The High Hopes
Magazine
"Have you ever been to a place where everyone around you is friendly and thoughtful?...Well I have been to such a place...This has been the best experience I have ever had." Matt Logan
During the past school year, Leadership Greater Hartford trained and supported 250 parents, teachers, principals, and others in the art of working together to improve education for Hartford’s students.
The History of Leadership Greater Hartford
Founded in 1977, Leadership Greater Hartford (LGH) is one of the largest, most diverse and effective community leadership organizations nationally. Our mission is to awaken and develop people’s leadership potential, connect diverse leaders around shared interests, and inspire them to build strong communities.
With funding support from the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, The Greater Hartford Chamber of Commerce developed LGH as a year-long program to:
- Provide leaders and emerging leaders with skills and knowledge needed to be effective in a changing world;
- Create a network reflecting and embracing the community’s wide diversity of leadership;
- Provide a forum for people with different experiences to undertake collaborative endeavors; and
- Engage members to assume future community leadership roles.
That core year-long program is now known as Quest. Today, LGH provides community programs, consulting services and leadership training for a broad array of individuals and organizations. Many current programs, such as Common Ground for high school students and the Third Age Initiative for seniors, grew out of projects developed by Quest task forces. LGH programs combine leadership training with hands-on team projects and practical insights about Hartford’s accomplishments and challenges. Few organizations anywhere offer this unique mix of personal and professional development with real-world results.