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Valley Leadership is thrilled to announce the first Impact Maker of the Year Award! This recognition celebrates exceptional individuals who drive our Impact Maker initiatives forward, making a lasting impact on Arizona’s most pressing issues. Candidates are evaluated based on their engagement history, success in addressing critical issues, and commitment to our Principles of Doing.
- March 11, 2024
Meet our Impact Maker Team Leads! These passionate leaders are fueling long-term impact on Arizona’s most pressing issues.
- February 21, 2024
Introducing the T4AZ Family Support Chatbot! This tool is a collaborative solution created by Together for Arizona and Valley Leadership to swiftly connect Arizona families with critical resources.
- January 10, 2024
Arizona has struggled to raise the reading proficiency level of students, which suffered as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The VL Early Literacy Impact Team is focused on increasing literacy rates through Arizona by attending school board meetings to raise awareness of needed progress.
- November 7, 2023
Last week, we hosted our first ever Impact Maker Kickoff event! Valley Leadership’s Impact Maker team members and strategic partners gathered to connect and discuss new opportunities to expand our impact.
- September 1, 2023
The Impact Maker’s Education Team has been working with numerous community organizations to educate stakeholders and build a state-wide FAFSA awareness campaign in partnership with Cox Media.
- August 14, 2023
The Housing & Health Neighborhood Impact Maker team will be leveraging the Home is where it all starts® campaign to increasing funding for housing, inform where to build housing, and get the support of decision-makers to build housing.
- June 7, 2023
We are thrilled to announce that the Impact Maker is welcoming 20 new leaders to work towards strategic change across Arizona! All of our program alumni are given the chance to join an Impact Team to make an impact on Arizona’s most pressing issues.
- June 5, 2023
The Opioid Stigma Reduction To-Do team was invited to present as part of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona’s Opioid Overdose Prevention Campaign last week. Watch the full presentation to learn more about the toolkit.
- August 26, 2022
Last month, Valley Leadership hosted its inaugural Impact Maker Expo, where attendees explored a showcase of the Impact Teams’ action in the community and heard from individuals who are leading the change on these pressing issues facing Arizona.
- May 4, 2022
Find out the latest updates from Valley Leadership and Impact Maker: RSVP for our inaugural Impact Expo and learn how to spread FAFSA awareness through TikTok. Plus, a thank you to our leaders.
- February 18, 2022
Valley Leadership welcomed 36 Catalyze graduates to Impact Maker earlier this month. They join 135 Arizonans who are working toward incremental, but impactful, solutions to issues that matter most to Arizona.
- February 16, 2022