About ISBLI:  Goals, Content, Process and More

ISBLI Participants Will

• Strengthen their capacities to advance sustainable development in their communities
• Improve their leadership skills
• Gain a better understanding of community leadership and become more effective as community leaders
• Join a vibrant statewide network of civic leaders making an impact on our local and global communities

ISBLI Graduates will support Organizations and Communities with

• Stronger, more effective leaders who improve team functioning and productivity
• Networking connections and resources that can help advance the organization’s goals

The Four Building Blocks of ISBLI

Cultivate:
ISBLI develops competent, knowledgeable, courageous, and action-oriented leaders who apply their leadership skills to civic engagement initiatives and organizations to respond to development challenges throughout the communities in which they live and work.

Connect:
Participants meet and learn from leaders in the business and non-profit sectors, government, international organizations, and community organizations to gain a better understanding of how to effectively lead change in their respective spheres of influence. The ISBLI Alumni Network is a tremendous resource for networking, mentoring, and mobilizing people and resources towards aspirational goals.

Inspire:
ISBLI develops leaders who apply critical thinking and creativity to solve current and future issues.

Work:
ISBLI participants work on group projects that affords them practical opportunities to do “real world application” of the content learned in the program. The projects reinforce learning, generate teamwork, and benefit civic initiatives.

ISBLI is a nine-month program featuring a series of leadership modules developed by thought leaders and practitioners. The time commitment for ISBLI participants is one full Saturday per month for the duration of the program plus time for the group project. The ISBLI uses a modular curriculum building competencies in:

• Leading Teams
• Personal Leadership
• Transformative Leadership
• Leading Inclusively
• Leadership in Islam
• Conflict Resolution
• Non-Profit Leadership
• Business Communication
• Advocacy