GREATER TUCSON LEADERSHIP
212 E BROADWAY, TUCSON, AZ 85701 www.greatertucsonleadership.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: GREATER TUCSON LEADERSHIP'S (GTL'S) MISSION IS TO INSPIRE, DEVELOP AND PROMOTE LEADERSHIP THAT IMPACTS THE GREATER TUCSON REGION.

OUR FLAGSHIP PROGRAM, LEAD TUCSON, HAS BEEN A STAPLE IN THE TUCSON COMMUNITY FOR THE PAST 41 YEARS. THE PROGRAM OFFERS AN IMPACTFUL AND NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED LEADERSHIP TRAINING CURRICULUM PROVIDING PARTICIPANTS WITH IMMERSIVE FIELD EXPERIENCES ON A BREADTH OF LOCAL ISSUES. THE CLASS MEETS ONCE A MONTH, EMPHASIZING A PARTICULAR COMMUNITY ISSUE. THE CLASS MAY VISIT FLANDRAU SCIENCE CENTER AND A WATER TREATMENT PLANT ON ENVIRONMENT DAY, TOUR THE DOWNTOWN TUCSON THEATERS ON ARTS AND CULTURE DAY, OR SPEND TIME AT THE CITY COURTS DURING JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY DAY. EACH ISSUE DAY IS DESIGNED TO ENGAGE PARTICIPANTS WITH LOCAL POLITICAL, COMMUNITY, AND BUSINESS LEADERS, EMPOWERING PARTICIPANTS WHO PUT THEIR TRAINING AND LESSONS TO WORK, MAKING OUR COMMUNITY STRONGER, MORE VIBRANT, AND INNOVATIVE.IN 2020, GTL GRADUATED 41 PARTICIPANTS IN ITS LEAD TUCSON PROGRAM, THE LARGEST CLASS IN THE HISTORY OF THE ORGANIZATION. DURING THE COURSE OF THE PROGRAM, CLASS MEMBERS HEARD FROM NEARLY 150 DIFFERENT SPEAKERS ON TOPICS SUCH AS LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION, ARTS AND CULTURE, CRIMINAL JUSTICE, HEALTHCARE, ENVIRONMENT, BORDER AND IMMIGRATION, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES. GTL'S ADULT LEADERSHIP CLASS PROGRAMS HAD APPROXIMATELY 40 PARTICIPANTS, EACH OF WHOM COMPLETED A COMMUNITY EDUCATION COURSE AND LEADERSHIP PROJECT. THESE PROGRAMS HELPED FULFILL THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION OF ENCOURAGING EFFECTIVE AND INFORMED INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPATION IN OUR COMMUNITY, SERVICING THE GREATER TUCSON AREA BY PROVIDING COMMUNITY-BASED LEADERSHIP TO FACILITATE SOLUTIONS TO COMMUNITY PROBLEMS.

ADULT LEADERSHIP CLASS ALUMNI ACTIVITIES. GTL ALSO LAUNCHED A NEW PROGRAM IN 2020, THE CIVIC & POLITICAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY (CPLA), WHICH IS AN 8-MONTH-LONG NONPARTISAN PROGRAM TEACHING A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO GOOD GOVERNANCE AND POLITICS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. GTL IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ROTHSCHILD FUND FOR CIVIC INNOVATION TAKES PARTICIPANTS ON A DEEP DIVE INTO THE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT AND HIGHLIGHTS HOW ELECTED OFFICIALS HAVE AN IMPACT ON OUR EVERYDAY LIVES. STRATEGIES ON HOW TO RUN AND WIN CANDIDATE AND INITIATIVE CAMPAIGNS WILL BE TAUGHT, WITH A FOCUS ON PERSONAL LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT ALONG THE WAY. FOR THOSE WHO HAVE A DESIRE TO WORK IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT, EITHER WITH OR FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS TO SHAPE PUBLIC POLICY, A HARD LOOK AT WHAT GOOD GOVERNANCE LOOKS LIKE AFTER WINNING AN ELECTION WILL BE EXPLORED. WHETHER A PARTICIPANT WANTS TO RUN FOR OFFICE THEMSELVES, LEARN HOW TO BE A VALUED CAMPAIGN STAFFER, OR WORK IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS TO SHAPE POLICY, THIS PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE BEST PRACTICES FOR ALL OF THOSE PATHS. IN 2020, GTL GRADUATED 12 PARTICIPANTS IN ITS CPLA PROGRAM. DURING THE COURSE OF THE PROGRAM, CLASS MEMBERS HEARD FROM MORE THAN 60 DIFFERENT SPEAKERS ON TOPICS SUCH AS INDEPENDENT REDISTRICTING, MANAGING CITY AND COUNTY GOVERNMENTS, DIFFERENT TYPES OF ELECTIONS, HOW TO EFFECTIVELY NEGOTIATE, COMMUNICATIONS, AND MORE. OUR PROGRAMS FURTHER OUR MISSION TO INSPIRE, DEVELOP, AND PROMOTE LEADERSHIP THAT IMPACTS THE GREATER TUCSON REGION.

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