The Charlotte Elective Leadership Program is looking for its next class of leaders to shape the future of our region.
The program aims to identify, inform, and inspire the public service of excellent leaders who will work collaboratively and effectively to build upon Charlotte’s history of strong public/private partnerships and to create innovative approaches to positioning our region and all citizens for future prosperity.
The program is led by The Institute for the Public Trust, a non-partisan, non-profit 501(c)3 dedicated solely to the mission of finding, recruiting and training great new leaders to run for public office in North Carolina and the United States.
Founded in 2010, The Institute for the Public Trust has trained more than 1,000 people, including rear admirals, retired generals, CEOs, CFOs, engineers, teachers, architects, accountants, financial managers and undergraduate leadership scholars, many of whom went on to careers as civil servants.
“The future prosperity of the Charlotte Region and all our citizens will be determined in large part by the leaders elected and appointed to represent us,” Frank Hill, executive director of The Institute for Public Trust, said. “Our mission duty is to train these future leaders to help them become the best possible representatives serving the public with the utmost intentions and purpose.”
Hill said many talented and successful leaders will need both encouragement to run for public office, as well as an understanding of how modern campaigns and elected office work.
The Charlotte Elective Leadership Program encourages strong leaders to run for office and/or participate on boards, providing them the necessary information to seriously consider candidacy and to conduct a successful campaign.
Hill said the applicants thus far for the upcoming class represent all political, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds, but they have one thing in common: “Each one, without prompting, has said they want to learn how to get elected so they can be true servants of the community and put partisanship aside. I have never had as much hope as I do now.”
Applications are still being accepted for the upcoming program which is targeting a late October launch. Each class will consist of 20-25 participants. The curriculum is conducted over 8-12 sessions within a four-month period. Each session is three hours or less.
Through the generosity of funders, there is no fee to participate in the Charlotte Elective Leadership Program.
More information about The Institute for the Public Trust can be found here. You can also nominate someone or apply for the upcoming leadership class.
