Are you feeling prepared to fill out your ballot? 🗳️ The recording of Beyond the Ballot: What Proposition 144 Means for Future Elections in Arizona is now available to help you be informed this election cycle. ▶️ Watch the recording 👉 vleads.org/prop144recording

VL alumni: Your next chapter could come with a scholarship! 🎓 Join next week’s webinar to learn about scholarships up to $40,000 toward select graduate programs at ASU’s @WPCareySchool and @Thunderbird. 📅 Oct. 21 | 11 a.m. AZ Register today: vleads.org/wptboct26

Less than a month to go! 🎉 Join us Nov. 12 at Paradise Valley Country Club for the 77th Arizona Leaders of the Year Awards Reception honoring Derrick Hall and Cindy McCain. 🎟️ Get your tickets 👉 vleads.org/77tix

What could Prop 144 mean for Arizona’s elections? 🗳️ Join VL, Jennifer Marson and Bill Gates for a nonpartisan webinar exploring the proposal and what a “Yes” or “No” vote would mean. 📅 Oct. 15 | 12:30–1:30 p.m. AZ time Register 👉 vleads.org/prop144webinar

How can employers make it easier to ask for help? 🙋 Our team joined CFMA and Arizona Builders Alliance for a panel on reducing opioid stigma, supporting recovery and maintaining workplace safety. The takeaways reach beyond construction. Watch 👇 vleads.org/cfmaabavlpanel

Last week, we launched “Unpack the Props: A Ballot Party Host Guide” with @ArizonaTalks! 🗳️ Use the guide to break down statewide propositions and lead constructive, nonpartisan conversations before casting your ballot. #UnpackTheProps Download it 👇 vleads.org/unpacktheprops

We're excited to announce Ambassador Cindy McCain & Derrick Hall (@Dbacks) as the 77th Arizona Leaders of the Year! ✨ They were selected for their commitment to AZ, success in bringing people together & ability to turn ideas into action. Learn more 👉 vleads.org/77AZLYevent

Only 36% of AZ 3rd graders read at grade level. Teachers are key to changing that! 📖 This semester, we're placing 25 leaders in 15 Phoenix schools as substitutes. We’re freeing up time for teachers to get vital Science of Reading training. Learn more 👉 vleads.org/LeadersforLiterac…

As Catalyze Class 6 continues to move through the first weeks of the program, we’re excited to share the full photo gallery from the evening that started it all. 📸 Take a look 👉 vleads.org/cat6kickoffpics

VL’s Civic Engagement Impact Team is launching Unpack the Props: A Ballot Party Host Guide at @ArizonaTalks on Sept. 15! Hear stories and data on election issues and pick up a guide to discussing November’s ballot propositions. 🗳️ Register: vleads.org/issuesthatmatter

We're grateful for our partners at @WPCareySchool & @Thunderbird and the great opportunities they offer VL alumni, including exclusive scholarships of up to $40,000 toward select graduate programs. 👏 Join our upcoming webinar to learn more 👉 vleads.org/wptboct26

Real impact happens when digital tools meet boots-on-the-ground leadership. Our Impact Team Members recently distributed cold water while connecting neighbors to @JustAskMia and free @Lyft rides to official cooling centers! Read more 👉 vleads.org/mialyft

Last night, 107 Arizonans kicked off Catalyze Class 6! 🌵 Thank you to @ReynaEMontoya & @michaelcrow for inspiring the class to think boldly about leadership and Arizona’s future. Meet the class 👉 vleads.org/cat6launch

Last week, Impact Maker leaders came together for our annual retreat to connect, collaborate & look ahead. 🤝 Leaders across our Impact Teams shared ideas & explored new ways to work together to create greater impact across AZ. 📸 See the highlights! 👉vleads.org/imretreat26

It was great to see so many faces and cross-team collaboration last night at our annual Impact Maker Retreat! Congratulations to the three winning teams of our pitch competition: 💡 Most Innovative: Team #1 👏 Most Realistic: Team 🙌 Biggest Potential Impact: Team #7

Understanding yourself. Expanding your perspective. Taking action for Arizona. 🌵 Catalyze Class 5, VL’s largest yet, brought together 134 graduates from 21 cities for 4,500+ hours of learning and connection. 🤝 Explore our Impact Report 👉 vleads.org/2526vlimpactrepor…

At VL, our leaders are Driven to Do and turn ideas into action. 💥 Last year, 133 Impact Maker Team Members helped connect 8,000+ Arizonans with resources, expand literacy efforts and advance solutions to AZ's most pressing issues. Learn more 👉 vleads.org/2526vlimpactrepor…

Great leadership begins by listening, learning & experiencing Arizona firsthand. 🌵 Explore Class 5 traveled 1,794 miles, visited 10 cities & connected with 100+ community partners. See the impact in our 2025–2026 Impact Report 👉 vleads.org/2526vlimpactrepor…

A year of growth, connection and action for Arizona. 🌵 Our 2025–2026 Impact Report celebrates a growing network of Arizonans turning leadership into meaningful action through Catalyze, Explore & Impact Maker. Explore the report 👉 vleads.org/2526vlimpactrepor…

In recognition of #OverdoseAwarenessDay, we're joining @NSCsafety for a webinar exploring how the opioid crisis affects workplaces & what employers can do to strengthen safety culture & support employees. 📅 August 25 @ 11am AZ Time 💻 Register Today 👇 vleads.org/ncstoolkit