Workshop 2: Translating Community and Civic Engagement Experience into Executive Leadership Narratives
Tuesday, January 13th from 3:30 - 4:15 ET
About this workshop
Focus: Positioning community and civic engagement leadership as evidence of executive capacity.
Objectives:
- Identify the leadership competencies embedded in civic and community engagement work.
- Translate programmatic impact into strategic leadership language.
- Build leadership narratives that align with institutional priorities.
Key Topics:
- Mapping your experience to executive competencies (e.g., strategy, external relations, resource development).
- Telling the “mission story” effectively in cover letters and interviews.
- Framing civic and democracy initiatives as institutional leadership, not programmatic side work.
- Examples of successful candidate positioning from Campus Compact–aligned leaders.
Who should attend?
- Middle & senior administrators preparing to enter the candidate pool; All Participants
What does this mean? This virtual event will be more interactive in nature, and participation is encouraged!
- You are invited to have your camera on in order to engage with the speakers and other participants
- You can openly ask questions by unmuting yourself or typing them in the chat
- There may be interactive components to this event, such as taking a poll, Q&A, or small group discussion