Advocacy Accelerator | Ednium

The Advocacy Accelerator is for Ednium Program graduates (either from the Denver Deep Dive or Leadership Launchpad) who are willing to set the policy priorities of the organization while learning more about the levers of power. Ednium holds our core values of Community, Trust, and Action at the center of all of our programming, and the Advocacy Accelerator is no different. You can expect to be immersed in intentional and vulnerable environments with the main goal being the cultivation of trust. With trust being established, you can expect to have authentic conversations with your peers on your experience through the K-12 education system, as well as your experience navigating the City of Denver. These conversations and environments will help foster community. Lastly, you will work on research projects with the peers you trust and hold community with to lead Ednium's potential action items for 2025 and beyond!

WHAT TO EXPECT

We want our participants to walk away from this program with:

The skills to differentiate between governmental structures and the mechanisms and key players that operate within them
A set of tools on how to reach a common understanding of a topic with people from a variety of perspectives and backgrounds
A definition of meaningful impact within and outside institutions and how to leverage their connections and resources to realize that impact
An understanding of how to identify a community issue and understand the root causes of the issue before proposing solutions
The ability to evaluate their current role in community and how they can work with their community to achieve a common goal