News Roundup
Jun 24 2008
Committee for a Better New Orleans/Metropolitan Area Committee
Announces Opening of Nominations for 2008 Metropolitan Leadership Forum
With New Orleans still facing myriad challenges, the Committee for a Better New Orleans/Metropolitan Area Committee (CBNO/MAC) announces the opening of nominations for the 2008 Metropolitan Leadership Forum. First initiated some four decades ago, the Metropolitan Leadership Forum includes among its graduates leaders in every aspect of New Orleans life, including government, education, business, faith, and the nonprofit sector. This year’s class will join more than two thousand fellow alumni in serving as a tremendous resource to the community.
The Leadership Forum begins September 6 with a bus tour of the city, designed to give participants an overview of the problems and the opportunities ahead. Additional session topics include Human Relations, Housing, Education, Public Safety, Economic and Workforce Development, Regionalism, Transportation, City Management, and Health Care. Each session features two or three guest speakers with expertise and experience in the topic at hand, followed by lively question-and-answer sessions.
Another key feature of the Leadership Forum is the class project. Participants will design their own community service project in either education or housing, to experience first-hand the power of volunteerism. Upon completion of the Forum, graduates are also given information on how to link up with organizations that match their interests - and two will be invited to serve on the CBNO/MAC Board of Directors.
Any member of the community may nominate candidates for the Leadership Forum, and self-nominations are welcome; nomination forms may be found on the CBNO/MAC web site. Requests for the forms may also be made to info@cbno.org.
The nomination deadline is July 25, 2008. There is no cost for participating in the Forum, which is underwritten by a variety of sponsors and a dedicated endowment. Sponsorships for the 2008 Leadership Forum are still available. Sponsors for the 2007 Forum included Harrah’s New Orleans Casino, the Reily Foundation, the Fair Grounds Race Course, McGlinchey Stafford, Jones Walker, and the Greater New Orleans Foundation.
For more information about the 2008 Metropolitan Leadership Forum, please contact Keith Twitchell, President, CBNO/MAC, at (504) 267-4666.
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