Meet Shafer Leadership Academy’s Community Inclusion Ambassadors, who will work to build relationships across all communities within East Central Indiana. These passionate leaders will travel the region to connect individuals…

In 2020, more than 160 of Shafer Leadership Academy’s nearly 200 public programs were virtual. More than 5,000 people participated in these programs — a record for the Muncie nonprofit…

Shafer Leadership Academy (SLA) is carefully monitoring news related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation. The health and well-being of our participants, as well as the safety of our employees and…

Leaders invited to free Shafer Leadership Lunch and Learn Series   MUNCIE, Ind. —Professionals of all fields and community leaders are invited to a Leadership Lunch & Learn Series, sponsored…

35 engaged community leaders recently attended the inaugural “Candidates of the Future” program.  Facilitated by the Bowen Center for Public Affairs at Ball State University, and co-sponsored by Shafer Leadership…

We are celebrating the 10th Anniversary of our signature leadership program. Emergence: Personal Foundations of Effective Leadership is SLA’s core leadership program. It is an eight-week highly interactive and engaging…

Cornerstone Center for the Arts, Shafer Leadership Academy, and Harmony Dance Group will partner this spring for a unique leadership workshop through tango dancing. The workshop titled, Movement: Exploring leadership…

Marissa Coon Rose is solving a problem. She’s helping adults learn to read. The mission of The Community Reading Project is to improve the quality of life for adults in Delaware…