Military Spouse Leadership Development Program (MSLDP)

Our communities need strong, knowledgeable and confident leaders. The MSLDP is a national virtual program focused on providing military spouses the opportunity to learn the fundamentals of Service, Leadership, Mentorship and Advocacy. This program is dedicated to the development of leaders who can serve and lead efforts and changes needed in local communities in their respective areas of interest/expertise. The program will serve as an introduction to empower military spouses that want to improve and make a difference in their local communities by preparing and unlocking their potential to become future action-oriented leaders, advocates and mentors.

This program will provide military spouses the opportunity to learn the fundamentals of service, leadership, mentorship and advocacy. A diverse cohort of military spouses will come together to receive leadership training from top military leaders, impactful voices in the community, micro-certifications in mental health allyship, professional communications training, masterclasses from Ivy League institution, influential panel participants and a Leadership Certificate from Harvard University.

Military spouses feel strong and empowered when receiving support from professional mentors, community leaders, fellow military spouses, advocates, military leadership, and civilian counterparts. This program will facilitate a network of leadership-oriented military spouses in a diverse cohort across all military branches to work on dissecting personal values, leadership examples and tools to achieve actionable steps in improving the communities around them. They will have exclusive access to a network of supportive agencies and individuals that will train, educate and develop future mentors, advocates and service leaders. The graduates will have the opportunity to remain connected to the MSLDP Alumni network, become MSAN Mentors, community advocates and leaders in their local communities/expertise as well as join existing service initiatives. Most importantly, they will complete this learning experience feeling seen, heard, and empowered to act. They will make a difference that will benefit their community.

BENEFITS FOR THE ATTENDEES:

Develop mentorship, advocacy, leadership and service skills.
Vision & Strategy Development and Execution.
The skills learned will facilitate the development of a strong foundation of knowledge and skills to build and support effective relationships.
The skills acquired during this program can be applied across the variety of issues communities may face.
Direct connection to current local and national initiatives.
Network of fellow empowered leaders ready to serve.
Admission to the MSLDP’s Alumni Network.
Access to the MSLDP’s library (recorded training videos) for 1 year.
Leadership Certificate from an accredited university and Micro-certifications.

BENEFITS FOR OUR COMMUNITIES:

Foster leadership potential in the community to ensure continued growth and development in local communities.
The knowledge and skills needed to make real changes are given to those who can make real change happen: military spouses and community leaders!
More prepared and committed leaders ready to serve and influence positive change.
Mentors leading and supporting local initiatives.
Bridging the gap between military and civilian communities.
Understanding and awareness of the unique challenges military families face.

ADDITIONAL BENEFITS

Participants will also receive exclusive access to the LDP Virtual Education and Resource Center including several opportunities to connect with the cohort across all time zones (including OCONUS spouses).
Recorded trainings
Read ahead work for each session
Networking and community engagement
Small group interaction
Discussion posts/forums
Interactive course content