The Minnesota News Media Institute is pleased to present the Editors & Publishers Community Leadership Program. Funded in part by a generous grant from the Blandin Foundation, the program was founded in 2005 and modeled after the successful Blandin Community Leadership Program.

Annually, MNI recruits editor-publisher teams who want to develop their community leadership and vision skills. The program encourages newspapers to develop and strengthen social capital within their communities, to learn of the power they have to frame issues and mobilize action and ultimately helps them to advance the health and vibrancy of their communities.

Program participants gain inclusive access to the program, including tuition, meals, and lodging. All costs are covered by the Minnesota Newspaper Association, the Minnesota News Media Institute and the Blandin Foundation.

View the list of program graduates 2005-2015

The program includes three meetings. Attendance is required at all events to participate in the program.

• Retreat 1 at Ruttger’s Bay Lake (Deerwood, MN):
  April 14-16, 2016
• Workshop 1 at MNA Headquarters (Minneapolis, MN):
  June 24, 2016
• Workshop 2 at Ruttger’s Bay Lake (Deerwood, MN):
  August 11–12, 2016

Each year, eight newspapers are selected to participate in the Editors & Publishers Community Leadership Program. Are you interested in joining the program in 2017? Send an email to Lisa Hills at lisa@mna.org or Sarah Jackson at sarah@mna.org and we’ll add you to the contact list for next year.