Full Conference includes: Oct. 23rdFirst time attendee event,Networking at Lazy G Ranch, dinner provided. Oct. 24th. Breakfast, conference programing from 8am-4:30pm at the First United Methodist Church, lunch provided. Award dinner on October 24th from 6pm-9pm, October 25th programing from 8am-11am

One Day includes: Oct. 24th leadership conference tracks from 8am-4:30pm at the First United Methodist Church, breakfast and lunch provided.

Cooking on the Square: Tickets for Oct. 25th from 11am-1pm are an additional $30. Fees go directly to Putnam County Habitat for Humanity*

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Printable sponsorship form click here.

State Sponsor $7,500

• Company Logo on promotional material including photography background in the main meeting room at a 1/2 scale as the TACL Logo, Company Logo on printed material and website, social media posts, 6 invitations for participants to attend the conference. One year business TACL Membership.

County Sponsor $5,000

• Company Logo on all promotional material including photography background in the main meeting room at a 1/4 scale as the TACL Logo, Company Logo on printed material, website, and social media, 4 invitations for participants to attend the conference.

 City Sponsor $2,500

• Company Logo on printed material, website, and social media. 3 invitations for participants to attend the conference.

Interstate Sponsor $1,000

• Company Logo on printed material, website, and social media. 2 invitations for participants to attend the conference.

Highway Sponsor $750

• Company Logo on tables social media and website.

 Mile Sponsor $500

• Company Logo on social media and website.

 In-Kind Donations will be recognized at their corresponding values.

TACL Room Block Hotel Reservations Link Open Now.

Reserve Now before they fill up! Hospitality Room will be featured at the Holiday Inn.

Holiday Inn 1091 S Willow Ave. Cookeville, TN 38501 Click Here for Reservation Link $124 a night, last day to reserve is September 23rd 2024

Best Western900 S Jefferson Avenue, Cookeville, Tennessee 38501 Click here for Reservation Link $85-$99 a night

The ranch has 120 acres and raises approximately 150 Bison. The evening will consist of wagon rides around the fields, bison burgers, bonfire, and music. This is a great opportunity to network with fellow leaders!

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COTS is a Cajun-themed all-you-can-eat yearly fundraiser for Putnam County Habitat for Humanity. For those that register for the conference you can add on a ticket for $30 where you will pick out an artesian bowl and fill it with unlimited chili, rice, and/or beans made from local businesses. Food booths are placed throughout the Cookeville square. Unlimited drinks and treats are also included. This event is a Habitat fundraising annual staple in Cookeville, TN and one you don’t want to miss. Conference attendees will have bowls delivered to the conference. The venue is right outside the conference doors.

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TACL membership is one of the best values for leadership program directors, board, alumni and service businesses/corporations with common goals.  We are continually developing resources to benefit our members and the communities they serve.  The success of all of our programs means a stronger leadership base not only for our communities, but a strong leadership base for Tennessee.

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Central Time Zone

Wednesday, October 23

12 –4:00 Registration 

2-3 Newcomers workshop for first time conference attendees

5-8:30 Welcome Event at the Lazy G Ranch

Thursday, October 24

7:30   Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:30   Chair Mark Hutchins, Opening Address

8:50   Special Guest Bill Imada, Keynote Address

9:45   Breakout One: Choice of Four Track Options

11:00 Breakout Two: Choice of Four Track Options

Noon Lunch with Special Guest Speaker Barbara Scales

1:15  Breakout Three: Choice of Four Track Options

2:15  Networking Break

2:30  Breakout Four: Choice of Four Track Options

3:30  Networking Break and End of Learning Program

5:30  TACL Award Banquet at The Salt Box Inn & Stables

Friday, October 25

7:30 Breakfast

8:30 Keynote Address, Michael Torrence

9:00 Keynote Address, Michael McCray

10:00 Networking Break

10:30 TACL Membership Meeting & Exchanging of the Gavel

(all invited, only TACL members can vote)

11:15 Door Prizes - Adjourn

11:30 Dismiss to Cooking on the Square

Track 1: Measuring What Matters

Explore the ways that effective metrics help us tell our stories and lead. What makes a powerful metric?

Track 2: Transformational Thinking

A look at what transformation means and how we can best understand how leaders and communities are changing.

Track 3: Engaging Leaders for Measurable Impact

Pragmatic structures, exercises, games and debriefs you can use as a leader and facilitator in creating those “aha” moments.

Track 4: Out of the Box

Creative sessions with topics you may not have explored in previous conferences. Fresh ideas for the taking.

Lazy G Ranch 6070 Dodson Branch Rd, Cookeville, TN 38501

Conference First United Methodist Church of Christ (FUMC) 165 E Broad St, Cookeville, TN 38501

Salt Box Inn 537 Hutcheson Rd, Cookeville, TN 38506

More info soon

We are looking for volunteers to staff the event. Register at the link below.

https://volunteersignup.org/HFWQ9

Please contact Faune Nunnery for more information faune@impactcookeville.com

Faune Nunnery , IMPACT Chairman and TACL Conference Planning Chair Faune@impactcookeville.com

Cindy Schueman, Executive Director of IMPACT Leadership cindy.schueman@impactcookeville.com