LF Leadership Council Resource Page

LFLC Resource Page

The LFLC helps provide four key resources that assist Leadership Foundations in providing the necessary resources, readiness, and relationships to support our members throughout the world.

The four key resources LFLC members provide are:

Strategic advice and support for the LF organization
An annual gift to support the LF movement
Access to wider networks of influential individuals
Engagement in LFLC gatherings throughout the year as available (i.e. Annual LFLC gathering, Vision Trips, educational gatherings)

Since the LFLC’s inception we have been graced with many women and men who have made us a stronger, more relevant, and increasingly effective organization by providing these four resources.

Leadership Council Benefits:

Invitation to exclusive LFLC member events
Invitation to a quarterly call designed to inspire, motivate, and engage members
Networking with other women and men with a desire to transform our cities
Recognition in the Leadership Foundations annual report and website

Members of the LF Leadership Council include people who:

Have expertise in their chosen field and out of helpful alignment are willing to engage with us and use these skills as we equip our network to meet the challenges and goals of renewing their cities
Have a passionate concern for the poor, vulnerable, and marginalized
Are energized to engage as an ambassador of LF in fruitful conversations that support LF’s work to help equip our members in the transformation of cities in tangible and impactful ways
Embrace LF’s model of transformation as described in our wheel of change, or three functions of a local leadership foundation

An Example of LFLC Member Engagement
Bill Hutton
Bill Hutton started his LF journey by attending the 2016 LFLC dinner in Pittsburgh. He was interested in finding solutions to address the problems in our cities. His gut told him, there must be other ways of dealing with cities. “I found that LF has solutions that are extremely attractive. I look forward to making a dent in some cities absolutely,” Bill Hutton.

After taking some time to get to know LF, Bill could contribute to our work by advising Leadership Foundations around intellectual property and assisting in the initiation of the Stages of Impact (SOI) tool now implemented network wide.

Bill Hutton’s career spans 30 years, serving as a president COO, CEO in publically traded companies to smaller private companies. He holds a Ph.D. in organizational management, executive management program at MIT. Dr. Hutton has personally coached and mentored a growing number of high potential individuals for growth and change oriented organizations

To hear more about Bill’s engagement as a LFLC member click here.

The LFLC is co-chaired by Nate Sow and Jacques Delli Paoli. For the LFLC list of members click here.

Joining the LFLC
To inquire about getting involved at the Leadership Council level please contact Debbi Commodore at dcommodore@leadershipfoundations.org or click here to submit an interest form. Members may also be nominated by LF board members, staff, and Local Leadership Foundations.

Engage with the LFLC Quarterly Update Calls

Please join others serving on the LF Leadership Council and LF Board for a discussion on how members are participating in the work of LF and updates on Leadership Foundations around the world. This is an opportunity to hear from members of the LF network and through their voices you will experience the impact of LF work first hand.

Quarterly Update Call schedule
Calls are scheduled for 11-11:30 am EDT/8-8:30am PDT.
(click on the links below to access the recordings)

January 25, 2017-LFLC Member Engagement Story—Bill Hutton

March 8, 2017-LF’s Board Training Initiative

June 12, 2017- Elizabeth Martinez, 1 by 1 Foundation-Immokalee Florida, Taste of Immokalee, College Advisory Board Member

September 13, 2017- The LF Wheel of Change- Race & Inequality in Our Cities

November 8, 2017- Generous Giving- How Much is Enough?

March 14, 2018- Reflections from Reid Carpenter and Jerry Colangelo

September 12, 2018- Portland Leadership Foundation: Creating Systemic Change within the Foster Care System

September 17, 2019- Heroic Leaders: Rev. Dr. W. Wilson Goode, Sr.- Pittsburgh Leadership Foundation

LF Gatherings

Fall 2018- Washington, D.C.

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