Leadership Development

IISC draws upon extensive experience, both nationally and internationally, in the realm of leadership development for social change. Within the United States and internationally, IISC has designed and delivered a range of intensive and long-term leadership development experiences for leaders through our many organizational and community partners.

In addition to these leadership programs and institutes, IISC is building the facilitative leadership® capacity of thousands of social change agents each year through their participation in the training workshops that we offer to the public in various locations and within our client organizations across the United States and in Ireland.

We are particularly committed to building the leadership and collaborative capacity of grassroots leaders to engage, speak out, and participate fully in determining the policies and decisions that affect their lives and their communities. One way in which we do this is through The Community Building Curriculum for Emerging Grassroots Leaders, a series of seven distinct grassroots organizing workshops. These workshops focus on the leadership and collaborative skills necessary to lead and fully participate in community change efforts. Thousands of community leaders have participated in one or more of these workshops since their creation.

IISC’s approach to leadership development offers a more expansive learning experience that is grounded in our core leadership and collaborative methodology and the power of network theory. Our leadership programs are rooted in the philosophy of servant leadership and the “love that does justice,” and enhanced by a deeper analysis and understanding of the role race, class and power play in social transformation.