Dear Employer,

A candidate for Leadership Winston-Salem listed you as the supervisor or manager who is authorized to approve their participation in the next Flagship program. The candidate's participation involves a time commitment to the 9-month program which includes monthly attendance for a full day of programming, engagement in pre-day activities or assignments, and meetings with their Action Learning Project teams during times specified by each team. The financial commitment to the program is tuition which covers the cost for meals, materials, transportation, and all other pertinent elements coordinated to create impactful monthly programs. As the employer, you can indicate below your level of financial support and approval of the time away from work for the participant.

We believe this experience will be enriching and empowering for your employee and shows good faith and support on the part of your organization as we work to make lives better throughout Winston-Salem and Forsyth County.

Here's some essential information about the LWS Flagship program:

Our Mission
The mission of Leadership Winston-Salem is to educate, connect, and energize current and emerging leaders to serve and improve the community. You can visit www.leadershipws.org to learn more about the organization.

Why Leadership Winston-Salem?
This organization, founded in 1984, has helped to cultivate more service-focused leaders in our community. We give participants unique behind-the-scenes experiences that provide insight into the current needs and issues facing our community. We illuminate our city’s rich history and resources through program day activities. As leaders, participants are better equipped to engage in a more active volunteer role in addressing community needs. 

Tuition
Tuition is $3,000 and payable by September 10, 2022. Tuition payments are accepted by check or by PayPal. If paid by PayPal, there will be a 3% processing fee.

To complete the Flagship program, a participant is expected to attend a minimum of 90% of the program days, which includes an Opening Retreat, seven full business hour program days (7:00 AM - 5:00 PM) scheduled November through May, and a day of Action Learning project presentations, and an evening induction ceremony. All of these days are mandatory for the completion of the program.

The Action Learning Project work, any assigned reading, and other pre-work between scheduled sessions will take an average of 6-10 hours per month to complete at varying times in accordance with each team’s choices (which may occur during office hours.)

Flagship 2022-2023 Program Schedule

October 12-13, 2022	Thomas K. Hearn, Jr. Opening Retreat*
October 27, 2022	Our Community Day Bus Tour
November 9, 2022	Our Community Day
December 7, 2022	Government, Criminal Justice & Public Safety Day
January 5, 2023	Human Relations HR Pre-Day
January 11, 2023	Human Relations HR Day
February 8, 2023	Healthcare Day
March 8, 2023	Innovation in the Arts Day
April 12, 2023	Education Day
May 3, 2023	Social Services Day
June 8, 2023	Closing Session*
June 9, 2023	Celebration (5-8:30 PM)*

 *denotes mandatory attendance

The next step is to confirm your approval of the candidate's time away from work to participate in the program and your financial commitment in support of the employee's endeavour.