RLI Application

Name*

First Name Last Name

Email*

Phone*

County of Residence*

Home Address*

Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code

How long have you been a resident of metro Atlanta?*

Date of Birth*

Gender*

Race/Ethnicity (Select all that apply)*

White

Hispanic, Latino or Spanish origin

Black or African American

Asian

American Indian or Alaska Native

Middle Eastern or North African

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Employment Information

Company/Organization*

Title*

County of Employment*

Work address*

Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code

Sectors

Sector:*

Sector - other:

Are you an elected official?*

Yes

What is your role?*

Please elect which tuition options you are eligible for*

$3,300 Nonprofit/Government (ie. local government agencies, smaller nonprofit/advocacy orgs)

$3,700 For profit/Private sector (ie. businesses, consulting firms, economic development agencies, CID’s, very large/robust nonprofits)

Application Questions - RLI

Please describe your position, tenure and sphere of influence within your organization.*

Please list the community organizations with which you have been involved over the past five years. You should format your response in the following order: organization name, position, and service period.*

Please list and describe other leadership programs you have participated in.*

These may include programs through organizations, chambers, etc.

Equity is a key pillar of the program. RLI examines how multiple regional challenges have resulted from structural inequality. To address those challenges and their impact on communities, regional leaders must understand the root causes and move with equity-centered approaches. What inequity do you believe the region must address to be successful and why?*

Intersectionality is a key pillar of RLI. We recognize that regional challenges require us to bring in multiple lenses and sectors to address the complexity of the challenges we face. We would like to learn about one regional challenge that is important to you. Please share with us how it intersects with other policy areas.*

In this program, we look at the whole leader and ask that participants bring their full selves, talents, and personalities into the space. Please share with us a unique or hidden talent you possess.*

Community is a key value and pillar of RLI. We carefully bring together a group of diverse leaders across the region and sectors. Bringing together such a diverse group means exploring a range of key policy areas that some leaders will have greater familiarity and expertise while other leaders in the cohort may have less knowledge. In our selection of a cohort, we look at individual candidates while also thinking about how the class comes together as a whole to create an impactful community of regional leaders. RLI is as much about learning, sharing your expertise and seeking new connections and collaborators in the work you do. In what ways do you seek to find new connections within a field, sector, and/or subject matter) you are already immersed in?*

RLI provides information, builds connections, and showcases initiatives and leaders that are impacting regional challenges to shape our region’s future. The program does not provide “answers” to regional challenges but creates space for regional leaders to learn, discuss, and network. Consider that you have just completed RLI, what is your charge for yourself as a regional leader and your cohort?*

How did you hear about this program?*

Other leadership program

RLI alumni

A colleague or mentor referred me

ARC webpage

Chamber of Commerce

Organizational newsletter or email

Facebook

Please name alumni

First name Last name

Please name the person

First name Last name

Have you applied for RLI before?*

Yes

Any other comments?

I agree, if accepted, to attend the full RLI program from beginning to end.*

This year, RLI has a new format. The program will be divided into multiple program days, study group dinners, a retreat at Lake Like Lanier Islands and a final capstone day. These dates include:

August 21, 2024 – Orientation (virtual)
August 29, 2024 – Program Day (in person)
September 5, 2024 – Program Day (in person)
September 17-18, 2024 – Program Days (in person)
October 6-9, 2024 – Retreat (Lake Lanier Islands Legacy Lodge)
November 14, 2024 – Capstone Day (in person)
Study Dinners – dates to be determined

Yes

I agree, if accepted, to pay the cost of the program prior to the opening orientation otherwise my spot may be offered to another candidate.*

ARC understands that societal and life circumstances may present various financial challenges to individuals and organizations, and we do our best to find ways to make program participation as inclusive as possible. We are sometimes able to offer a very limited number of partial tuition scholarships, based upon funds raised from sponsors, program alumni, and other sources. Scholarships are highly competitive and may not be available each year.

Yes, I will pay the costs to attend RLI

No, I cannot pay the cost to attend RLI or would need funding support in order to attend

If you selected that you can only attend RLI with partial funding, are you seeking other funding sources should you be selected for RLI. If yes, please indicate what those sources might be?

Signature*

After submitting this form, you will be added to a list to receive emails from ARC about the RLI program.

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Application Questions - RLI

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