Get on board with a program that's making a positive difference in the community and transforming the lives of participating professionals.

Applications for the 2009 LINC series will be posted in Fall 2008. 

Lawyers and other professionals are often called on to participate on nonprofit boards and serve in voluntary leadership positions.  Leaders Impacting the Nonprofit Community (LINC) is a seven-session training program created by the Hennepin County Bar Association to serve the need of the nonprofit community for trained leaders to effectively serve in these board positions. 

Your personal and professional skills will be enhanced in new ways that will increase your opportunity to function in your profession and as a contributing member of the community. The skills you acquire will be transferable to positions of leadership at nonprofit boards and in other venues such as law firms, corporations, and government agencies.

The LINC faculty consists of over 30 business and nonprofit organization leaders, government officials, association leaders, representatives from the media, and other professionals.

LINC participants will receive extensive training in practical leadership including:

• Dealing with the media during a crisis

• Team building

• Experience as a service-recipient in community agencies

• The nuts and bolts of running effective meetings and working with committees

• Parliamentary procedure

• Governance

• Fundraising

• The culture of poverty

• Identifying and fostering talent within an organization

• Working with diverse populations and work styles

• Finding your passion and pursuing it

• Making a difference in your life and career

The LINC class consists of twenty-five individuals who will meet for seven sessions from January to June 2009.  The training will develop each individual’s ability to function successfully in his or her professional roles, and as a contributing member of the community.

The 2008 LINC series was granted 28.75 CLE hours (including 1.25 Ethics and 2.75 Elim. of Bias).

Applications for the 2009 LINC series will be posted in Fall 2008. 

Questions can be directed to HCBA Executive Director Larry Buxbaum at 612-752-6600 or larry@hcba.org