Message from the President
 A new year has begun with new opportunities to continue to advance Latina leadership and to promote the invaluable work that our alumnae are doing in their respective sectors.
The National Hispana Leadership Institute's (NHLI) resolutions for 2010 are to extend our training to more Latinas, engage new friends in our work, and tell the stories of Latinas who are making a difference in their communities.
NHLI is proud to announce the launch of a new program: Advancing Latina Leaders in Nonprofits (ALL IN) with the support of the American Express Foundation, a new NHLI supporter. The ALL IN program will train young Latina leaders between 24-34 years of age to prepare them for executive and senior managerial positions within nonprofits.
The training component consists of a one-week (8 days) residential program, a series of webinars, and nonprofit management track/workshops at the NHLI Annual Executive Leadership Training Conference & Mujer Awards. The curriculum focuses on leadership styles and strengths, differentiating between management and leadership, communications skills, strategic planning, and other nonprofit management topics. Online applications will open in February at www.nhli.org and applications are due on April 2.
Throughout the coming months we will share updates related to ALL IN as well as other programs.
We are gearing up for the first week of the Executive Leadership Program, February 21-26 in San Juan Bautista, CA. The 2010 class will be announced soon. The fellows are 22 amazing Latinas from the public and private sectors with outstanding records of community service and a desire to impact public policy at the local, state, and national level.
Another exciting event in 2010 will be our Executive Leadership Training Conference and Mujer Awards in Miami on November 4-5, at the Hyatt Regency Miami. We are working with a host committee that is very engaged and energized to ensure that we offer you a conference to remember.
We will take the road in a few weeks to bring our Latina Empowerment Conferences to a city near you. In 2010, we will be going to Charlotte, NC, Dallas, TX; New York City, NY; Denver, CO; and Portland, OR. Save the date for our first conference in Charlotte on March 26.
Our leadership webinars will begin again in February and will continue throughout the year. We have taken 2009 webinar participants' suggestions and will be providing training on social networking, financial literacy, executive management and more.
In 2010, we will spotlight our leaders in communities during important occasions like Women’s History Month this March and Hispanic Heritage Month from September to October.
This month, NHLI will celebrate National Mentoring Month by honoring those who have guided us and encouraging our network to become mentors. In this newsletter, we would like to pay tribute to those who dedicate their time to developing others nurture the next generation of leaders.
We hope you enjoy this newsletter and we look forward to a prosperous 2010 with you.
Cristina Lopez
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