Leadership Online for Today

03/17/2025

Statewide Program: Build Your Board: Gain essential skills and knowledge needed to serve effectively as a nonprofit board member. A convenient and interactive way to grow as a leader while networking with fellow nonprofit professionals. Presented in engaging, one-hour live Zoom sessions.
Tuesdays & Thursdays, Noon - 1 p.m.
April 1 - May 1, 2025 | $25 | Register:
extension.missouri.edu/events/build-your-board-virtual

02/13/2025

Want a good book to read on the topics of neighbors, neighborhoods or neighboring? Check out Community Development Specialist David Burton's extensive reading list on those topics. He also provided reviews on many of the resources and those are linked here too. David reports that he is working on five more reviews right now! Check the reading list at https://we-are-neighbors.blogspot.com/2022/02/literature-review-and-neighboring.html?m=1

02/12/2025

In this Creating Entrepreneurial Communities webinar from MU Extension, professionals from Excelsior Springs shared with us how powerful partnerships are in transforming their community. Watch to learn firsthand how collaboration fuels growth, sparks innovation, and builds a shared vision for long-term success. Whether you're a community leader, business owner, or changemaker, this video is packed inspirational projects and programs from Excelsior Springs that you will not want to miss! The webinar features:
Lyndsey Baxter – Downtown Excelsior Partnership
Melinda Mehaffy – City of Excelsior Springs
Brian Rice – Excelsior Springs Chamber of Commerce

In this CEC Webinar session, professionals from Excelsior Springs share with us how powerful partnerships are in transforming their community.Watch to learn ...

02/12/2025

THE POWER OF EVENTS: "Really, the big topic here is that our community has transformed its engagement and connection by really embracing change and specifically thinking about three prongs here—people, events, and technology. Major changes took place. We simplified our operations, fostering deep connections, and being very intentional in doing so. Just doing more events, more fun, bigger impact." - Jesse Czech

Jesse Czech is the founder and driving force behind neighborhood.exchange, a platform designed to bring communities closer together through collaboration and...

09/06/2024

Did you see the announcement last night? The City of Springfield, KY3 and MU Extension are supporting Missouri Good Neighbor Week with the Queen City Mayor's Block Party Challenge. Being watching KY3 for the PSAs and visit this webpage for more information and the link where you can register your block party.

Springfield Mayor Ken McClure asks 100 city neighborhoods to host a block party in lieu of Missouri Good Neighbor Week.

07/30/2024

From MU Extension Community Development Specialist: I went back to my hometown on July 20, 2024, for the 40th anniversary of Ash Grove High School’s Class of 1984. It was great seeing 22 classmates. But the experience also reminded me of the opportunities I had, and the opportunities that still exist there, in the small town of Ash Grove.

05/27/2024

Greene County Extension Community Development Specialist David Burton writes a monthly column for the Springfield Daily Citizen. Here is his latest.

Research found that it takes roughly 50 hours together for two people to move from mere acquaintances to casual friends.

05/22/2024

It is time to register for Neighborhood Leadership Academy! The scholarship deadline is August 1. But if you don’t need a scholarship, you can go ahead and get registered now for this life-changing experience.

Enrollment. Is open to any Missourian but we know David Burton is working hard to fill a cohort of people in the Republic School District.

Learn more here.

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05/13/2024

Was honored to be asked to be on this podcast recorded in Republic, Mo but distributed worldwide. Chris Crosby is a great host with sidekick Mel. Take a listen and please share.

In this episode of The Unbroken Podcast, hosts Mel and Chris sit down with David Burton, who shares his transformative journey from being what he thought as a good neighbor to really becoming an engaged one. A few years ago, David thought he was doing enough by simply being friendly to those ar...

04/28/2024

This month’s column in the Springfield Daily Citizen from MU Extension Community Development Specialist David Burton.

Forgiveness can be a powerful tool for fostering understanding, empathy, and peaceful coexistence.

02/10/2024

This training in Springfield on March 16 is for all of my Springfield area friends who are leaders in a neighborhood or homeowners association. If that’s you we would love to have you at this free event. If it’s not you I’d love for you to share this with the person who should be there!

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01/05/2024

Get ready to make a positive impact in your neighborhood and community in 2024!

Join us for Neighboring 101, a monthly online program designed to help you become an active and involved neighbor. Each session will feature insightful discussions with authors and researchers, as well as a Q&A session.

Don't miss out, register now at https://brnw.ch/21wFOnV.

Let's make a difference together!