About Leadership Golden
Mission | Results |
History | Participation
Mission
Leadership Golden is designed to enhance the
abilities of the participants to make a difference. The
program educates emerging volunteers and leaders to the
realities, opportunities, and challenges in Golden.
The Leadership Golden program is a series of seminars
spanning a nine month period. These seminars challenge
participants to increase their knowledge of the
relationships between government, education, business,
and the community of Golden. Participants have the
opportunity to explore options and methods of problem
solving with city staff and community leaders in the
fields of education, arts, recreation, public finance,
city and county government, justice, community
responsibility and economic development.
Results
Over 90% of our graduates are or have been active in
the community. Their involvement includes activities in
arts and recreation organizations, Buffalo Bill Days,
Chamber of Commerce, charitable organizations, Golden
Civic Foundation, government boards, councils and
committees, historic organizations, religious
organizations, schools, senior citizen activities,
service organizations, and youth organizations.
Our goal for the following classes is to sustain this
level of involvement. This volunteer effort can be
directed to any of the areas in which the graduate is
interested. The opportunity to commit one's talent, time,
and energy to making the Golden area a better place to
live, work, and play is real. Individuals can and do
make a difference in our society.
History
The Leadership Golden program was introduced to
Golden in the spring of 1984 by the Greater Golden Area
Chamber of Commerce and the Golden Civic Foundation. The
program was funded for the first two years through
contributions from Golden area businesses, private
citizens, and the Golden Civic Foundation.
Responsibility for the Leadership Golden program was
transferred from the Chamber of Commerce and the Civic
Foundation to the Leadership Golden Alumni Association,
Inc. (LGAA) in the spring of 1986. Funding the program
since then has been accomplished solely through the
fund-raising efforts of the LGAA. LGAA is a nonprofit
organization granted Internal Revenue 501(c)3 status in
1986.
Participation
Leadership Golden is one of very few leadership
programs in the nation which is tuition free. Graduates
are encouraged to participate in the continuation and
betterment of the organization as committee members,
project volunteers, and/or to assist in fund raising
activities to fund future sessions of the Leadership
Golden program. Participants for each class of
Leadership Golden are selected from the applications
received by that year's deadline. Each applicant is
considered for his/her interests, sincere commitment to
the greater Golden area, genuine interest in being an
integral part of the Golden community, and their
background.
Leadership Golden strives to balance each class by
selecting participants from all neighborhoods of the
Golden area as well as a cross section of adult age
groups, areas of interest, and variety of professions.
Occasionally, in order to prevent an over abundance of
class members who live in one area or share a particular
interest, applicants are encouraged to re-apply the
following year.
An application may be printed from this web site.
Additional applications are available from any
Leadership Golden alumni, any Steering Committee member,
or any Board of Directors member.
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