The Chapman Foundation for Caring Communities offers transformational learning experiences that build leaders who transform their families, workplaces, and communities.
In thousands of interactions over the past decade, we’ve created a network of collaboration, communication, and co-learning — through multi-day classes, short workshops, podcasts, live events, retreats, and online learning that are as unique as the participants.
Our process includes carefully designed foundational classes that, when embraced, allow leaders to show the people in their span of care that they are seen, valued, and heard. The leadership transformation process begins with Our Community Listens, where participants gain invaluable communication skills that develop connections and deepen relationships.
Once a participant has completed Our Community Listens, they can enroll in Our Community Serves, where they’ll learn to create a unique culture of service and care for those they have the privilege to lead. Designed with our partners in mind, after completing Our Community Serves, key leaders can take Our Community Transforms, where they will practice integrating critical skills from the previous courses into their organization. They’ll also learn to honor their team members’ values and gifts to accomplish their organization’s vision.
Join dozens of partners and collaborators who have already chosen the Chapman Foundation for Caring Communities as their communication and leadership advocates.
Our Community Listens is the first foundational class, designed to help participants learn to listen effectively, express themselves clearly, and build better relationships. These skills are essential for success in both personal and professional contexts. Our Community Listens provides opportunities for self-reflection, personal practice, and tangible takeaways to bring back to your organization to better team member interpersonal communication.
What You’ll Learn
- Understand your unique communication profile
- Learn about core behavioral tendencies
- Discover how to flex your communication for the comfort of others
- Appreciate the diverse contributions others bring to our lives and leadership
- Express yourself more clearly and effectively
- Skills to resolve conflict
- Improve self-awareness
- Comprehend what motivates your team members
- Experience how listening empowers people to help themselves, improve relationships, and increase the opportunity for personal and team achievement
- Learn the common misgivings about confrontation and power and receive a practical method to positively and respectfully confront others to create change
- Connect the principles and practices learned in class to your life and leadership to reset relational defaults, and learn how to leverage the most value out of the Continuous Learning process after the classroom experience ends
Why You’ll Learn It
Taking this class will equip you with practical communication and leadership skills to build stronger relationships, resolve conflicts effectively, and enhance team engagement. You will gain self-awareness, understand behavioral tendencies, and learn how to adapt your communication to foster trust and collaboration. By applying these principles, you will improve both personal and professional interactions, creating lasting impact in your leadership and everyday life.
What You Can Expect
Participants will receive a customized eight-part DISC profile and valuable insight from trained facilitators in a small class environment. Learn, reflect, and practice new techniques over three days in person or seven weeks virtually. This class is designed for deep engagement and practical application.
Our Community Serves is the second foundational class, focused on shifting mindsets from me-centric to we-centric. By emphasizing emotional intelligence and fostering a culture of service, this class helps participants develop self-awareness and the skills to create an environment where collaboration, trust, and shared purpose thrive. It lays the foundation for building a culture of accountability and inspires collective success, encouraging people to work together—not just for results but for each other.
What You’ll Learn
- Distinguish between Me-Centric and We-Centric mindsets and their impact on leadership and relationships
- Explore mindsets that enhance emotional intelligence, broaden perception, and strengthen personal accountability
- Identify your emotional triggers and develop strategies to maintain balance under pressure
- Understand how perception shapes your worldview and influences interactions
- Compare the Five Destructive Behaviors with the Five Accountability Behaviors to foster trust and collaboration
- Apply the Service Cycle model to recognize and act on opportunities to serve effectively
- Cultivate a culture of service that fosters connection, engagement, and long-term success
Why You’ll Learn It
Developing we-centric leadership enhances trust, collaboration, and engagement, leading to stronger relationships and better outcomes. By mastering emotional intelligence and a culture of service, you will build deeper connections, navigate challenges effectively, and inspire collective success. This approach not only improves culture but also creates lasting impact in every aspect of your life.
What You Can Expect
Our Community Serves is an enriching two-day experience led by two highly skilled facilitators. In a small class setting, you will learn we-centric leadership behaviors. Every detail of this class has been thoughtfully arranged to foster your growth. You’ll have the chance to learn new skills, engage in meaningful self-reflection, and immediately apply what you’ve learned in practical settings.
Our Community Transforms is the third foundational class, designed to help organizational leaders develop strategies for transforming their workplace culture. This class provides leaders with the tools and insights needed to drive meaningful change within their organizations. Effective transformation requires deliberate action, a deep understanding of one’s impact and influence, and a strategic approach to cultivating a caring workplace environment. Through the Transforms course, participants will explore the Five Pillars of Caring Workplaces and walk away with a strategy to create an organization where team members and the workplace flourish.
What You’ll Learn
- Recognize how individuals adapt to change and leverage their strengths to lead transformational efforts effectively
- Identify common barriers to change and approaches to overcome resistance
- Apply coaching techniques to support development
- Evaluate leadership practices that enhance meaning and purpose in the workplace
- Develop and implement eight key leadership behaviors that foster trust and engagement
- Explore strategies to increase psychological safety
- Identify challenges that prevent providing developmental feedback and learn how to overcome them
- Analyze the impact of feedback in shaping behavior and improving performance
- Examine personal triggers when receiving feedback and develop strategies to respond constructively
- Understand the role of a Culture of Learning in driving organizational transformation
- Identify actionable strategies to cultivate a Culture of Learning that promotes growth and innovation
- Recognize the importance of continuous improvement cycles in sustaining long-term success
Why You’ll Learn It
Our Community Transforms empowers organizational leaders to build and sustain a caring work culture. In this cohort style class, participants will cultivate meaning and purpose for their team, build trust and psychological safety, and create a culture of learning within their organization.
What You Can Expect
Experience a virtual leadership class over 3-6 months with six sessions. Learn from two expert facilitators in a small, close-knit group of participants from across the US. In-class time consists of 2-3 hours for each primary session or coaching call and up to 30 minutes of pre-class preparation work and post-class homework. Class is highly interactive, with a camera-on environment, to stimulate participation, learning, and connection.
Individual Participation
We offer our trainings to make a difference, not a profit. As such, we do not ever want money to be a barrier to learning. The suggested investment is only $297 per participant, but we invite you to pay what you can towards the cost of this training.
When you register for your class, you will have the opportunity to select the payment that is right for you. Participation in Our Community Listens is generously subsidized through a gift of the Chapman Foundation for Caring Communities (CFCC).
