Leadership Spartanburg
Purpose & Objectives
Leadership Spartanburg gives you a hand in shaping our community’s future.
But, is Leadership Spartanburg for you?
- Leadership Spartanburg is for anyone who has looked around our county and felt inspired.
- Leadership for anyone who wants to have a lot of fun meeting 40 other interesting, passionate people from all walks of life.
- It’s for anyone who has noticed something in our neighborhoods that could be better and wanted to help fix the problem.
Leadership Spartanburg’s approach to community issues is open and honest about the good and the bad. Meetings will challenge you personally and professionally, but challenges are always framed to encourage realistic positive action.
Getting the most out of Leadership Spartanburg requires a long, thoughtful look around as you dig into the program of monthly meetings and experiential small-group learning projects. Leadership Spartanburg will prepare participants to work within their own community and the region as effective leaders capable of making decisions.
The main objectives of Leadership Spartanburg are to:
- Identify and select highly motivated, potential community leaders to participate in the program.
- Systematically challenge the participants to become aware of, examine, and respond to the social and economic needs of the community.
- Develop an esprit de corps among the participants, which will provide a common ground for working together on present and future community needs.
- Identify organizational and individual opportunities for community involvement and assist in the placement of participants.
Participant Information
Time commitment: An opening session followed by an eight-month curriculum that focuses on community information and issues.
Tuition:
- OneSpartanburg, Inc. Members: $1,950
- Non-members: $2,350
Selection Criteria
- Civic Involvement
- Leadership Potential
- Perspective
- Commitment to the Leadership Program and the community
2024-25 Session Topics
- Talent, Place, Economy and Community
- Spartanburg's History & Where We're Headed
- Fostering Spartanburg's Educational Attainment
- Community Issues: Challenges & Successes
- Spartanburg County's Economic Excellence
- Local Talent to Promote Community Cohesion
- Spartanburg's Quality of Life & Cultural Assets
- Health & Wellness: Impacting the Local Communities
Tentative Schedule
- September 3, 2025 - ORIENTATION
- September 18, 2025- Monthly Session
- October 16, 2025 - Monthly Session
- November 20, 2025- Monthly Session
- December 18, 2025 - Monthly Session
- January 15, 2026 - Monthly Session
- February 19, 2026 - Monthly Session
- March 19, 2026 - Monthly Session
- April 16, 2026 - Monthly Session
- May 2026 - Wrap-Up, Project Presentations, and Graduation