{"id":2638,"date":"2022-12-01T14:12:54","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T19:12:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bikeleague.wpengine.com\/?page_id=2638"},"modified":"2025-01-31T15:41:11","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T20:41:11","slug":"leadership-institute","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bikeleague.org\/reports\/leadership-institute\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership Institute"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/bikeleague.org\/\">Home<\/a><\/span><\/span>\n\n\t<p>The Active Transportation Leadership Institute (ATLI) is dedicated to creating great communities for bicycling and walking by developing more effective advocates. It is composed of two major initiatives:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/data.bikeleague.org\/\">The Benchmarking Project: <\/a><\/strong>Our digital data analysis site which continues the work of the Alliance for Biking and Walking and its Benchmarking Report on Bicycling and Walking in the United States.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Connecting People with Resources <\/strong>via online webinars and the ATLI in-person gathering for advocates to share best practices and increase their capacity to implement local and state bicycling and walking advocacy. Join us on Friday, March 14, 2025, the day after the National Bike Summit for this year&#8217;s in-person ATLI day. <a href=\"https:\/\/bikeleague.org\/events\/summit\/summit-leadership-institute\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn about it here.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Want to learn how your organization can be part of the Active Transportation Leadership Institute? Contact <a href=\"mailto:ken@bikeleague.org\">ken@bikeleague.org<\/a> to learn more.<\/p>\n<h3>\n\t\tThe Leadership Institute is generously sponsored by:\n\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.qbp.com\/\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"  itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeleague.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/QBPLogo-280x150.jpg\" alt=\"QBP Logo\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"150\" width=\"280\" title=\"QBPLogo\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sram.com\/\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"  itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeleague.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/SRAMLogo-280x150.jpg\" alt=\"SRAM Logo\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"150\" width=\"280\" title=\"SRAMLogo\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/saris.com\/\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"  itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeleague.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/SarisLogo-280x150.jpg\" alt=\"Saris Logo\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"150\" width=\"280\" title=\"SarisLogo\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h2>\n\t\tPriorities of the Leadership Institute\n\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" id=\"fl-accordion--label-0\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--panel-0\">Strengthening Groups<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" id=\"fl-accordion--icon-0\" tabindex=\"-1\"><i title=\"Expand\">Expand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>We strengthen local groups by addressing the top organizational capacity challenges identified by local groups, like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Building funding sources<\/li>\n<li>Stretching staff too thin<\/li>\n<li>Engaging the board<\/li>\n<li>Trying to cover too large a geographic area<\/li>\n<li>Recruiting, managing and retaining volunteers<\/li>\n<li>Getting media attention<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\u00a0Learn about state and local advocacy groups in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bikeleague.org\/sites\/default\/files\/State_of_the_Movement_final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">State of the Movement Report<\/a>.\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" id=\"fl-accordion--label-1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--panel-1\">Supporting Professional Development<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" id=\"fl-accordion--icon-1\" tabindex=\"-1\"><i title=\"Expand\">Expand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>We conduct trainings and develop resources for staff to become more effective in key skills, such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hiring, managing and retaining talented staff<\/li>\n<li>Strategic planning<\/li>\n<li>Fundraising<\/li>\n<li>Program management and delivery<\/li>\n<li>Constituent relationship management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" id=\"fl-accordion--label-2\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--panel-2\">Advancing Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" id=\"fl-accordion--icon-2\" tabindex=\"-1\"><i title=\"Expand\">Expand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>We recruit and develop new leaders by advancing equity, diversity and inclusion through the promotion of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Strategies local groups have used to advance equity, diversity and inclusion in staffing<\/li>\n<li>Organizational assessment tools local groups have used successfully<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" id=\"fl-accordion--label-3\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--panel-3\">Building a State by State Strategy<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" id=\"fl-accordion--icon-3\" tabindex=\"-1\"><i title=\"Expand\">Expand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\tThe\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bikeleague.org\/\/states\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bicycle Friendly State\u00a0<\/a>ranking and report cards show wide differences in how supportive state DOTs are in creating great biking and walking communities. The effectiveness and capacity of state advocacy groups also varies widely &#8211; 19 states have no paid advocates working on statewide issues while only three statewide groups have 10 staff or more.\nOur state strategy will:\n<ul>\n<li>Create a national campaign to address the top obstacles at state DOTs<\/li>\n<li>Increase funding for biking and walking by fostering partnerships of bicyclists, walkers, and health partners with traditional transportation funding coalitions<\/li>\n<li>Strengthen state advocacy by conducting trainings specifically for statewide advocates, developing fundraising resources that make the case for state advocacy and exploring campaign partnerships with the League of American Bicyclists and America Walks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" id=\"fl-accordion--label-4\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--panel-4\">Telling Persuasive Stories<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" id=\"fl-accordion--icon-4\" tabindex=\"-1\"><i title=\"Expand\">Expand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\tWe want to learn how to tell great stories about active transportation. We speak the language of policy well. But there is more to the story: the joy of a bike ride or a walk through the neighborhood, the boost that biking and walking can give to making communities great.\nSusie Stephens, a founder of the Alliance for Biking and Walking, was a charming and persuasive storyteller. We honor her spirit every year by awarding the Susie Stephens Joyful Enthusiasm Award.\n<h2>\n\t\tInspired by Susie Stephens\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>The joy and enthusiasm that the late Susie Stephens brought to her work creating great biking and walking communities, along with her drive to constantly learn and apply new skills, inspires the work of the Active Transportation Leadership Institute.<\/p>\n<p>The Susie Stephens Joyful Enthusiasm Award is given annually at the National Bike Summit. The recipients have been:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bikeleague.org\/congratulations-to-our-2024-advocacy-and-education-award-winners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2024:<\/a> Sam Balto<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bikeleague.org\/meet-letamarie-highsmith-our-newest-league-cycling-coach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023<\/a>: Letamarie Highsmith<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bikeleague.org\/meet-our-2022-advocacy-and-education-award-winners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2022<\/a>: Charise Stephens<\/li>\n<li>2021: Robin L. 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