Community Champions

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Lead as a Prosperity Now Community Champion

Community Champions are practitioner-leaders working to expand economic opportunity in their communities. They share what works, connect partners, and help turn ideas into practical solutions others can use.

As part of a national leadership network, Community Champions gain early visibility into emerging tools, research, and initiatives, and help shape how those efforts are developed and applied in practice.

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A leadership role within a national network

Community Champions play a central role in keeping Prosperity Now grounded in real-world experience. They act as connectors, contributors, and early adopters, helping ensure that strategies are practical and ready for use.

This is a leadership role within a broader network of practitioners, partners, and institutions working across housing and homeownership, entrepreneurship and small business, tax opportunity, and child and family financial health.

The Role of Community
Champions

Prosperity Now Community Champions:

  • Participate in quarterly convenings to exchange insights and connect with peer leaders
  • Provide regional perspective to inform national strategies
  • Engage in communities of practice and ongoing feedback loops
  • Serve as a connector between Prosperity Now and local networks

Community Champions support field-building and community engagement through activities such as:

  • Sharing practical insights and real-world examples from their work
  • Contributing to campaigns, tools, and practitioner resources
  • Hosting or participating in local and national conversations, events, and briefings
  • Amplifying research, tools, and opportunities across their networks
  • Representing this work through speaking engagements and collaborative spaces

Community Champions help ensure that what gets built is practical, relevant, and grounded in lived experience.  

  • Connection to a national network of peer leaders
  • Opportunities to learn from practitioners doing similar work
  • Early visibility into tools, research, and pilot opportunities
  • A way to shape priorities and contribute to national efforts

Interested in joining a national network of leaders shaping this work?