Nominations for our 2024 Summer Mark Whisler Boards & Commissions Leadership Institute have closed.
Check back in early 2025 for our next nominations period.
About BCLI:
The Mark Whisler Boards & Commissions Leadership Institute (BCLI) provides public policy training for our Sacramento area community advocates. It's time that neighborhood leaders have not just a voice, but a seat on the dais.
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For our training institute, we seek out and recruit people from low-income communities and communities of color who have a proven track record of leadership as social justice advocates in their neighborhoods. They’re distinguished by a passion to change systems by learning the important aspects of public policy development from the inside. We deeply invest in each cohort through our 6-week BCLI fellowship, which teaches advocates how to understand complex and intersecting policy arenas, navigate the culture and language of commissions, and build effective relationships in and outside the commission.
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Public policy topics covered by the BCLI:
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Power, Privilege & Structural Racialization
Land Use and Affordable Housing
Robert's/Rosenberg's Rules of Order, Ethics & Storytelling
Health Equity & Environmental Justice
Education Equity
Transportation Justice
Workplace Equity/Labor 101
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Time Commitment:
(6) Consecutive Saturdays
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Launch Celebration: Friday, July 26th, 5:00 - 6:00pm via Zoom w/ Keynote Speaker TBD
Saturday Sessions: 10:00am - 4:00pm (a light breakfast & coffee will be provided at 9:30am & lunch at noon)
Session Dates: July 27th * August 3rd * August 10th * August 17th * August 24th * August 31st + Graduation Ceremony based on Cohort's schedules.
Each candidate should follow these steps in order to be considered as a BCLI Fellow:
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1. Locate a Nominator. All BCLI Fellows must be nominated by either a BCLI alum, or by a community leader or organization with which the candidate has been affiliated.​
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2. Have your Nominator complete & submit the Nomination Application via this link:
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QUESTIONS? Email us at: BCLI@OrganizeSacramento.org
