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5th Annual Leadership Exchange: Registration Opens Soon
Building and sustaining small towns and rural areas seems like a straightforward endeavor. It can be complicated by remote location, sparse populations, limited access to equity, broadband or health care or other factors. In fact, the biggest barrier to rural development and small-town viability is a lack of local leadership. And that’s not to diminish the role and efforts of existing elected officials, community organizations, and local boards and commissions. It’s a reflection of the difficulty that comes with finding and preparing the next generation of leaders – and helping them to see the factors that will influence the community’s future.
If we want our communities to survive and thrive, it will take strong local leadership. Many communities across the state have created effective leadership programs, as have various Iowa industries. Leveraging these efforts as examples and partners, Iowa Rural Development Council has partnered with Empower Rural Iowa and Leadership Iowa to bring together those lessons learned and best practices for an annual event for existing programs.
Join us in Perry on October 29-30, 2024 for the 5th Annual Leadership Exchange event!
The Annual Iowa Leadership Exchange is an educational event held to bolster existing rural leadership programs, support a statewide network of program leaders, and empower communities to grow local leaders. Hosted by the Iowa Rural Development Council in partnership with the Center for Rural Revitalization at Iowa Economic Development Authority and Leadership Iowa, the event is designed for existing leadership program directors and managers from across the state as well as communities or organizations interested in starting their own programs or fostering leadership development outside of a formal leadership program.
Registration opens September 2nd with additional resources and agenda.
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