Fellows Consulting Services | Leadership Link | Facilitation | Workshops
Research | Program Development
Fellows Consulting Services
Leadership Asheville provides Fellows with the opportunity to actively give back to the community while offering nonprofit and community organizations the skills and expertise of the Fellows pro bono. The emphasis is on advice and support.
Fellows all have work, family and community commitments; therefore the purpose of their voluntary contribution to an organization is to support and strengthen the capacities of its staff or members, rather than to undertake significant hands-on work themselves. Ideally, Fellows will work on an immediate problem within the organization; but in the process, transfers skills, knowledge and contacts from Fellows to the organization.
Some examples follow of the type of work Fellows can provide:
- Guidance with organizational development issues and strategic reviews
- Advice on image, marketing and sponsorship
- Brainstorming sessions to help clarify plans or projects
- Guest speakers
- Advice and support for “one-off” events
Leadership Asheville gives preference to requests for assistance which:
- Add tangible value to an organization and to the community
- Require Fellows to give advice and support to an organization’s staff or members
- Offer opportunities for the continuing learning and leadership development of Leadership Asheville Fellows
In order for us to understand the nature of your organization and exactly what assistance you require, it is important that you give us as much information as possible by completing all questions on the Fellows Consulting Services application as fully as possible and providing any additional background information that may help us understand your organization (e.g., annual report, brochures on activities, evaluation documents). Some of the questions may not be appropriate for your particular request; if so, simply complete as much as possible and type “n/a” where not applicable.
Leadership Link
Leadership Asheville manages a database of its more than 900 graduate members and other community leaders and regularly provides assistance to nonprofit boards and public task forces in search of Fellows for positions such as: board members, council members, committee members and management. Leadership Asheville can also provide specific advice relating to Fellows particular professional skills (e.g., law, accounting, marketing, urban planning, technology, media arts).
The complete Leadership Asheville Fellows database
contains some or all of the following information:
- Name and Picture
- Home address, telephone, email and website
- Birthday and place of birth
- Leadership graduating class and year
- Job title and description
- Organization
- Work address, telephone number, email, fax and website
- Biographical information
- Education/qualifications
- Hobbies/Interests
- Favorite books
- Person most interested in meeting
- Yardstick of success
- Guiding principle
- Industry working in or has worked in
- Areas of Interests: human services, health, civic, government and cultural
- Skills offered
- Areas of service
- Community involvement – Leadership Asheville
- Leadership education and training
- Personal assessment
- Current community service objectives
- Current community points of view
Customized placement services are available upon request for qualified nonprofit and public entities. Please contact the Leadership Asheville office at (828) 251-6125 to request a search.
In addition as Leadership Asheville becomes aware of needs in the community, we post them here for review by our Fellows and other interested community members. We will organize these listings under the umbreallas of Education, Government, Nonprofit, and Private. If you or your organization have information your would like to post here, please contact us at programs@leadershipasheville.org. There are currently needs in:
Facilitation
Through its faculty, staff and graduates, Leadership Asheville has the ability to help guide all kinds of groups in the community to their maximum level of effectiveness and productivity. The groups served include nonprofit boards, forprofit and nonprofit staffs, other community leadership classes, boards, civic committees and task forces from all around the greater Asheville area.
Leadership Asheville facilitators focus on helping groups understand the community leadership concept of “citizens building better communities.” Fees for services are based on the scope and requirements of the facilitation and size of the group.
For more information on this service, please contact the Leadership Asheville office at (828) 251-6125 or email us at
programs@leadershipasheville.org.
Workshops
Based on the perceived need and level of interest, Leadership Asheville may offer specialized workshops for program graduates and the community at large. These workshops could touch on many different topics such as:
- Facilitation Skills
- Political training course on how to run for office
- Ethical decision-making
Reasonable registration fees are charged and space is limited. For information on upcoming workshops, click on the Leadership Asheville Calendar.
Research
Leadership Asheville periodically conducts research that supports its mission, and assists nonprofit organizations and the public sector in the greater Asheville area with the acquisition of information and technical skills that will help them to:
- Understand the evolving needs of the community
- Plan programs
- Solve problems
- Measure outcomes
If you are interested in partnering with Leadership Asheville to conduct community-based research, please contact our office at (828) 251-6125 or email us at programs@leadershipasheville.org.
Program Development
Different groups have different needs. We recognize that the leadership challenges facing people in one sector will vary from those in another. Tailoring programs to fit the needs of a specific audience helps to build an effective training or program.
If you are interested in our assistance in developing a customized program, please contact our office at (828) 251-6125 or email us at programs@leadershipasheville.org.
