Become a leader in your community and share your unique perspective.
Focus on Leadership is designed to provide training for racialized women interested in becoming leaders of tomorrow. Our training will focus on how to become a board member and increase networking abilities to gain access to employment opportunities focusing on team-building, problem-solving, and decision-making. As board members, you will be able to apply these skills to bring about change in the community.
The topics covered are:
1. Types of Boards: Governance vs. Operations
2. Board Responsibilities
3. Committees and Working Groups
4. What to Expect Once on a Board
5. Mid-Point Review and Evaluation
6. Leadership Primer / Communication
7. Decision Making
8. Teamwork
About Focus For Ethnic Women
Focus For Ethnic Women supports women in the Waterloo Region by providing a nurturing, culturally-sensitive environment that builds self-esteem, social networks, employment-related skills, and connections to meaningful employment.
Cost: Free
AGE GROUP: | Newcomers | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Programs + Workshops |
TAGS: | Leadership | Community |
Mon, Dec 30 | 9:30AM to 8:30PM |
Tue, Dec 31 | 9:30AM to 4:30PM |
(New Year's Eve Early Closure) | |
Wed, Jan 01 | 9:30AM to 8:30PM |
Thu, Jan 02 | 9:30AM to 8:30PM |
Fri, Jan 03 | 9:30AM to 5:30PM |
Sat, Jan 04 | 9:30AM to 5:30PM |
Sun, Jan 05 | 1:00PM to 5:00PM |
The Queen's Square location is a public library and art gallery. This location features a grand piano for music performances, multiple study and reading areas, and a large children’s department.
Be inspired at Idea Exchange in Cambridge! Connect with the public libraries and public art galleries of Cambridge. Idea Exchange supports and inspires our community with an environment of discovery for people of all ages.