{"id":298,"date":"2024-12-10T16:13:55","date_gmt":"2024-12-10T16:13:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/bblz\/?page_id=298"},"modified":"2025-06-30T15:26:54","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T15:26:54","slug":"community-leaders","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/bblc\/community-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"298\" class=\"elementor elementor-298\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93ba706 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"93ba706\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d61ce5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0d61ce5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1360\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/bblc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2025\/03\/BBLC-CL-Header.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1435\" alt=\"BBLC 2025 Wickedly Inclusive Community Leaders Track banner\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/bblc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2025\/03\/BBLC-CL-Header.png 1360w, https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/bblc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2025\/03\/BBLC-CL-Header-300x97.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/bblc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2025\/03\/BBLC-CL-Header-1024x331.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/bblc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2025\/03\/BBLC-CL-Header-768x248.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1360px) 100vw, 1360px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c5c43e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0c5c43e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Calling All Community Leaders!<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-feb83f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"feb83f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">July 18-21 \u2022 Indiana University \u2022 Bloomington, IN<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-840dc12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"840dc12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Best Buddies Leadership Conference<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad2e6d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad2e6d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A once in a lifetime experience bringing together more than 2,000 leaders from schools and communities worldwide each year to discuss social inclusion, leadership and community, fundraising, and advocacy for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in our local markets. Attendees with and without IDD are challenged to explore their full potential as leaders and advocates, tap into their power to motivate and encourage others, and translate awareness into quality friendships between people of all abilities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a63ce17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a63ce17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About the Community Leaders Track<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dc926f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7dc926f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This educational track offers rich and unique training experiences, where our community leaders, such as local advisory board and event committee chairs and\/or members, will have the opportunity to learn from Best Buddies volunteers and staff, network peer-to-peer, and participate in forums with professionals. Trainings will be comprised of large group sessions, breakouts, guest speakers, professional development and roundtable discussions.<\/p><p>Benefits of attending:<\/p><ul><li><strong>LEARN<\/strong> new methods and techniques from professionals and peer leaders.<\/li><li><strong>SHARE<\/strong> your experiences, approaches, and perspectives with others.<\/li><li><strong>MEET<\/strong> fascinating participants and expand your personal and professional networks.<\/li><li><strong>DEVELOP<\/strong> your skills through training, feedback and ideas.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-279ce81 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"279ce81\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47fa8e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"47fa8e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">BBLC 2025 Community Leaders Agenda\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8ff408 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b8ff408\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<iframe title=\"2025 BBLC Community Leaders Agenda\" src=\"https:\/\/e.issuu.com\/embed.html?u=bestbuddiesdevelopment&d=bblc2024_community_leaders_digital_agenda\" style=\"border:none; width: 800px; height: 613px;\" allow=\"clipboard-write,allow-top-navigation,allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation,allow-downloads,allow-scripts,allow-same-origin,allow-popups,allow-modals,allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox,allow-forms\"  allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe>\n\n<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/bblc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2025\/06\/2025-BBLC-Community-Leaders-Agenda.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to download agenda<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d6d624 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1d6d624\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66a6fc9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"66a6fc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Registration<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1533f22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1533f22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Click below to register and reserve your spot for the Best Buddies Leadership Conference Community Leaders track! 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