Success Differently

Impacting Community: Together Rising Our Community Up

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Diana Charbonneau is a native Tucsonan who received a B.A. in Sociology from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. She is a Community Builder and her extensive volunteering has included lobbying on Capitol Hill for literacy non-profits to Co-managing the Tucson Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA) and serving on the Board of Directors for Junior Achievement of Southern Arizona. Diana is the Development Coordinator for IMPACT of Southern Arizona, President of the Tucson (AZ) Branch of American Association of University Women (AAUW) and Communications Chair for the Emerging Leaders Council (ELC) of the Tucson Metro Chamber. She is married with a 2-year old, 2 rescue pups and a travel trailer that they love to get away in as often as possible.

To get the correct numbers out there, according to Cause IQ there are currently 4,578 non-profits in the Tucson area, and nearly 30,000 in the state of Arizona!

What you should know about getting involved in your community:

  1. Find a place to get involved that supports your interests. People? Animals? Environment? So many different ways to make a difference. Connect with Diana personally to help you find your right place.
  2. It doesn’t require as much time as you might think, even giving a short amount of your time can make a huge difference for the community organizations.
  3. Find organizations such a Greater Tucson Leadership or Tucson Young Professionals to connect with people who can help get you involved.
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