CHAMPIONS
Resource Dashboard
Welcome to the Champions Dashboard!
As a Champion of The Loop, our team at Shining Light is so grateful for you and the work you so faithfully do for your residents! We hope this is a helpful place for information and resources as The Loop continues to grow in your facility and spread throughout the country. Below you’ll find information about upcoming meetings & events, as well as links to handouts, one-pagers, and guides. If there’s something else you’d like us to make available, please don’t hesitate to ask. We’re in this together!
– Kelly Beltran, Program Director / Editor-in-Chief
– Matthew Hippen, Program Specialist
We always ask our readers, “What Went Right?” But what about you???
"We are adding a Loop Group to our medium facility!" ●
"Our Loop Group has grown a lot the past month!" ●
"I've got a great team around me." ●
"Becoming an official Institutional Organization so we can shine more light!" ●
"We are adding a Loop Group to our medium facility!" ● "Our Loop Group has grown a lot the past month!" ● "I've got a great team around me." ● "Becoming an official Institutional Organization so we can shine more light!" ●
2025 - Issue 2: KINDNESS
8,535 Copies Shipped
101 Loop Champions in 18 states
17 staff-supported Loop Groups
4,060 subscribers in 39 states
679 individuals submitted (YTD)
132 individuals published (YTD)
Goals for 2025
150 Loop Champions in 30 states
45 staff-supported Loop Groups
7,000 subscribers in 45 states
1,200 individuals submitted
250 individuals published
Important Dates
MAY 10, 2025 - SUBMISSION DEADLINE for The Loop: 2025, Issue 3
We are accepting submissions for the special “Ms. Naomi Tribute” edition, and the issue that will address the character strength of HONESTY. Feel free to scan/email submissions on behalf of your residents to kelly@shining-light.com
MAY 15, 2025 - DEADLINE FOR SUBSCRIBER UPDATES
Please share names of new subscribers or information about subscribers who’ve been released or transferred by this date. If you would like to change the quantity of your bulk order, this is the deadline for that as wll. Any changes submitted to Kelly after this date may not be applied until the following issue.
JUNE 4, 2025 - SHIPPING DATE for The Loop: 2025, Issue 3
Keep an eye out for an email. And as always, please confirm when you receive your shipment.
APRIL 23, 2025 @ 11am ET ALL-CHAMPION ZOOM GATHERING for The Loop: 2025, Issue 2
Open to all staff champions who distribute The Loop. Participants will meet fellow staff of The Loop team, explore highlights of the Issue, and explore ways to make the most of the resource with your population.
RESOURCES
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If you’d like to learn more about Edovo, please explore their knowledge base and tutorial videos. And as always, we’d be happy to help with what we’ve learned as well!
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All courses & resources listed below are available online, on tablets, and any video can also be requested as a DVD by emailing Kelly:
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For more information about identifying, exploring, or applying Character Strengths, we encourage you to visit viacharacter.org.
LOOP GROUPS
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2025, Issue 1 (CS Overview)
2025, Issue 3 (Kindness)
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Handout with the guidelines, spaces for drawings & justification, and full VIA character strength definitions:
Click below to schedule an intro discussion or set up a monthly check-in!