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Leadership Bend is a community leadership development program designed to identify, educate and connect willing and committed citizens to leadership roles in our community. Now in our 31st year, we are a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization and fully supported from community resources. Leadership Bend Alumni have invested in themselves and their community and have become our esteemed community trustees. They go on to serve on boards, develop key businesses, serve as elected officials and much more. There are more than 600 Leadership Bend alumni, including the City Manager of Bend, school Superintendents, our Sheriff, several City Councilors and other visible leaders. WHO participates in Leadership Bend? The program seeks to bring together community spirited people and businesses who believe in a healthy community and the need to become a stakeholder investing in leadership. Leaders are identified from a broad cross section of both acknowledged and aspiring leaders who represent the diversity of our community, yet all share a common commitment to a better future for our community. WHAT is Leadership Bend? Leadership Bend is an annual nine-month program of the Bend Chamber investing in Leadership. During a two-day kickoff retreat and each monthly full-day session, participants work with local leaders to expand awareness and understanding of unique issues and challenges facing this community and region. This exposes better opportunities for an “active and effective” role in addressing community needs. The curriculum includes community assignments related to each month’s topic, challenging the participants to explore current issues first-hand. Additionally, the cohort benefits from a series of servant leadership topics designed to enhance individual leadership skills and together, makes an impact through a class capstone project.