Framework of Effective Leadership for Community Impact

Within the AJLI‘s (The Association of Junior Leagues International) Roadmap for the Future of Junior Leagues, their Strategic Plan has created a vigorous program aimed at developing women as community and civic leaders who create community impact. They are calling this program the Framework of Effective Leadership for Community Impact. The Framework clarifies The Junior Leagues' approach to community and civic leadership development and the lasting and meaningful impact the Leagues are able to achieve in their communities. It is designed to reflect the Junior League experience and how it supports enduring community impact through the development of contemporary women as an exceptional community leadership force. The Framework also illustrates how, through The Junior League, women have a place to deepen their understanding of the issues challenging communities, acquire and sharpen skills to address those issues and share with their communities and other women in The Junior League network. It also illustrates how the Junior League Mission and Vision are fulfilled.

Through the Framework, members will learn from ALJI experts and one another. The Framework was intentionally created as a collaboration between AJLI and individual Leagues to support personalized member development at every stage of ability and level of engagement, while cultivating a vibrant network of Junior Leagues. Success in doing this will yield sustainable, high-impact programming created by a steady stream of effective, female leaders who will ensure improvements to our world for decades to come.

The Framework is the first step in creating a new development program that will be broader than the traditional model of a course curriculum and will be offered via webinars and self-paced online courses. This new learning platform is an exciting step in our Roadmap journey that will better support what makes Junior Leagues unique.

Alice Gardner-Boreta
President - Junior League of Calgary

For further information you can access the Framework in the Strategic Planning Process section at http://www.ajli.org.