Leadership Baltimore County

05/29/2026

05/27/2026

Just us next week at Irvine in Owings Mills for LBC's Annual Celebration!

🤝 Meet new people through our Musical Circles game.
📷 Capture the moment with our selfie station.
📒 Visit the LBC '26 slide show to see what they learned and how you can get involved.
🎵 Enjoy a playlist as diverse as the graduating cohort, a compilation of their all-time favorites.

We can’t wait to celebrate with you!

05/21/2026

Just two weeks until LBC’s biggest event of the year! 🎉 Join us on June 4 at Irvine in Owings Mills.

Join at 5:30 to kick off an unforgettable evening with a celebration of the commencement of and an inspiring keynote from Franklyn Baker. Or arrive at 6:30 and jump right into enjoy dinner, drinks, and great networking.

🤝 Meet new people through our Musical Circles game.
📷 Capture the moment with our selfie station.
📒 Visit the LBC '26 slide show to see what they learned and how you can get involved.
🎵 Enjoy a playlist as diverse as the graduating cohort, a compilation of their all-time favorites.

We can’t wait to celebrate with you!

05/20/2026

Last info session at noon today! Registration is open right up until the start of the session. Join us! Don't miss out on this transformational experience, one that many alumni count among the most meaningful experiences of their career.

05/20/2026

LBC '26 enjoyed their final full-day retreat this month at Maryland Public Television, sponsored by Prescott HR, United Way of Central Maryland, and Community Assistance Network. They reflected on everything they learned during the LBC program, revisited what community leadership really means, and made plans for how they intend to effect change in our community.

Key messages from the day included:

-> You don't need to have a lot of money to make a difference. Give what you can and give consistently as best you can.
-> If you are giving $10,000 per year, you and the organizations you support may benefit from setting up a donor advised fund (DAF)..
-> Philanthropy is like dating; you can start small and see how it goes. If you like what you see, then consider a bigger commitment.
-> There are more than 650 government boards and commissions at the state level, and about 60 at the county level. There is something for everyone who wants to get involved in government.
-> Don't serve on a board like you are serving time. Really engage.
-> Many important leadership lessons come through board service, where hard decisions are made and diverse opinions are taken into account.

The cohort enjoyed a meaningful day of activities, including:
-> Engaging with a panel of leaders immersed in various aspects of community leadership.
-> Writing their own obituary, defining the legacy they want to leave, and how they might shift their current community work to make that happen.
-> Modeling a challenging community leadership scenario, such as a board faced with a drastic cut in funding, and then presenting the scenario in a skit on camera.
-> Writing their personal philanthropy and community leadership plan.

Special thanks to Kimberly Prescott, LBC '25, Prescott HR, who helped plan and facilitate the retreat.

05/12/2026

"Legislative advocacy is a key component of community leadership. It creates the opportunity for meaningful, lasting change."

Tomorrow, when LBC'26 holds the Philanthropy and Community Leadership retreat, one key theme will be advocacy. As Kathleen Durkin, LBC '11, shares in her article, Advocacy Matters, "Advocacy turns individual concern into collective action."

Read more in the link in the comments and help us celebrate a sampling of action LBC alumni engaged in this session in Annapolis.

05/10/2026

Make your voice heard! Please take 3 min to help us envision a future for LBC that meets your interests and needs. Survey closes on Monday, May 11.

You have an opportunity to get just what you want from LBC; LBC has the opportunity to strategically direct resources to your needs and interests; and the Goucher students have an opportunity for real-world learning. That's a big win!

Follow the QR codes in the image or links in the comments.

->If you are an alum, please complete the alumni survey.
->If you make decisions about LBC engagement on behalf of your organization, please complete the organization survey.
->If you are both an alum and a decision maker at your organization, we would love for you to complete both surveys. If you need to choose one, please defer to the organization survey.

Thank you for your input!