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New Books on Women’s Votes

September 05, 2019

On February 12, 1920, just before the anniversary of its statehood, Arizona ratified the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution to extend the right to vote to women. On August 18, Tennessee became the 36th state to vote in…


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2020 Flinn-Brown Civic Leadership Academy application to open in spring

July 26, 2019

The 2020 Flinn-Brown Civic Leadership Academy is set to begin in August 2020 and conclude in November 2020. The application for the next Flinn-Brown Academy will open in spring 2020. Every year, about 25 Arizonans are selected for membership in…


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Flinn-Brown Award recipients recognized at annual Flinn-Brown Convention

May 07, 2019

Five dedicated Arizona leaders were honored May 3 by the Arizona Center for Civic Leadership at its annual Flinn-Brown Convention, which brings together Flinn-Brown Fellows for a day of learning and celebration. The award winners include a current Arizona legislator,…


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Flinn-Brown Fellow Chad Marchand dedicates career to serving tribal nations

April 22, 2019

By Brian PowellFlinn Foundation Chad Marchand is a businessman and economic developer, a broker and networker, a community and civic leader, and a multi-degreed student with a zeal for spreading educational opportunities for Native Americans. Marchand is also a member…


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Arizona Center for Civic Leadership names 30 Fellows for 2019 Flinn-Brown Academy

January 31, 2019

Thirty Arizonans have been selected for the 2019 Flinn-Brown Civic Leadership Academy by the Arizona Center for Civic Leadership at the Flinn Foundation. In addition to representatives from the Phoenix metro area, eight of the Flinn-Brown Fellows are from northern,…


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Marie Raymond uses early-education expertise in Tempe public service

November 02, 2018

By Brian Powell Flinn Foundation The success of young children has been a passion for Marie Raymond through a career that has taken her from the Rhode Island Philharmonic to the cities of Scottsdale, Mesa, and Tempe. Raymond, a Flinn-Brown…


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Arizona Center for Civic Leadership names Flinn-Brown Award recipients

October 10, 2018

Five high-impact leaders from throughout Arizona were honored Sept. 22 in Phoenix at the Flinn-Brown Convention, a celebration of civic leadership and public service hosted by the Arizona Center for Civic Leadership. The individual winners of the Flinn-Brown Awards at…


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