Instructions

Thank you for making the decision to invest in your leadership and community. We are excited that you are taking this important step!  If you have not already, please share information about this program with other leaders who you think would be a good fit.
 
We have designed the application to learn more about who you are as a person and a leader. Please answer as honestly as you can.
 
Thanks to our community partners—Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona, Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project, Tucson Foundations, Elan Consulting, and Sarah L.M. Griffiths—financial assistance will be available and can be requested through the application process.
 
The scholarship application link can be found at the end of this application. Resources are limited, so please only ask for what you need.
 
The application deadline is midnight on December 21. We will be reviewing applications and scholarship requests in early January, with the goal of confirming your participation in the program by January 13, 2023.  
 
In the meantime, please hold the following dates for the opening and closing in-person retreats. Both will be held in Ajo:
  • Opening Retreat: February 8, 9, and 10
  • Closing retreat: October 25, 26, and 27 
 
All the best,
 
Sarah Griffiths, Sarah L. M. Griffiths
Bryn Jones, Elan Consulting

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* 1. Tell us a bit about yourself:

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* 2. Contact information

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* 3. Name you want to be called

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* 4. What is your gender identity?

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* 5. What is your gender identity?

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* 6. What is your sexual orientation? Check all that apply.

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* 7. What is your racial or ethnic identity? (Select all that apply.)

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* 8. Are you a person living with a disability, or differently abled?

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* 9. Is English your first language?

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* 10. Why are you interested in this program? What do you want to get out of it?

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* 11. Tell us a little about the personal and/or professional development that you've done to date.

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* 12. Describe where and how you currently show up as a leader.

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* 13. Describe where and how you previously have shown up as a leader.

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* 14. On a scale of 1-10 (10 being your ideal), how would you rate your work/life balance?

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* 15. On a scale of 1-10 (with 10 being the most ready), how ready are you for self-exploration?

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* 16. When you think of yourself as a whole organizational and/or community leader, what 3 areas would you most like to develop in yourself?

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* 17. What strengths, qualities, and/or gifts do you bring to your leadership?

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* 18. If you were feeling most effective and authentic as a leader, what might that look and feel like?

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* 19. This is a program aimed at developing diverse leaders who are grounded in their own leadership, can sustain themselves as leaders, value human connection and relationships, and can drive community change. What community change are you working towards and/or would like to work towards?

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* 20. Choose the number that best represents where you feel you are currently (1 is low. 10 is high). How would you rate yourself?

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Overall confidence level as a leader
Managing conflict
Maintaining a positive outlook
Admitting what you don't know
Practicing active listening
Asking more questions
Expressing gratitude
Being open to risks
Taking action
Developing others as leaders
Having awareness of and managing emotions (in yourself)
Having awareness of and managing emotions (in others)
Managing time effectively
Setting and maintaining boundaries
Taking care of yourself (mind, body, spirit)
Understanding yourself as an authentic leader
Collaborating and sharing leadership

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* 21. All meetings will take place during the work-week. Outlined here are the program components:

Program: 8-month program with 15- 20 participants from Southern Arizona, Phoenix and all the communities between and around.
  • February 2023: 3-day in-person opening retreat:
    • 2/8: 12:00 – 5:00
    • 2/9: 9:00 – 4:00
    • 2/10: 9:00 – 2:00
  • Virtual Workshops:
    • 3/31: 9:00 - 12:00
    • 5/12: 9:00 - 12:00
    • 8/11: 9:00 - 12:00
    • 9/29: 9:00 - 12:00
  • October 2023: 3-day in-person closing retreat:
    • 10/25: 12:00 – 5:00
    • 10/26: 9:00 – 4:00
    • 10/27: 9:00 – 2:00
Other components:
  • EQ Assessment and debrief
  • Practicum—applying the principles in action—which culminates in a Leadership Memoir (required for completion of the program)
  • Two coaching sessions with each leader (one of which will be EQ debrief) 
  • Participation in peer application circles
  • Homework, including pre-reading, practices and assessments
Are you willing and able to commit to participating in all program components?  

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* 22. Are you holding all the dates (above) in your calendar pending acceptance into the CLA? Please do!

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* 23. Have you spoken to your supervisor and let them know the dates and times that you will be committing to the Community Leadership Accelerator (pending acceptance)?

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* 24. Do you have your supervisor's support?

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* 25. What supports, if any, might you need to be able to fully participate?

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* 26. Do you have any dietary needs that we should be aware of as we plan meals for the in-person retreats?

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* 27. Would you be willing to share a room during the in-person opening and closing retreats?

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* 28. What else, if anything, would you like us to know?

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* 29. The cost of the program is $4,000 per person per year. This amount does not cover lodging cost or dinners during the retreats. Breakfast, lunch, snacks and refreshments during the retreats and all curricula and materials are included. The EQ Assessment is also included. Scholarships are available.

Cost for the in-person retreats can be managed in creative ways: sharing a room, camping etc. However, we understand that this is an investment and have given some time to think of ways to fund participation:
  • Your organization covers the cost
  • You share a portion of the cost with your organization
  • You pay yourself
  • You raise funds for part of the cost
  • We provide some support
Thanks to our community partners—Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona, Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project, Tucson Foundations, Elan Consulting, and Sarah L.M. Griffiths—limited financial assistance will be available and can be requested.

If you've already been informed that a community partner (FIRRP, CFB, or Tucson Foundations) is sponsoring you, you don't need to apply for assistance.

We ask those who need assistance to pay the highest amount you or your organization can reasonably afford. That way we can support others and their needs too.  

With that in mind, will you need a scholarship?   (The link to the Scholarship Application is on the next page of this application).

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