Community Leader Track

Community Leader Track

Mankind Project British Columbia recognizes and supports men who donate their time, passion, and vision to build strong communities of evolving mature men by creating this program track.

The Community Leadership Track provides both recognition to those who show up and do the essential work to keep our project going and creates opportunities for further leadership and personal growth.

Men who are drawn to creating community or who want to join our community of creative leaders in big or small ways are invited to participate in the ManKind Project Community Leader Track. All that is required initially is for you to help out with 2 events a year.

In addition, a man must be a member in good standing of MKP BC, and either apply for participation or be nominated by a member of his community.

Principles

  • Recognition and respect for work performed and community love offered.
  • Fair pay for assuming the burden of leadership.
  • Embrace of Community Leadership as equal to MKP’s other three tracks.
  • Caring and mentorship.

Energies embodied

  • Nurturing, caring, growing. The Below.
  • Action, Engagement, Inclusion. The Above.

Apply or Nominate

Ready to declare yourself on the Community Leader Track? Want to honour a man in your community who is already a community leader? Fill out the form below.

All submissions are confidential and reviewed by the MKP BC Community Leader Body. 

Community leader track qualifying activities

  • Welcome Home leadership
  • PIT Primary Integration Training leadership, co-leadership or staffing
  • Coordinator/organizer for official MKP trainings: PIT, NWTA, LT1/2/3, ST1/2, IGFT, etc.
  • MOS an NWTA or another MKP event lasting at least one day
  • I group leader for a year or I-group treasurer for a year
  • I group council leadership for a year
  • Leadership, co-leadership or staffing of an MKP online course lasting at least 6 hrs: Circle of Men, Unmute Yourself, The Men’s Work, Crossroads, Unpacking Power, Privilege and Difference, Living Through Disruption, Ask and Tell, RISC Course, etc.
  • Journey to the Heart leadership
  • Diversity workshop leadership
  • Community gathering leadership
  • Community, Area or National board of directors service for a year (min. 70% attendance)
  • Program development or Program revamp leadership
  • Defuse a significant conflict in your community
  • Enrollment coordinator for a year
  • Fundraising drive or grant application leadership

Maintenance criteria

CL-1

  • Declare your intention to serve your community
  • Help out with at least two community events per year

CL-2

  • Find a mentor on the community leader track
  • Meet with your mentor at least 4 times per year
  • Review annually with your mentor whether you meet CL-2 criteria
  • Help out with at least five community events every two years
  • Organize at least one community event per year
  • Take a multiculturalism/diversity course

CL-3

  • Find a mentor on the community leader track
  • Meet with your mentor at least 6 times per year
  • Review annually with your mentor whether you meet CL-3 criteria
  • Help out with at least six community events per year
  • Organize, or mentor the organizer, of at least two community events per year
  • Lead at least three community events every two years
  • Organizing or leading also counts towards your helping out total
  • Mentor 1-2 men on community leader track each year, depending on if you receive requests
  • Take MKP’s conflict resolution course

CL-4

  • Engage a mentor on another track or a CL-4 from another community
  • Meet with your mentor at least 6 times per year
  • Review annually with your mentor whether you meet CL-4 criteria
  • Complete 5 or more of the following every two years:
    • Lead or mentor the leader of at least six community events
    • Mentor at least 2 men on community leader track each year
    • Develop, or co-develop, a new program, workshop or event
    • Lead, or co-lead, the first run of a new program, workshop or event
    • Revamp the curriculum of a program, workshop or event
    • Organize, lead or mentor the leader of a fundraiser for your community
    • Organize, lead or mentor the leader of a community wide connection event
    • Organize, lead or mentor the leader of a conference – for MKP or a wider audience
    • Serve on your community or Area board of directors
    • Serve on a committee at the Region level for a year
    • Serve as an Admin for Community leader track at any level (regional, national, int’l) for two years
    • Serve as enrolment coordinator for a year
    • Lead one PIT
  • Take an Indigenous cultural safety or Indigenous relations course

Questions? Contact us.