Leadership wisconsin

MISSION: To prepare, empower, and activate a statewide cohort of leaders to engage in their local communities differently and be motivated to seek collaborative, solution-focused approaches to challenges that are negatively impacting state and local communities. 

WHAT: The curriculum for the Community Leadership 2.0 program will focus heavily on advanced leadership skill development in areas such as collaborative decision making; issue analysis and assessment; advocacy and persuasion, etc. in the context of the focus topic – to be determined in September 2025. Experts and practitioners from across the state will provide valuable content, offer insights, and prompt deep thinking, planning and action.

WHEN: Second Thursday of the month, February 2026 – October 2026. The format for monthly session days will include a combination of in-person gatherings, virtual meetings, small group sessions, and local community research days through the course of the 9-month program. The program will launch with a mandatory 1.5 day, in-person retreat in Madison and other in-person sessions will take place in other locations around the state. See schedule below.

TIME COMMITMENT: Class time for regular sessions is 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., opening and closing retreat days will have extended hours. The February, June, and October sessions will be held in-person, as noted below. All remaining sessions will be held virtually using the Zoom platform. Additional work in your local community between sessions will be required as part of the group learning lab/hands-on element of the program. Program participants must commit to not missing more than 1.5 sessions for successful completion of the program.

COST:   $1950/person. This special tuition pricing for the Cohort of the Wisconsin Community Leadership Intensive includes accommodations and meals for the three in-person sessions and program materials. All other expenses, including mileage, will be covered by participant.

PROGRAM SCHEDULE