Collaborative Leadership:
Using Influence to Empower Communities

Rosen Shingle Creek Conference Center.
Orlando, Florida.
November 15-19, 2006

The National Urban League’s Whitney M. Young Center for Urban Leadership (WMYCUL) is a nonprofit educational organization that exists to foster positive social and economic change through effective urban leadership development. The mission of the Center is to cultivate and enhance the leadership capabilities of individuals and organizations that serve disadvantaged communities. Our role is to convene and link those entities to practical leadership development tools and resources to help them address capacity issues and various leadership challenges. The philosophy is that through the enrichment and/or development of effective leaders, disadvantaged communities can be improved and empowered, thereby helping to create a society whereby all people have equal opportunity to be positive contributors.

Journey from good to great with a diverse group of professionals at the 2006 WMY National Urban Leadership Development Conference (NULDC), as people of influence explore the power of collaborative leadership. The NULDC is the largest, most diverse national gathering of community leaders and decision makers from across the country, including: nonprofit board members, chief executive officers, directors, managers, and department heads. Delegates represent social services and community-based organizations, authorities and alliances, grass-roots organizations, public health agencies, and educational institutions. As well, the conference draws delegates from government, education and research institutions, professional associations, consulting firms and industry.

Discover how the nonprofit sector is increasing its impact and influence in communities across the country through collaborative leadership. In addition, learn how organizations are maximizing and capitalizing on social entrepreneurial endeavors as a means of responding to the ever-growing needs of the community and the changing trends in philanthropy and giving.

We have developed an engaging series of plenary sessions, informative concurrent training forums, and numerous opportunities for networking. Key issues to be covered within the broad spectrum of leadership include: social entrepreneurship, economic development, health and quality of life, education and youth development, civic engagement, civil rights and social justice, best practices, knowledge-transfer, innovation, accountability, sustainability and evidence-based outcomes.

Attendance at the conference is expected to range from 500-700 delegates from across the nation.