Leadership Lafayette

Congratulations, Class 55! 🎉 Thanks to everyone who joined us at MatchBOX Coworking Studio to celebrate Class 55 and our 2026 Honorees: Mayor Erin Easter, Class 40, & the The Community Foundation of Greater Lafayette . A special thank you to our event sponsor SDI Innovations .

If you want to grow as a servant leader, consider joining us next year for our Community Leadership Program. Learn more and apply: https://leadershiplafayette.org/application/

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Thanks to everyone who joined us for the Class 56 Meet & Greet! It was wonderful to connect with Alumni, Class 56 Prospective Applicants, and Community Partners ❤️

Applications for Class 56 are open through July 15th: https://leadershiplafayette.org/application/

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Today is Class 55's graduation! 🎉 Westminster Village West Lafayette hosted our final session, facilitated by Brad Smith from ADVISA . Leadership Lafayette's Volunteer Expo powered by Duke Energy rounded out the day with a record number of exhibitors and attendees at the .

Thanks to everyone who came out to learn more about how to get involved and support nonprofits in our community!

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During last week's session, Leadership Lafayette's founder, Bob Griffiths, helped us thank David Lasater & the The Community Foundation of Greater Lafayette for their ongoing support of Leadership Lafayette.

Leadership Lafayette would not be the program it is today without the vision of individuals like Bob Griffiths who planted seeds in 1982, resulting in more than 2,000 program graduates today.

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Join us at Leadership Lafayette Volunteer Expo today from 4-6pm at the Tippecanoe County Fairgrounds!

Class 55's Capstone Project brings together more than 80 organizations seeking volunteers, making it easy to discover ways to get involved in causes you care about: from volunteering at events to serving on a nonprofit board.

We hope to see you there!

We are proud to honor the The Community Foundation of Greater Lafayette as this year's Robert L. Griffiths Leadership Award recipient.

We are grateful for support from the Community Foundation of Greater Lafayette's Board Members including Leadership Lafayette Past Board of Directors, David Lasater (President & CEO), Program Alumni Jim Gothard (Treasurer), Casey Spencer (Secretary), James Keene, Karissa Mooney, and Jason Ware. Thanks to CFGL Team Members and Program Alumni, Karen McCullough, Candy Silver, and Liz Welti.

Casey Spencer will accept the award on behalf of the Community Foundation at our Annual Celebration on May 21.

Join us for Class 55's Graduation on Thursday, May 21st from 4-6 PM at MatchBOX Coworking Studio! Help us celebrate their accomplishments and recognize this year's honorees: Erin Easter, Class 40, & the Community Foundation of Greater Lafayette.

Register to attend: https://CL55-Graduation-Celebration.eventbrite.com

Today is our Class 56 Interest Meet & Greet!

Join us at MatchBOX Coworking Studio from 4-6 PM to learn more about Leadership Lafayette and connect with Program Participants, Alumni, Board Members, and Community Partners. See you there!

Thinking about applying for Leadership Lafayette?

Our Meet & Greet and Application Launch event is this Wednesday! Get your questions anwered and meet Current Participants, Alumni, Selection Commitee Members, and Leadership Lafayette Board Members.

We hope to see you there! RSVP requested: https://LLCL56Meet-and-Greet.eventbrite.com