Spark the Change Colorado presents Intro to Board Service, a 90-minute training geared toward any person looking to join a board for the first time. Board membership is an opportunity to connect the goals and aspirations of individuals to organizations, making an impact on our society’s most pressing needs. Learn about the basics of board structure, demographics and community statistics to consider, and how to successfully navigate the board position search process.
Join us March 20, 2025
4:30pm – 6:00pm
Virtual Training
$90 Registration Fee
James Thacker, Intro to Board Trainer
James Thacker is a senior consultant and coach, with more than 30 years experience working with individuals and teams throughout the US. He spent over two decades training trainers and facilitators in Fortune 100 organizations with facilitation and presentation skills. James is a certified Performance Coach from InsideOut Development, LLC. His vast experience includes implementing learning strategies such as Crucial Conversations, Five Dysfunctions of a Team, Facilitation Essentials, and many other transformative learning solutions for leaders and teams.
James has been a non-profit partner, consultant, facilitator and Board Member for several years, dating back to the original A World of Difference program by the ADL in New York. James is a graduate of Metropolitan State College in Denver, the Training and Development Institute at CU Denver, the Boulder Center for Accelerated Learning and Neuro Linguistic Programming in Boulder, CO.
VETP, developed by Points of Light, is a series of six modules that provide a comprehensive understanding of the components of a volunteer program. Volunteer administrators and anyone who has responsibility for recruiting, coordinating, or managing volunteers will benefit from this interactive curriculum, which is based on the latest research and best practices in the industry.
This in-person training will include information and tools related to an element of volunteer program management, practical guidance to incorporate the learnings and tools into your program, and dedicated time for peer-to-peer engagement that will allow you to troubleshoot a program issue and receive support, resources, and suggestions from your professional peers.
Our Spark Speaker Series: Empowering Aging in Colorado is a monthly event featuring speakers on topics pertaining to older adults and their health. We will address issues such as nutrition, memory lapse vs. memory loss, staying active, improving well-being, volunteering, and much more. All are welcome!.
No sign-up required. All are welcome!
Second Tuesday of each month @ 1:00pm
Location: Alamosa Senior Citizens Center Dining Room, 92 Colorado Ave. Alamosa CO 81101
Back by popular demand, our Intro to Board training is a 90-minute training geared toward any person looking to join a board for the first time. Board membership is an opportunity to connect the goals and aspirations of individuals to organizations, making an impact on our society’s most pressing needs. Learn about the basics of board structure, demographics and community statistics to consider, and how to successfully navigate the board position search process. Join us virtually March 20th by registering online!
Join us as euda k. best shares her spiritual insights to creating your happiest and most authentic / abundant life. As an engineer, turned school teacher, turned Spiritual Life, Magnetic Mind, and Writing Coach, euda is offering SparKnowledge participants an opportunity to expand and open their hearts on the first day of Spring!
euda believes humanity is on the cusp of evolution and it is her mission to offer the world a pathway to remembering our whole selves. She will share reflections on growth & grief, the integration of creativity and healing, the value of meditation, why true rest is more important than it’s ever been and more. Want to learn more about euda prior to this SparKnowledge training? Check out her podcast: Hella Random Radio “Where Positive Energy Lives”
Psychological First Aid (PFA) is a process for helping people after they experience a traumatic event. The goal is to provide safety, stability and resources after they have experienced a life-changing episode. By providing PFA , PFA increases people’s resiliency by allowing a safe place to talk about their trauma, fears or symptoms associated with mental illness. PFA is not therapy. PFA provides help grounding people, providing resources and a chance to reconnect with friends, family and/or other caregivers.
So often in our busy lives, we ask questions with the intent to gather more information or solve problems. We have limited time and we want to walk away from a conversation with a sense of how we might take action to promote growth or ease challenges someone else may be facing. There is value in this approach AND it doesn’t always support in empowering the relationship. In this workshop, we’ll experientially explore how shifting our focus when listening actually influences the questions we ask and the connection/trust we build.
