Leadership Harrisburg Area

What Leadership Harrisburg Area does

Leadership Harrisburg Area is a private, nonprofit organization founded in 1986 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, dedicated to improving quality of life in the Capital Region (Cumberland, Dauphin, and Perry Counties) through servant leadership and community service. The organization operates a portfolio of tuition-based leadership development programs centered on its proprietary 10 Essentials of Servant Leadership curriculum, including the flagship Community Leadership Series (a 9-month, 100+ hour course), the Executive Leadership Series for new or newly promoted executives, the Beyond Leadership summit, the ACES alumni enrichment program, the Voices of Leadership breakfast series, and the Board Strong nonprofit governance certification developed in partnership with The Foundation for Enhancing Communities. It also delivers the Color Code personality assessment through certified trainers and an original Diversity, Equity & Inclusion training program that has reached over 8,000 people since 2020.

The business model combines individual program tuition (CLS at $3,500, ELS at $2,500, ACES at $675), multi-year corporate shareholder commitments at five tiers (Bronze $1,250/year through Titanium $10,000/year), individual giving through the Servant Leadership Society (minimum $1,000/year), event sponsorships, and custom training presentations. Go-to-market is community-led, leveraging a 1,800+ alumni network, corporate partnerships, The Community Caller newsletter reaching nearly 3,000 recipients, and direct outreach via website, Eventbrite, and social media. Operations are lean, with two full-time and one part-time staff member led by President & CEO Una Martone (since 2007), supported by a volunteer board of directors on three-year terms and an ecosystem of nonprofit partners served through Team Projects (63+ organizations since 2003).

Name

Leadership Harrisburg Area

Legal name

Leadership Harrisburg Area

Website

https://leadershipharrisburg.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Leadership Harrisburg Area is a 1986-founded nonprofit that delivers servant-leadership development programs (CLS, ELS, Beyond Leadership, Board Strong, DEI training) to business and community leaders across Pennsylvania's Capital Region, funded via tuition, corporate shareholders, and individual donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Leadership Development & Professional Training Services

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Professional and Management Development Training (61143)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Team & Group Executive Coaching (Leadership Teams) (EDABANAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Leadership Assessment, 360 Feedback & Development Planning (EDABAAAK), Civic Participation & Leadership Development (Voting, Advocacy, Community Leadership) (EDAAADAL)

Keywords

• Leadership development programs
• Executive education programs
• Community leadership training
• Nonprofit board training
• Servant leadership curriculum

Headquarters

HQ city

Harrisburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Program Tuition: Revenue from educational programs including Community Leadership Series ($3,500), Executive Leadership Series ($2,500), and ACES ($675)
2. Corporate Shareholders: Three-year corporate investments at various levels: Titanium ($10,000/year), Platinum ($7,500/year), Gold ($5,000/year), Silver ($2,500/year), Bronze ($1,250/year)
3. Servant Leadership Society: Annual gifts from members contributing a minimum of $1,000 in a single annual gift to support the organization
4. Custom Training & Presentations: Fees for custom-designed presentations and training for businesses, organizations, service clubs, and social groups. Most presentations are provided at no charge with donations accepted
5. Event Sponsorships: Sponsorships for graduation events at $1,000 per event, and other program-related fees

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Leadership Harrisburg Area is a nonprofit organization that delivers tuition-based leadership development programs for business and community leaders in Pennsylvania's Capital Region. Its core offerings include the Community Leadership Series (a 9-month, 100+ hour immersive leadership program), the Executive Leadership Series (a multi-county orientation program for new and newly promoted executives), the Beyond Leadership servant leadership certificate program, and Board Strong video-based nonprofit board governance training. Supporting offerings include the Voices of Leadership speaker breakfast series, the ACES alumni enrichment program, custom corporate training and presentations, and the Color Code personality assessment workshops.

Product overview

Leadership Harrisburg Area is a nonprofit organization offering a portfolio of leadership development programs centered around servant leadership principles. The core programs include the Community Leadership Series (CLS), a 9-month, 100+ hour immersive course, and the Executive Leadership Series (ELS), a condensed program for new or promoted executives. Supporting programs include Board Strong (nonprofit board training), Voices of Leadership (speaker series), Beyond Leadership (servant leadership curriculum), ACES (alumni peer enrichment), and CS3 (community solutions services). The organization also offers The Color Code personality assessment training and publishes The Community Caller newsletter. Awards programs recognize servant leadership excellence. Programs run annually with tuition-based pricing ($3,500 for CLS, $2,500 for ELS, $675 for ACES).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Community Leadership Series (CLS): LHA's core program established in 1987, a 9-month, 100+ hour educational and experiential course
• Executive Leadership Series (ELS)
• Beyond Leadership
• ACES (Alumni Circle Enrichment Series)
• Board Strong
• Community Solutions & Support Services (CS3)
• Voices of Leadership

Products and services

• Community Leadership Series (CLS) Core 9-month, 100+ hour educational and experiential leadership development program exploring Capital Region systems (history, demographics, healthcare, education, government, community service) for up to 50 selected participants per cohort. Tuition: $3,500.
• Executive Leadership Series (ELS) Multi-county executive orientation program providing 25 hours of behind-the-scenes tours, networking, and business/community collaboration opportunities for new-to-the-area or newly promoted executives throughout Cumberland, Dauphin, and Perry Counties. Tuition: $2,500 (spouse/partner registration $500).
• Beyond Leadership Full-day summit certificate program exploring LHA's proprietary Ten Essentials of Servant Leadership framework, available as a standalone summit (e.g., Beyond Leadership 25 Eventbrite ticket).
• Board Strong Video-based certification program addressing roles and responsibilities of nonprofit board members, including financial oversight, fiduciary responsibilities, fundraising, storytelling, and engaging high-performing boards. Developed in partnership with The Foundation for Enhancing Communities.
• Voices of Leadership Annual series of three (or more) breakfast events featuring local subject matter experts discussing leadership, organizational culture, and community engagement. Open to the public with tickets sold via Eventbrite; sponsored by PNC and hosted at the Penn Harris Hotel.
• ACES (Alumni Circle Enrichment Series) Monthly peer-group program exclusively for LHA alumni of CLS or ELS, focused on leadership continuity, goals, purpose, dreams, and legacy through industry-exclusive cohorts. Program cost: $675.
• Community Solutions & Support Services (CS3) - Custom Training & Presentations Custom-designed presentations and training programs delivered to businesses, organizations, service clubs, and social groups throughout the Capital Region. Most presentations are provided at no charge with donations accepted.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% participant recommendation rate for Executive Leadership Series
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• The Foundation for Enhancing CommunitiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership enabled the creation of the Board Strong program, a video series addressing non-profit board governance, roles, responsibilities, and best practices. The Foundation provided funding and support for developing this certification program for board members.
• Members 1st Federal Credit UnionflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerMembers 1st serves as the Awards Sponsor for Leadership Harrisburg Area. George Nahodil from Members 1st received the Platinum Award for Servant Leadership in 2022. Ken Adams from Members 1st serves on the Board of Directors (CLS '23). The organization is a Platinum Corporate Shareholder.
• PNC Financial ServicescoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPNC serves as a sponsor for the Voices of Leadership series of breakfast events. Their logo appears as 'Powered by' sponsor for the 2025 Voices of Leadership programming.
• Penn Harris HotelminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVenue partner for Voices of Leadership events. Events are hosted at 1150 Camp Hill Bypass location.
• Color Code InternationalcoreTechnology or IntegrationLHA's President & CEO Una Martone is a certified Color Code trainer. The Color Code personality assessment is integrated into CLS and offered as standalone training through CS3. Color Code focuses on WHY people think and act the way they do.
• CCIT (Capital Communities Investment Training)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with CCIT shown in program materials. Logo appears alongside LHA programming indicating collaborative relationship in community investment training.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Dale Carnegie & Associates: A global leadership and professional development training franchise with leadership courses, executive coaching, and corporate training offerings that broadly overlap LHA's leadership development portfolio.
• Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership: The preeminent organization advancing servant leadership globally; LHA's CEO Una Martone is certified through its Organizational Leadership program, making this a thematic peer and content authority in LHA's core philosophy.
• Center for Creative Leadership: A globally recognized leadership development organization offering executive education, coaching, and assessment programs — overlapping LHA's executive leadership and assessment offerings at a much larger scale.

Regional players

• Greater Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce: The local business chamber serving the Harrisburg region, which runs networking, leadership, and professional development programming for the same Capital Region business community that LHA serves.
• Junior League of Harrisburg: A Harrisburg civic volunteer and leadership development organization for women, sharing a regional civic-leadership and nonprofit capacity-building focus with LHA.

Direct peers

• Leadership Pittsburgh: Pennsylvania peer organization offering community leadership programs, executive development, and alumni engagement in the Pittsburgh region, sharing the same cohort-based leadership development DNA as LHA.
• Leadership Philadelphia: A regional nonprofit leadership development organization serving the Greater Philadelphia area with multi-month cohort programs, civic engagement, and alumni networks — directly analogous to LHA's CLS/ELS model in a different metro.
• Leadership Lancaster: A community leadership program serving Lancaster County, PA, with comparable curriculum structure, alumni network, and tuition-based cohort model — closely parallel to LHA in a neighboring Pennsylvania region.
• The Foundation for Enhancing Communities: A Harrisburg-area community foundation that partnered with LHA to develop the Board Strong nonprofit board governance program — a direct collaboration partner with overlapping nonprofit capacity-building mission.

Others

• Association of Leadership Programs: A national professional membership body for community leadership programs like LHA, providing peer benchmarking, best-practice sharing, and standards across the same industry vertical.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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