, and voted on; with five initiatives selected for the cohort to research and make recommendations to the Civitan International Board of Directors to potentially implement.

Each project group is in the research phase of the project. Surveys are a big component of this phase to determine the interest and ideas of members for successful implementation of the initiative if pursued.

If you are invited to participate in one or more of these surveys, we encourage you to respond to the survey(s) quickly. Your feedback is very important to the project groups and the organization as a whole. The five initiatives being considered (may or may not be implemented) will assist the project groups in concluding their recommendation to the board.  They five project groups are:

  • Strengthen Junior-to-Senior Civitan Conversion Pathways
  • Global “Lights of Inclusion Day”
  • Civitan Artisan Marketplace for I/DD Creators
  • Strategic Partnerships with National Organizations
  • Fun and Modern Recruitment Initiatives

We want to hear from you! Please watch for upcoming opportunities to participate in one or more of the surveys for these projects and respond as soon as possible.

Here’s one survey to start from a group needing your feedback:
Proposed Artisan Market Survey 

Deadline for Survey is Tuesday, April 7th.