More From Coldspring, Our CCOV Keynote and Sponsor

We want everyone attending, or thinking about attending, this year's Colorado Conference on Volunteerism to get to know our keynote sponsors a bit more.  We sat down with the Coldspring Center for Social and Health Innovation, and asked a few questions about who they lead, impact, and admire. We can't wait to hear even more from Coldspring at this year's conference!

Who do you lead?
Coldspring Center leads human service providers and social sector workers towards healing clients and communities.

Who do you impact? 
By providing accessible, cutting edge content, supported by pragmatic implementation tools and assistance, Coldspring Center’s services guide communities to be trauma informed and stop the cycle of trauma. The outcomes of this paradigm shift affect providers, helpers, clients, and society as a whole.

Who do you admire?
It is highly admirable how Jim Obergefell, the plaintiff in the Supreme Court case to overturn gay marriage ban, used loved to create social change.

What's the number one tool you use to make your work more efficient and create greater impact?
Coldspring Center has developed the Trauma Informed Excellence® Training Series (TIE), that can be accessed online or in-person. TIE was developed to give organizations and systems of care the knowledge and skills to break the cycle of trauma. TIE incorporates research into practical strategies to create trauma informed change.

What's one insight you would like to share with Volunteer Managers?
A Trauma Informed Organization is one that does not perpetuate violence and trauma. Trauma Informed Leadership, one piece of Coldspring Center’s TIE Model, is essential to break the cycle of trauma. Objectives of Trauma Informed Leadership are to minimize the impacts of secondary trauma, vicarious trauma, compassion fatigue, and burnout within organizations and systems of care, including staff, volunteers, and clients, resulting in a healthier communities overall.