Recently I was asked by the State of Colorado Creative Industries if I would be on the Committee that decides funding for the Colorado Change Leader Alumni. The Colorado Change Leaders is a great program which I attended, and became a cohort of a few years back. Now I have been asked to sit on the committee that decides the funding for Colorado Change Leader Alumni!! Yesterday I helped to decide who got thousands of dollars of grant money to help strengthen the network of Colorado Change Leaders! It was so much fun to be able to serve the Arts in this small way. I am honored!
Just n case you don't know what the Colorado Change Leader program is, please read below. It's a fantastic way of cultivating leaders across our state. If you feel you would like to apply read through and click on the link below.
Colorado Change Leader Program
Program Summary
The Colorado Change Leader Program builds effective and ethical leaders and leadership pipelines for stronger Colorado creative communities and industries.
The program is made up of:
A Change Leader Institute.
A Change Leader Implementation Project.
An annual Change Leader alumni convening at the CCI Summit
An alumni network.
Opportunities for funding to support alumni professional development and mentorship.
Intended Audience:Emerging and established leaders—within groups, communities, or organizations—who are working through collaboration to build a better Colorado through arts and culture.
Program Goals and Objectives:Build effective and ethical leaders and leadership pipelines for stronger Colorado creative communities and industries.
Through transformational experiences and curriculum, uncover leaders’ personal strengths and authentic leadership styles.
Deliver lasting leadership skills that empower ethical influence and productive collaboration.
Deliver and maintain wide-circle experiences where everyone is valued, has access, and feeds back into the program.
Strengthen Colorado’s creative communities through deep connections that realize the power of inter and intra-community collaboration.
Establish and encourage strong personal bonds for self-actualized networks.
Build an inclusive and welcoming environment where all participants unhesitatingly reach out to CCI and program alumni for support.
Build a network that connects creative leaders from across Colorado’s many diverse communities and geographies.
The institute is a month-long leadership course that includes pre-readings, a three-day in-person leadership intensive, two 2-hour remote training modules, personal coaching, and meetings with a learning pod. Following completion of the Change Leader Institute, Change Leaders are eligible to apply for funding to support an implementation project. Alumni are also eligible to apply for funding to support initiatives that provide opportunities for professional development and collaboration within the alumni network.
Overview
Type: Leadership program
For: Colorado residents interested in community building
Cost: Participants are provided with a stipend that covers food, lodging, and materials required for participation.
Application deadline: July 1-August 30, 2024
OEDIT division: Colorado Creative Industries
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Institute, Implementation project, and Network
Change Leader Institute
The Colorado Change Leader Program accepts 12-15 participants for the 3-day institute that is held annually in the fall. We keep class sizes small to allow active learning and personal connection. When reviewing applications, we consider participant and organizational diversity, equity, inclusion, and geographic diversity.The institute is a month-long three-day leadership course that includes:
Pre-readings
A three-day in-person leadership intensive
Two 2-hour remote training modules
Personal coaching
Meetings with a learning pod
Helps participants change their communities
Change Leader Implementation Project
Following completion of the Change Leader Institute, Change Leaders are eligible to apply for funding to support an implementation project. Change Leader Projects are creative solutions to social and community needs. After you take part in the institute, you can submit a project proposal. If your proposal is accepted, Colorado Creative Industries (CCI) will give a stipend of up to $500 to complete your project.
You will need to plan a project that responds to your community’s needs. Each project is different, and we encourage Change Leaders to work together on projects. Past project examples include:
Supporting local civic engagement using arts as a medium
Implementing a creative activity using the Change Leader network as a collective volunteer pool of collaborative partners
Illustrating the impact of the arts and artists in meeting social and community needs through new targeted activities
Increasing connections among diverse groups in their respective communities
Raising awareness of and creating a stronger sense of unity in the Change Leader network and the creative sector through media and other public relations
Change Leader Network
An important part of the Change Leader program is continued engagement with the statewide network of participants. Change Leaders are resources and mentors to each other in the sometimes isolated work of creating lasting change in communities.
We hold statewide meetings of Change Leaders each year in conjunction with the Colorado Creative Industries Summit to continue networking and educational opportunities.
Throughout the year, we engage Change Leaders through network communications, regional gatherings and other opportunities for learning and connection. We encourage Change Leaders to be active in the network and help in creating engagement around issues, challenges, and opportunities.
Change Leader Alumni are eligible to apply for the CO Change Leader Network Activation Grant for funding to support initiatives that provide professional development and develop avenues of mentorship, collaboration, and mutual support between Change Leaders.
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