G E O R G I A AGRILEADERS FORUM

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G E O R G I A
Agri-Leaders Forum
Carving Out Georgias Future Leadership
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• Why Leadership?
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• Ever see a problem or an opportunity that cried
  out for leadership?
• Did you know that Georgia agricultural leaders
  played a key role in
• the last several farm bill?
• Do you believe that Georgia agriculture leaders
  can make a
• positive difference in Georgia agriculture?
• Ever sit back and say to yourself or others
  Wow when you see
• something good happen in Georgia agriculture?
  Could it
• have been that an effective leader was
  involved and his/her
• leadership made it happen?
• THATS WHY LEADERSHIP IS SO IMPORTANT!

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• Why Georgia Agri-Leaders Forum?
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• Why do some organizations/groups/companies
  thrive and survive in
• todays economy and others do not? Many
  times the answer
• can be Leadership.
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• No one group/organization was training and
  developing adults
• for greater leadership roles in agriculture,
  agribusiness, forestry
• and rural Georgia.
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• THATS WHY GEORGIA AGRI-LEADERS FORUM!

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• History
• Georgia Agri-Leaders Forum idea was born in
  1989
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• Over 300 agricultural leaders were surveyed
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• Created as a 501 (c) (3) non-profit
  organization
• Over 300 graduates since the program began
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Mission To build leadership capacity for
Agriculture, Agribusiness, Forestry and Rural
Communities in Georgia
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Board of Directors and Management Gene Maddux,
ChairmanLarry Windham, PresidentLamar Martin,
Secretary/Treasurer Directors Dr. Scott Angle
Will Harris
Chip Blalock Mary Alice McGee Dr. David
Bridges Jody
Strickland Eddie Cook
Randy Waters Gale Cutler
Collie
Williams Dick Dowdy
Steve McClam Zippy Duvall
Ex Officio Frances Edmunds Tommy Irvin
- Jeff
Glass Director Emeritus Philipp
von Hanstein
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Study Institutes   1. The Making of a Leader -
Early/Mid January Wednesday Noon -
Friday Afternoon   2. Politics and Policy
Making - Late February/Early March - One
Week   3. Developing Successful Communication
Skills - Early May - Thursday Morning -
Friday Afternoon   4. Challenge of
Change - Mid September Thursday Morning
- Friday Afternoon   5. A National Travel
Experience - Late October - One
Week  6. Leadership - Its Your Turn - Early
December Thursday Noon - Saturday Noon
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• Study Institute 1
• The Making of a Leader
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• Inward look at yourself and your leadership
  traits
• Develop a personal mission statement
• How to become an effective person Leader
• Experience personal growth and development
• Team building session
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• Networking and much more!

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• Study Institute 2
• Politics and Policy Making
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• Atlanta
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• Visit the Georgia Capitol while the Legislature
  is in Session
• and meet the Legislators and Constitutional
  Officers
• Build on or start a personal relationship with
  your
• legislators
• Study key issues facing Rural
  Georgia/Agriculture and see
• how bills become laws
• Learn why leadership is so important in the
  policy making
• process
• And much more!

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• Study Institute 2
• Politics and Policy Making
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• Washington DC
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• Visit the Nations Capitol and Congress in
  Session and meet the
• Federal Legislators and their staff
• See how Bills become Laws
• Build on or start a personal relationship with
  your Legislator and
• Senator
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• Meet with key government organizations and
  others to study issues
• facing Georgia
• Learn why leadership is so important in the
  policy making process

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• Study Institute 3
• Developing Successful Communication Skills
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• Polish your skills by appearing on camera and
  answering
• reporters questions
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• Enhance your speaking skills
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• Enhance your listening skills
• Learn why it is so important for leaders to
  possess good
• communication skills
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• Tour some interesting agricultural facilities
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• Study Institute 4
• Challenge of Change
• Held at one of the Research Campuses of the UGA
  College of
• Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
  (CAES) Athens, Griffin
• or Tifton
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• Meet the scientists/engineers who are doing new
  and innovative
• work such as cloning, DNA, bio-fuels and other
  bio-technologies
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• Learn about the mission of the CAES and network
  with scientists
• and leaders who will be available to assist
  you in the future
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• Study, touch and explore new technologies that
  will impact your
• future
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• Learn why it is important for leaders to
  understand and promote
• appropriate new technologies for the benefit
  of the community
• and state.

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• Study Institute 5
• A National Travel Experience
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• Travel to another state to study, touch and
  explore different kinds
• of agriculture and agribusiness
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• Meet entrepreneurs and other leaders who are
  making a difference
• in their states agriculture
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• Learn what other leaders are doing to grow and
  develop their
• agricultural economy
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• Learn about issues that may impact your local
  communities and
• how good leadership skills can help solve
  these issues and
• develop new economic opportunities
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• Study Institute 6
• Leadership - Its Your Turn
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• The participant and their spouse will travel to
  Jekyll Island to wrap up
• this portion of their leadership journey
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• Explore agriculture and agribusiness niche
  markets and how they are
• one of the fastest growing segments of
  Georgia's agricultural economy
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• Meet Jolene Brown as she discusses Launch Your
  Leadership
• Journey?
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• Participants share their personal leadership
  vision for the future
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• And much more!

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• Are you interested yet?
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• Would you like
• To become involved with an organization that
  helps to build your
• personal and business leadership skills?
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• To become a more effective person and learn how
  to balance your
• life between work and home?
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• To network with Georgia and National
  Agricultural Leaders?
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• To create some new life-long friendships?
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• To experience positive personal growth in your
  life?
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• To get in the game rather than be on the
  sideline?
• If you answered YES to these questions , you
  need to apply for participation in the Georgia
  Agri-Leaders Forum

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• How does one apply to become
• a member of the next Class?
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• You can apply by filling out an application
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• Send in the completed application to the Forum
  office
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• Schedule a personal interview for you and your
  spouse
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• The personal interview will be conducted by
  Forum Staff
• and several graduates of the Forum
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• The Board of Directors will make the final
  decision on
• your acceptance

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• Resources and Funding for the
• Georgia Agri-Leaders Forum
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• It takes about 7,000 to fund each participant
  for the year
• Georgia Agri-Leaders receives limited funds to
  help pay for
• the program from grants, organizations,
  companies, graduates
• as well as in-kind donations for meals and
  other expenses
• If you are accepted as a participant in the
  program and are a state
• resident, you receive an automatic scholarship
  worth 3,000
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• Your final tuition would only be 4,000 -
  3,000 if full-time farmer
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• We can help you explore ideas on how to raise
  tuition dollars if
• needed
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• Has anyone ever entered the program and not
  been able to raise
• the funds for their tuition? NO

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Success   How are our graduates applying their
leadership skills? These are the percentages of
graduates who are providing leadership in areas
of local, state and national service   84
Ag or Community Service 30 Major Task
Forces/Study 22 Chamber of Commerce 9
Local Leadership Programs 6 Local
Development Auth. 6 Advisors to U.S.
Representatives 5 Farmer of the
Year 5 Soil and Water Boards 1
Board of Education 1 Georgia House of
Representatives 1 County Commissioners
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• Are you ready to join our
• Agri-Leaders Team??
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• Go to our website at www.galff.com and learn
• more about the Forum
• The application and background material is
• available today at our website.

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Thank You For More Information, Please contact
the Forum at Georgia Agri-Leaders Forum
Foundation, Inc. 1217 Eagle Ridge
Road Dawsonville, Georgia 30534 800-473-6786 www.
galff.com
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G E O R G I A AGRI-LEADERS FORUM
2006 CARVING OUT GEORGIAS FUTURE
LEADERSHIP
G E O R G I A
Agri-Leaders Forum
Carving Out Georgias Future Leadership