1. COLLECTIVE LEADERSHIP
WORKS
An Innovation Center initiative
With funding from the Corporation for
National and Community Service
www.theinnovationcenter.org
2. COLLECTIVE LEADERSHIP:
A FRAMEWORK FOR SERVICE LEARNING
Collective Leadership Works
is a two-year initiative that supports
community-based service-learning
3. COLLECTIVE LEADERSHIP:
A FRAMEWORK FOR SERVICE LEARNING
Community
organizations are using
collective leadership to
design service-learning
projects
4. COLLECTIVE LEADERSHIP:
A FRAMEWORK FOR SERVICE LEARNING
Collective leadership promotes youth civic
engagement AND community wellness
Civic engagement
outcomes
Service-learning
Community-based projects based on
organizations collective
leadership
Community
wellness outcomes
6. COLLECTIVE LEADERSHIP:
A FRAMEWORK FOR SERVICE LEARNING
Collective leadership is
about…
Aligning diverse
stakeholders around an
agenda, unleashing
their talents, and using
local resources to
create change.
7. COLLECTIVE LEADERSHIP:
A FRAMEWORK FOR SERVICE LEARNING
Collective leadership
occurs when…
Stakeholders cross
boundaries to come
together, commit to
mutual learning and
leading, and embrace
shared responsibility
and accountability
8. COLLECTIVE LEADERSHIP IN ACTION
Tohono O’odham Community Action in Sells, AZ
Young people are fighting the local diabetes
epidemic by revitalizing cultural traditions
related to food and fitness.
9. Tohono O’odham leaders are reintroducing
traditional foods and athletics as part of a healthy lifestyle.
10. On this farm Tohono O’odham youth and adult leaders are
using traditional agriculture methods to plant and harvest
native crops for the community.
11. This man-made pond on the Tohono O’odham Reservation stores flood
water, a traditional way to provide additional irrigation for crops.
16. “I don’t want students to leave our
programs just knowing facts about the
wetlands; I want them to be thinking
critically about what forces are actually
driving environmental issues.”
– Amy Gunzelmann, adult leader
17. COLLECTIVE LEADERSHIP IN ACTION
Monterey Bay Aquarium working in
Watsonville, CA
High school students are leading conservation
and restoration efforts to protect local
wetlands.
18. Youth and adults work together
to register volunteers for a coastal cleanup.
19. Youth participants give instructions
and lead their peers in a coastal cleanup.
W.A.T.C.H. alumni give instructions and lead their peers.
20. Trash found in the slough.
Trash and recyclables found in the
slough during the coastal cleanup.
21. Youth and adult service-learners spent a morning in a local slough,
picking up trash and recyclables.
22. “I feel that my group can impact the
community and that each one of us
contributes to the team – like public
speaking or task manager. I am proud that
we are all dedicated and help each other.”
– Bruny Mora, youth leader
24. COLLECTIVE LEADERSHIP:
A FRAMEWORK FOR SERVICE LEARNING
Collective leadership taps
into
INDIVIDUAL GIFTS
by asking…
“What skills or abilities to
leaders possess?”
25. COLLECTIVE LEADERSHIP:
A FRAMEWORK FOR SERVICE LEARNING
Collective leadership
mobilizes
COMMUNITY ASSETS
by asking…
“What strengths exist in
this community?”
26. COLLECTIVE LEADERSHIP:
A FRAMEWORK FOR SERVICE LEARNING
Collective leadership
builds
TEAMWORK
by asking…
“How can we work
together?”
27. COLLECTIVE LEADERSHIP:
A FRAMEWORK FOR SERVICE LEARNING
Collective leadership
fosters
YOUTH-ADULT
PARTNERSHIPS
by asking…
“How can youth and
adults collaborate?”
28. COLLECTIVE LEADERSHIP:
A FRAMEWORK FOR SERVICE LEARNING
Collective leadership
supports
REFLECTION and
LEARNING
by asking…
“What can we do to
improve our work?”
29. COLLECTIVE LEADERSHIP IN ACTION
Youth Development Training and Resource
Center in New Haven, CT
Youth and adults are taking an active stance
against violence in their community.
30. Leaders from New Haven are working
to combat gun violence and bullying
in their community.
31. Leaders from New Haven meet weekly at the local
YMCA to plan service projects that address gun
violence.
32. “I’m proud of doing something positive in
life, of trying to make a difference around
me and for me!”
– Marquis Lowery, youth leader
34. COLLECTIVE LEADERSHIP:
A FRAMEWORK FOR SERVICE LEARNING
Stage 1: Get Ready
Leaders prepare by
building relationships
and systems to support
change.
35. COLLECTIVE LEADERSHIP:
A FRAMEWORK FOR SERVICE LEARNING
Stage 2: Plan
Leaders articulate common goals and
methods for achieving them together.
39. COLLECTIVE LEADERSHIP RESOURCES
Want more info?
Visit www.theinnovationcenter.org/service-learning
This website features practical tools, activities,
and resources to support
community-based service learning.
41. COLLECTIVE LEADERSHIP
WORKS
An Innovation Center initiative
With funding from the Corporation for
National and Community Service
www.theinnovationcenter.org
42. COLLECTIVE LEADERSHIP:
A FRAMEWORK FOR SERVICE LEARNING
Collective Leadership Works
is a two-year initiative that supports
community-based service-learning
43. COLLECTIVE LEADERSHIP:
A FRAMEWORK FOR SERVICE LEARNING
Community
organizations are using
collective leadership to
design service-learning
projects
44. COLLECTIVE LEADERSHIP:
A FRAMEWORK FOR SERVICE LEARNING
Collective leadership promotes youth civic
engagement AND community wellness
Civic engagement
outcomes
Service-learning
Community-based projects based on
organizations collective
leadership
Community
wellness outcomes
46. COLLECTIVE LEADERSHIP:
A FRAMEWORK FOR SERVICE LEARNING
Collective leadership is
about…
Aligning diverse
stakeholders around an
agenda, unleashing
their talents, and using
local resources to
create change.
47. COLLECTIVE LEADERSHIP:
A FRAMEWORK FOR SERVICE LEARNING
Collective leadership
occurs when…
Stakeholders cross
boundaries to come
together, commit to
mutual learning and
leading, and embrace
shared responsibility
and accountability
48. COLLECTIVE LEADERSHIP IN ACTION
Tohono O’odham Community Action in Sells, AZ
Young people are fighting the local diabetes
epidemic by revitalizing cultural traditions
related to food and fitness.
49. Youth and adults working at the Desert Rain Café on the
Tohono O’odham Reservation serve traditional meals made
from native foods grown on community farms.
50. Youth leaders with (left to right) Miss Tohono
O’odham and her first attendant.
51. Mesquite coals kept youth leaders warm on a cool
desert night on the Tohono O’odham Reservation.
56. “I look forward to working with my
youth… I am extremely passionate
about allowing and teaching youth to
play an active part in their
community. I want them to feel
inspired and empowered to do great
things.”
– Maggie Scalzo, adult leader
57. COLLECTIVE LEADERSHIP IN ACTION
Monterey Bay Aquarium working in
Watsonville, CA
High school students are leading conservation
and restoration efforts to protect local
wetlands.
58. Watsonville, CA’s mayor, Antonio Rivas, participated in the coastal
cleanup.
Watsonville’s Mayor, Antonia Rivas, participated in the
cleanup.
62. “My goal is not to be that person who
simply informs the public about the
[environmental] issues; I want to be that
one person that fixes the issues… I want to
get my hands dirty and make a difference
through action.”
– Jasmine Magaña, youth leader
64. COLLECTIVE LEADERSHIP:
A FRAMEWORK FOR SERVICE LEARNING
Collective leadership taps
into
INDIVIDUAL GIFTS
by asking…
“What skills or abilities to
leaders possess?”
65. COLLECTIVE LEADERSHIP:
A FRAMEWORK FOR SERVICE LEARNING
Collective leadership
mobilizes
COMMUNITY ASSETS
by asking…
“What strengths exist in
this community?”
66. COLLECTIVE LEADERSHIP:
A FRAMEWORK FOR SERVICE LEARNING
Collective leadership
builds
TEAMWORK
by asking…
“How can we work
together?”
67. COLLECTIVE LEADERSHIP:
A FRAMEWORK FOR SERVICE LEARNING
Collective leadership
fosters
YOUTH-ADULT
PARTNERSHIPS
by asking…
“How can youth and
adults collaborate?”
68. COLLECTIVE LEADERSHIP:
A FRAMEWORK FOR SERVICE LEARNING
Collective leadership
supports
REFLECTION and
LEARNING
by asking…
“What can we do to
improve our work?”
69. COLLECTIVE LEADERSHIP IN ACTION
Youth Development Training and Resource
Center in New Haven, CT
Youth and adults are taking an active stance
against violence in their community.
70. Leaders from New Haven meet weekly at the local YMCA to
plan service projects that address gun violence.
71. A youth-adult group at the New Haven YMCA work together on a service
project to prevent gun violence.
72. “I now feel that nothing is impossible; it
may be challenging, but never impossible.”
– Jasmine Magaña, youth leader
74. COLLECTIVE LEADERSHIP:
A FRAMEWORK FOR SERVICE LEARNING
Stage 1: Get Ready
Leaders prepare by
building relationships
and systems to support
change.
75. COLLECTIVE LEADERSHIP:
A FRAMEWORK FOR SERVICE LEARNING
Stage 2: Plan
Leaders articulate common goals and
methods for achieving them together.
79. COLLECTIVE LEADERSHIP RESOURCES
Want more info?
Visit www.theinnovationcenter.org/service-learning
This website features practical tools, activities,
and resources to support
community-based service learning.
