PUTTING EXPERIENCE TO WORK FOR THE COMMUNITY

Ideal Encore Louisville candidates are:

• Experienced senior community leaders.
• Retired or transitioning from their career but are still active in their professions.
• Typically, over 50 and have significant leadership experience, including board and nonprofit involvement throughout their careers.

The program will take place over 12 months. The experience involves program days in January, April, August, and November. Participants self-select to take part in one to two projects over the course of the year. Each of these projects will involve an estimated 15-20 hours across approximately 3 months. Click here to view the program calendar. 

The Leadership Louisville Center programs have attendance policies designed to give everyone the best possible experience. Exceeding the allowed absences for your program will result in a review of your continued participation by the Leadership Louisville Center Board of Directors. At that point, you must petition the Board to review your status via a letter outlining the reasons for exceeding the allowed absences. The board chair will rule on these matters. Failure to petition the board will result in dismissal.

• Full and partial days are counted. Any hours away from the program day will be tracked and 8 hours will add up to an absence.
• Failure to attend the mandatory sessions in their entirety will result in automatic dismissal from the program and forfeiting of tuition.
• When using an excused absence, please notify the program manager as far in advance as possible. In cases where you cannot provide advanced notice, day-of notification is helpful so staff will know who to expect.
• Consult program calendars for dates of all mandatory events.

ENCORE LOUISVILLE ATTENDANCE POLICY

• One excused absence, or equivalent hours, is allowed. A second absence will result in a review of your continued participation by the Leadership Louisville Center Board of Directors.
• If approved to continue after a second absence, a third absence would result in automatic dismissal.
• Participation in at least one project per year is required to remain with the Encore Louisville program and to be eligible for renewal.

To participate in Encore Louisville, individuals must be annual Champion Members ($500/yr) or Lifetime Trustee Members ($2,500/one-time). Encore Louisville is a professionally managed and facilitated program with significant administrative costs, including meals and accommodations on program days. In lieu of tuition, participants contribute to the Center’s operations and scholarship funds which demonstrates self-support of the program’s activities and philanthropic support for leaders in our community.

The Encore Louisville program focuses on growing relationships and building a better community together by connecting with other professionals at this stage in their life and careers. Participants will gain expertise and assistance from the highest-level community trustees and further develop their facilitation, consultation, and team-building skills.

Encore Louisville classes have approximately 40-45 leaders.

Our selection committee considers experience, community service, and professional skills when selecting Encore Louisville participants. The application consists of two parts:

• Submit your online application.
• Upload a high-quality photo (headshot). Please submit a photo that is at least 1200px wide and at least 200 pixels per inch resolution. The photo may be uploaded at the link at the bottom of this page

Applications are considered complete once all components of the application have been received by the Leadership Louisville Center. A selection committee determines which applicants will be invited to participate in Encore Louisville.