What is Elevate Englewood?

A program to empower residents and stakeholders to make a difference in Englewood by understanding, navigating and influencing local power structure. The eight-week course overviews the four sectors of civic life—public, private, non-profit and education—while exploring new avenues and tools for involvement that disrupt the status quo and address the community’s most pressing challenges.

Desired Outcomes for Participants:

Learn to influence decision makers to address community challenges; for example:

• Utilize social media to organize and advocate for change
• Develop a coalition of residents to influence policy
• Raise funds to address a community need
• Volunteer for a local organization
• Start a non-profit
• Join the PTA
• Present information to community leaders

 Learn to lead within local organizations

• Join the board or staff of a non-profit
• Apply to serve on a City or County board or commission
  • Englewood
  • Arapahoe County
• Run for office
  • Englewood City Council
  • Englewood Schools Board of Education
  • Arapahoe County Board of Commissioners

Partners

Speakers

• School staff leaders and school board members
• Chamber of commerce and business leaders
• City and county elected and appointed leaders
• Non-profit and civic organization representatives
• Denver and Arapahoe County organizers, advocates and special interest group representatives
• Various subject matter experts

Optional Reading List

• Strong Towns by Charles L Marohn Jr
• So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo 
• Community: The Structure of Belonging by Peter Block
• The Move On Effect by David Karpf

Now Accepting Applications

The 2025 academy will run February 12-April 9.