Impact Denver

Impact Denver puts up-and-coming professionals on the fast track, learning about community issues, equipping them with a toolkit of civic skill sets to collectively enact meaningful change during this six-month program. Offered twice a year, participants can start making an immediate impact.

  • Meet over six months in two full days and four half-days to increase your understanding of civic challenges facing the Denver Metro Area with thought leaders, subject-matter experts and influencers
  • Connect in a small-group setting to build your capacity for civic leadership through Civic DNA skill building while enhancing your personal network
  • Make a positive community impact by working as a team with a nonprofit organization to tackle a short-term project
  • Become part of an influential network of diverse leaders as a Leadership Foundation alum

As an integral part of the experience, the community project offers participants a hands-on opportunity to engage in the community. In addition, it allows local nonprofit organizations to work with rising civic leaders to carry out projects to aid in their commitment to impacting communities. Find out more about Impact Denver Nonprofit Proposals.

Program scholarships are available. Requests for scholarships don’t impact your acceptance status with our program. Scholarship requests are considered after the cohort has been selected.

Interested in being a part of Impact Denver? Learn more about the program at one of our upcoming virtual information sessions and register here.

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Our Commitment: We strive to reflect the racial, ethnic, gender, sexual orientation, ability, economic and political diversity of our community. We welcome all individuals to join us and strive to create a space where we can have challenging conversations to advance our community.

Fall 2024 Calendar

The topics selected for Impact Denver issue days will rotate each program. Additional program areas include health and wellness, education, corporate social responsibility, transportation, and economic development.

  • Receive an overview of the Impact Denver program
  • Review Colorado’s Civic DNA and the framework for strengthening your leadership skills
  • Connect with your class. Meet your project team and interact in small-group discussions
  • Explore your personal leadership journey
  • Hear from thought leaders and changemakers in Denver’s housing field.
  • Gain a deeper understanding of the interdependency of affordable housing, policy and the city planning process.
  • Participants will reflect on the content with the goal on identifying how to influence positive social change in their communities.
  • Participants will get hands-on in the community visiting local non-profits delivering essential services, hearing from their organizational leaders, and supporting their mission.
  • After hearing from service providers, participants will reconvene as a group to recap the different approaches they learned to ensure that individuals and families have food security, housing security, and financial stability.
  • Participants will reflect on the content with the goal on identifying how to influence positive social change in their communities
  • This day will be identified based on interest from participants’ essays
  • Possible subjects can include water, agriculture, sustainability, arts, and health
  • Participants will explore Colorado’s educational landscape and learn from multiple stakeholders in the education field
  • Celebrate the victories of our education system and deconstruct the challenges that lead to inequitable educational outcomes
  • Participants will reflect on the content with the goal on identifying how to influence positive social change in their communities
  • Celebrate with your class as you join the Leadership Foundation Alumni Network comprised of over 5,000 leaders
  • Showcase your team’s civic engagement project
  • Take next steps to continue your leadership journey. Create a personalized civic engagement plan
  • Engage with the Alumni Network

KEY DATES & PRICING

Frequency:
Annual Spring Class: January – June
Annual Fall Class: July – December

Start Date:
July 18, 2024

Pricing:
Non-refundable application fee: $50

Tuition (Chamber members and non-members): $2,000

Scholarships may be available

Application Deadline:
May 13, 2024

Ealy Bird Application Deadline:
April 15, 2024

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