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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08- Proposal and Contract for Services for Leadership Development for the City of Bozeman Inter-Neighborhood Council (INC) with Edward SypinskiProposal and Contract far Services for Leadership Development for the City of Bozeman Inter-Neighborhood Council (INC) By Edward Sypinski, Independent Facilitator/Trainer Bozeman February, 2008 The scope of work and services to be performed by Edward Sypinski, Facilitator/Trainer to Bowman's Inter Neighborhood Council (INC") will encompass two to three workshops (a separate contract for services to facilitate a third workshop will be necessary) to provide training in Leadership Development for members of the Inter_Neighborhood Council and identified neighborhood association officers. Introduction The newly formed Inter-Neighborhood Council (INC) is composed of one delegate and one alternate selected by each recognized neighborhood association. The INC provides a forum for recognized neighborhood associations to come together, share information and make recommendations to the City. The iNC provides a forum for non-recognized neighborhood associations, neighborhood groups and City agencies to communicate with recognized and non-recognized neighborhood organizations and groups. Working with the City Liaison, iNC delegates, alternates and/or neighborhood association officers the Mr. Sypinski will provide leadership development training/workshops to provide tools to strengthen INC leadership skills and build capacity for effective community/neighborhood leadership. The leadership development workshops are designed to equip citizens with skills for contlict management/resolution and partnership building that they can be used to work to strengthen community/neighborhood leaders. Leadership is at its care is about change -within individuals, within organizations and within communities. The leadership development workshops are designed with the notion that many talented and resourceful citizen leaders are needed to build and maintain a thriving community/neighborhood. The workshops will focus on bringing those talents and resources to the table to assist communities/neighborhoods in identifying and achieving their goals. Civic leadership is a critical ingredient for building a thriving community for two reasons. First, there is plenty of talent in communities/neighborhoods that often goes under-utilized or worse unsolicited. Second, community leadership is about the "we" mentally not the "me" mentality needed to change communities/neighborhoods. While leadership skills help individuals in every phase of their lives -family, work, and community -they are intended primarily to help citizens work better together for the common good. 7`hey are practical and applicable today and into the future. The goal of the leadership development workshops is to make civic leadership training available to officers of the neighborhood associations and the INC. It is especially valuable for: • Emerging leaders who want to learn new skills in order to address community/neighborhood issues • Newcomers to a neighborhood who have not yet been asked to help • Young people who want to get involved and work with others • Established leaders who want to work together for common purposes Provision of Services Mr. Sypinski will provide two full days (possibly three full days) of leadership development training workshops. The curriculum for the leadership development trainings will consist of six modules (three 3 - 3.5 hours per module per day long setision) that address primary civic skills chat enable attendees to confidently address internal and external communications, organizational development, group dynamics building partners and action planning. The curriculum may need to be amended to include a third session for the completing of all six modules if time doe not allow for completing each session as scheduled. Session One will include modules 1, 3 & 4 (or some variation thereof) and. Session Two will include modules S -7 (or some variation thereof) from the LeadershipPlenty® curriculum. Time will be a determining factor of the extent to which a particular module can or can not be included in a session. 'The first Session is scheduled for Saturday, March 1. The second Session has been approved by the INC but not scheduled (potentially May, 200R); a third session is being considered. SESSION ONE 1_Findin~ I,eaders,Within Objectives: ] . Connect prior community experiences with the desire to participate as leaders 2. Recognize individual's leadership skills 3. Understand the need to balance personal reflection and community actions Learning Outcomes: 1. What have been personal experiences of community involvement 2. How can we creatively use our individual skills to strengthen community leadership 3. What individual and group techniques help us balance personal reflection and community action 2. Mans in Grou s for Results Objectives: 1. Recognize backgrounds/experiences to understand the effect these have on working in groups 2. Learn predictable stages of group development 3. Develop ways of communicating that make group dynamics work effectively for community change Learning Outcomes • How do my experiences/background affect my participation in groups • Are the dynamics in our group normal • How can we communicate better in a diverse group 3. Makin Meetin s Work Better Objectives: 1. Identify purposes for holding meetings 2. Acknowledge conflict and tension as an integral part of group work 3. Identify techniques far holding productive meetings that accomplish group purposes Learning Outcomes: • What can meetings accomplish • How do conflict and tension play an integral role in group dynamics • What are some techniques for facilitating productive meetings that. promote group work SESSION TWO 4. Managing Conflict Objectives: 1. Recognize conflict and learn about its causes 2. Look at conflict as an integral part of making decisions 3. Develop strategies to manage conflict and move forward with group work Learning Outcomes: • Can we make conflict work for us instead of against us • What strategies will help us work through conflict • What happens if we can't reach consensus 5. Building Strategic Partnerships Objectives: 1. Understand why partnerships are necessary to solve complex community problems 2. Identify different types of community partners who can form an effective partnership 3. Become familiar with organizing an effective community partnership Learning Outcomes: • Who do we need to help us find solutions to community problems • How can we minimize the risks and maximize the rewards that come with partnerships • How can we organize an effective partnership 6. Action Planning Objectives: 1. Explore phases of community action process 2. Find a starting point for action planning 3. Mapping the journey for the plan 4. Revising the course for action planning Learning Outcomes: • How do leaders go about planning and actually getting started on a community change prgjcct • How can we identity and achieve realistic goals along the way • I Iow do we know if our action is working and how can we change our p]an if necessary BUDGET Edward Sypinski -Facilitator/Trainer 2 Full Days of Training (March 1, 2008 and second date TBD) $750.00 per Day $ 1,500.00 Other Supplies For Workshop will be covered by City of Bozeman Total Project Expense $ 1,500.00 in witness whereof, the parties hereto do make and execute this agreement CIT OF BOZ AN NT EDW YPIN ' I BY: BY~ (Chris Kukulski, City Manager) (Edw ypins DATE: Z~ ~~ ~O Q DATE: Z `~ ~~~ `ro U ATTEST: B . (Stacy Ulm ity Cler )