Instituto Lab

Conducts community-engaged research on the Arizona nonprofit civic engagement sector, resulting in published reports.

Conducts community-engaged research on the Arizona nonprofit civic engagement sector, resulting in published reports.

Conducts community-engaged research on the Arizona nonprofit civic engagement sector, resulting in published reports.

Conducts community-engaged research on the Arizona nonprofit civic engagement sector, resulting in published reports.

Operates a free digital library providing access to pre-recorded courses, supplemental materials, and resources on data and analytics, fundraising, communications, and organizing.

Operates a free digital library providing access to pre-recorded courses, supplemental materials, and resources on data and analytics, fundraising, communications, and organizing.

Operates a free digital library providing access to pre-recorded courses, supplemental materials, and resources on data and analytics, fundraising, communications, and organizing.

Trains over 150 people in partnership with Arena on campaigns, communications, digital, data, finance, and organizing at Arena Academy in Phoenix.

Operates a five-month fellowship program for changemakers, organizers, and advocates from seven Arizona counties, providing training, workshops, expert-led sessions, and financial support including stipends and expense coverage. The program graduated 80 individuals and fostered a new cohort in 2025, with 21 fellows in the 2023 cohort.

Operates a five-month fellowship program for changemakers, organizers, and advocates from seven Arizona counties, providing training, workshops, expert-led sessions, and healing sessions. The program graduated 80 individuals and fostered a new cohort in 2025, with 21 fellows in the 2023 cohort.

Operates a five-month fellowship program for changemakers, organizers, and advocates from seven Arizona counties, providing training, workshops, expert-led sessions, and healing sessions. The program graduated 80 individuals and supported a 2023 cohort of 21 fellows.

Operates a five-month fellowship program for changemakers, organizers, and advocates from seven Arizona counties, providing training, workshops, expert-led sessions, and healing sessions. The program graduated 80 individuals and fostered a new cohort in 2025, with 21 fellows in the 2023 cohort.

Advocates for voting YES on Proposition 139, Arizona’s abortion access ballot measure, to protect reproductive justice.

Advocates for voting YES on Proposition 139, Arizona’s abortion access ballot measure, to protect reproductive justice.

Advocates for voting YES on Proposition 139, Arizona’s abortion access ballot measure, to protect reproductive justice.

Provides fellows with a $150 stipend per session and covers all expenses including hotel, meals, materials, transportation, mileage reimbursements, and childcare/caregiver stipends.

Provides fellows with a $150 stipend per session and covers all expenses including hotel, meals, materials, transportation, mileage reimbursements, and childcare/caregiver stipends.

Compiles a guide of food aid resources covering Northern to Southern Arizona.

Builds and sustains a community among Monzón Fellowship alumni, offering monthly professional development, personal wellness opportunities, and ongoing general support through an alumni newsletter.

Provides five organizations with seed grants to diversify their funding and offers technical assistance to partners. This initiative also produces a report highlighting the need for Arizona-based civic sector funding and was launched in partnership with Vitalyst Health Foundation, Valley of the Sun United Way, and Movement Voter Project.

Provides five organizations with seed grants to diversify their funding and offers technical assistance to partners. This initiative also produces a report highlighting the need for Arizona-based civic sector funding and was launched in partnership with Vitalyst Health Foundation, Valley of the Sun United Way, and Movement Voter Project.

Provides seed grants to 5 organizations to diversify their funding and offers technical assistance to partners. This initiative also produces a report highlighting the need for Arizona-based civic sector funding, launched in partnership with Vitalyst Health Foundation, Valley of the Sun United Way, and Movement Voter Project.

Provides seed grants to five organizations to diversify their funding and offers technical assistance to partners. This initiative also produces a report highlighting the need for Arizona-based civic sector funding and was launched in partnership with Vitalyst Health Foundation, Valley of the Sun United Way, and Movement Voter Project.

Hosts the "Encuentros" event series to foster collaboration, growth, and strategy development among executive leadership of values-aligned organizations in Arizona's civic sector.

Hosts the "Encuentros" event series to foster collaboration, growth, and strategy development among executive leadership of values-aligned organizations in Arizona's civic sector.

Hosts an event series for executive leadership in Arizona's civic sector to foster collaboration, growth, and strategy development for campaigns among values-aligned organizations.

Operates the Instituto Power Network to build and sustain a community among alumni of its programs, offering monthly professional development, personal wellness opportunities, and ongoing general support through an alumni newsletter.

Operates the Instituto Power Network to build and sustain a community among alumni of its programs, offering monthly professional development, personal wellness opportunities, and ongoing general support through an alumni newsletter.

Develops and delivers multi-layered training series and workshops, including a full-day "Power Up Your Program" workshop, covering program design, management, measurement, and communication. In 2023, the organization provided training to 1,098 attendees from 136 organizations across 41 events.

Develops and delivers multi-layered training series and workshops, including a full-day "Power Up Your Program" workshop, covering program design, management, measurement, and communication. In 2023, the organization provided training to 1,098 attendees from 136 organizations across 41 events.

Develops and delivers multi-layered training series and workshops, including a full-day "Power Up Your Program" workshop, covering program design, management, measurement, and communication. In 2023, the organization conducted 41 training and learning events, engaging 136 organizations and 1,098 attendees.

Manages a holistic staff and candidate recruitment program that includes a job board, talent database, and training for staff, candidates, and elected officials to identify and place talent across Arizona. This includes a weekly updated job board with positions from partners and other organizations.

Manages a holistic staff and candidate recruitment program that includes a job board, talent database, and training for staff, candidates, and elected officials to identify and place talent across Arizona. This includes a weekly updated job board with positions from partners and other organizations.

Manages a holistic staff and candidate recruitment program that includes a job board, talent database, and training for staff, candidates, and elected officials to identify and place talent across Arizona.

Manages a holistic staff and candidate recruitment program that includes a weekly updated job board, a talent database, and training for staff, candidates, and elected officials to identify and place talent across Arizona.

Develops and delivers multi-layered training series and workshops, including the "Power Up Your Program" workshop, covering program design, management, measurement, and communication. In 2023, they provided training to 1,098 attendees from 136 organizations across 41 events, and trained over 150 people in partnership with Arena on various campaign-related topics.