The Arizona Center for Civic Leadership, a nonpartisan program of the Flinn Foundation, has competitively selected 36 Arizonans for the 2018 cohort of its flagship Flinn-Brown Civic Leadership Academy. The new Flinn-Brown Fellows include the first from Wellton and Prescott…

By Brian PowellFlinn Foundation From the time she was very little, Jaime Dempsey knew she was an artist. She trained as an actor and in vocal music and graduated from Arizona State University with a degree in theatre. But while…

By Brian PowellFlinn Foundation Coral Evans to this day describes herself as a community organizer, someone who likes advocating for neighborhoods that she says are being overlooked, impacted negatively by policy decisions, or in need of services. But now, instead…

The deadline for the 2018 Flinn-Brown Civic Leadership Academy application is November13—less than two weeks away. Last week, we spoke via a webinar with potential applicants, answering questions and sharing advice about standing out among a crowd of highly competitive…

By Nancy Welch, Arizona Center for Civic Leadership ¶ I am naturally curious. I like learning how people use their time and talents and why things work the way they do. For those with an interesting or extraordinary accomplishment, I…

By Brian PowellFlinn Foundation Joanne Keene learned early on, as a legislative intern in the governor’s office and broadcast journalism student, that she was drawn to public policy and its importance and impact on the state. “I’ve always seen policy…

The Arizona Center for Civic Leadership at the Flinn Foundation is now accepting applications for the 2018 Flinn-Brown Civic Leadership Academy. Meanwhile, CivEx (Arizona Civic Exchange) is at capacity, and a wait list has been created. The Flinn-Brown Civic Leadership…