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Experience reveals what works best
URL: https://www.tfff.org/community-vitality/spring-2012-issue-1/experience-reveals-what-works-bestWhen Ford Institute Leadership Program organizers began studying different ways of delivering leadership classes, they tried a number of formats: one week night every week; a seven-hour class module; a three-hour session.After settling on... Read More
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‘The best week of my summer’
URL: https://www.tfff.org/community-vitality/fall-2011-issue-2/%E2%80%98-best-week-my-summer%E2%80%99By Amy GabrielI recently returned from Paradise Point, a remote campsite in the heart of Northern California at which the youth leadership event Camp Ford is held. This 2-year-old collaboration between The Ford Family Foundation,... Read More
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A town leader at age 15
URL: https://www.tfff.org/community-vitality/fall-2013-issue-2/town-leader-age-15Myanmar, formerly Burma, is in the news a lot now as its democratic reforms open it up to the world. Nearby in Bangkok, Thailand, Reedsport native Josh Savey, is working as a law clerk. He's helping clients investigate the feasibility of... Read More
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Knowledge of adults, energy of youth
URL: https://www.tfff.org/community-vitality/spring-2014-issue-1/knowledge-adults-energy-youthThe competition may have been lighthearted but Emma Wampler’s speech wasn’t — it was deadly serious. The 2013 Miss Bandon Cranberry Festival contestant spoke in September about a subject she holds dear: preparing for disaster. As a... Read More
