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SpotLight on Policy & Advocacy

2025 Overview

  • Come together with a cohort of peers who work in roles that promote housing security to “spotlight” health equity barriers pertaining to the policy and advocacy in Colorado communities

  • Open to Colorado residents who are emerging leaders in their organizations or communities

  • Learn to apply social power to drive change that improves health at a systems level

  • Week-long (Monday-Friday) learning session

  • Delivered in-person in Colorado Springs

  • Participate in an Action Learning Project where you will share your learned skills and passions

  • Interpretation and translation services for Spanish-speaking individuals, for most events and engagements

All CLI programs are offered at no cost to the participant which includes reimbursement for travel expenses.

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This program is designed for:

Emerging leaders focused on advancing health and health equity 
in Colorado through the social and political landscape. In applying for this program, you acknowledge that you are a current employee of an organization, or you currently work in a 
role in Colorado that involves health equity-focused policy and advocacy.


This program is intended for those preparing for, or new to a 
leadership role. Applicants serve as an individual contributor in their organizations; have little or no formal professional leadership development; and have demonstrated a significant, positive impact on their organization and/or community.

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    • WorkPlace Big Five Profile™

    • FourSight™ Thinking Styles

    • Conflict Dynamics Profile®

    • The Leadership Landscape for health equity in Colorado

    • Understanding Your Leader Identity

    • Framing Your Intent

    • Securing Collective Action

    • Creating Successful Impact

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    • Week-long, in-person learning session on CCL’s campus in Colorado Springs

    • Programming emphasizes personal health, connection, and wellbeing for the benefit of community health

    • Collective Action Learning Project to present at TCHF Symposium

    • Ongoing connection with a dedicated group of peers to serve as a community of practice for emerging leaders in community health

    • Direct interaction with TCHF Program Officers in the classroom

    • Dedicated CLI community mentors who provide project team support

    • This program includes Spanish interpretation and translation services

    • The System.  Gain awareness of systems we are operating within (present state); gain awareness of the people in those systems and how we usually engage; identify opportunities to secure more contributions 

    • Me – Who I Am.  Present state; explore natural tendencies when centered and when stressed, as well as the social conditioning that created this version of you

    • My Vision.  Explore a path forward and decide how you want to show up as the best version of yourself 

    • Us.  Practice behaviors and actions that contribute to healthy team dynamics and forward-movement on goals; and increase alignment between intent and impact as a leader 

    • The Collective.  Prepare to launch the plan you've set for yourself; hone your vision for your key leadership challenge and establish personal leadership goals

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    Please review the pre-application pdf before applying to the SpotLight program.

“Throughout the whole week, a lot of self-reflection happened for myself, and identifying what kind of leader I am and how I can keep impacting and helping my community.”

2024 SpotLight Participant

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Additional Details

This program is focused on increasing health equity for local communities across Colorado. The week-long learning session will take place in the central location of Colorado Springs, at the Center for Creative Leadership. The session requires overnight stays at the designated hotel and offers a variety of activities throughout the day, including leadership framework discussions, large and small group work, reflection and goal setting, meals, social activities, and wellness practices.

Following the in-person learning session, you will move into the action learning phase of the journey. You will work together with your project team in completing a community-based health equity project, focused on policy and advocacy. 

This includes:

  • Attending six (6), 60-minute online workshops that provide instruction for the project deliverables

  • Attending weekly project team meetings to share progress and complete activities and assignments

  • Monthly (at least) check-in meetings with your mentor to discuss your challenges, celebrations, and support needed

 

"Health equity exists when there are no unnecessary, avoidable, unfair, unjust or systemically-caused differences in health status."
- The Colorado Health Foundation

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