Overview & Mission

American Leadership Forum Mission

The American Leadership Forum joins and strengthens diverse leaders to serve the common good.  We do this through a year-long Fellows Program in each Chapter’s community in which leaders can engage in dialogue, differ, and build relationships.  ALF strengthens Fellows’ capacity to address public issues collaboratively and builds a strong leadership network to work for positive change in the communities we serve.

American Leadership Forum Core Values

1. We believe in the power and importance of trusted relationships.
2. We believe that diversity, equity, inclusion, justice and belonging are critical for thriving, equitable communities, healthy people, and a healthy planet.
3. We believe in the power of dialogue and collaborative leadership with leaders who have curiosity about people whose identity, culture, background and life experiences may be different from their own.
4. We believe we have a responsibility to prioritize active civic engagement to equitably serve for the benefit of all people in our communities.
5. We prioritize and engage in practices of mindfulness, grace, acceptance, accountability and openness to personal and professional growth.

American Leadership Forum Cornerstones

These Core Values lead to a curriculum based on the following “Cornerstones:”

1. Building a network of leaders dedicated to nurturing relationships across a diversity of backgrounds, beliefs and practices
2. Designing spaces for leaders to engage in self-reflection and build trust across differences as a spark for personal growth and development
3. Creating space for conversations that encourage leaders to eliminate absolute thinking and practice curiosity
4. Highlighting how our global connectedness and influence can create possibilities for personal, organizational and community change
5. Working together to co-create a just and equitable society through the exploration of historical inequities
6. Inspiring leaders and their networks to be catalysts for creating a community in which all people have the ability to thrive