{"id":354,"date":"2012-08-01T15:15:25","date_gmt":"2012-08-01T15:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.berea.edu\/brushy-fork-institute\/?page_id=354"},"modified":"2020-05-11T11:57:09","modified_gmt":"2020-05-11T15:57:09","slug":"leadership-curriculum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/brushy-fork-institute\/leadership-curriculum\/","title":{"rendered":"The Brushy Fork Community Leadership Curriculum"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u201cLeadership cannot exist in a vacuum but must be for something. So we connect leadership directly to making a difference in communities.\u201d<\/em> \u2014 John B. Stephenson, former president of Berea College and founder of Brushy Fork Institute<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

For nearly three decades, Brushy Fork Institute has worked to expand leadership capacity throughout the coalfield regions of Central Appalachia. These efforts have\u00a0grown our understanding of what it takes for a community to move toward what we call community transformation<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Our founder, John B. Stephenson, observed that the people of the region themselves have the wisdom,\u00a0vision, and commitment to guide the development of their own communities. This principle continues to guide our work: you can\u2019t transform someone else\u2019s community.<\/p>\n

Transformative work must be locally driven.\u00a0It requires a critical mass of engagement by local citizens working toward a shared vision.<\/p>\n

The Brushy Fork Institute Community Leadership Curriculum provides a tool through which communities can build this local capacity. We\u2019ve designed our curriculum so that it can be adapted to meet the needs of individual communities and implemented\u00a0with ordinary financial resources.<\/p>\n

Locally Driven Leadership:<\/strong><\/p>\n