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The Institute for Civic Leadership is an experiential eight month inward journey that enables a leader to develop the skills to lead in a collaborative and facilitative way. Leadership Maine is a powerful nine month outward journey that takes a leader beyond their daytoday experience and expands their capacity to shape our states future. Policy Leaders Academy is a nonpartisan experiential immersion for legislators in the fundamentals of the Maine economy the factors that drive longterm growth and how public policy decisions affect investment. The Realize Maine Network connects regional groups business organizations and policymakers to share best practices for attracting and retaining young people to live work and thrive in Maine.