“I graduated from Leadership Fellows more than five years ago, but I’m still just as inspired to get out of my bubble and look for opportunities in my community – my family, my neighborhood, my city – to get involved, to get informed, and to take action." As a...
“Every year, we’re thrilled to work with such incredible emerging leaders, and to have the time and commitment from Boulder County’s most highly regarded current leaders.” As the 2018-2019 Leadership Fellows class nears its graduation on July 9, its organizers are...
Applications for the 2019-20 Leadership Fellows program are now being accepted. Learn more, spread the word ... and apply! Beginning May 6, the Community Foundation Boulder County and the Boulder Chamber are accepting applications for the 2019-20 class of Leadership...
“Leadership Fellows taught me how to communicate more clearly and compassionately with someone I may not be aligned with, in terms of our points of view. Whereas before, I may have come out too strongly right at the start with my own ideals and ideologies.” “The...
"The Leadership Fellows program provided me a roadmap, a better lay of the land … and showed me a more well-rounded reality of our community, which is incredibly valuable." A recent alum of Leadership Fellows Boulder County – a joint leadership development and...
“There’s so much to be done, and we can all help in some way. Together, we need to keep persevering in order to keep helping.” Pamela Malzbender – an alumna of Leadership Fellows Boulder County, a joint leadership development and networking program of the Community...
“Leadership Fellows really helps open up connections and lines of communication, and expand knowledge about different community issues.” A Community Foundation donor, Lisa White is also a recent alumna of Leadership Fellows Boulder County, a joint leadership...
“To be aware of the importance and value of equity, and to make an impact in the community I grew up in – and that I now call home – are very important to me. I want my 5-year-old daughter to have that awareness, too, and to understand the world from others’ points of...
For Erik Thomson, learning more about the culture of Boulder County is an impactful aspect of Leadership Fellows Boulder County – a joint leadership development and networking program of the Community Foundation and Boulder Chamber. “The Boulder community and...
The 2018-2019 class of Leadership Fellows Boulder County – a joint initiative of Community Foundation Boulder County and the Boulder Chamber – is underway, engaging 41 participants from across sectors in robust dialogue on Boulder County’s economic, civic, and...
“Leadership Fellows is a great program for individuals who are looking to expand their leadership skills and their networks. Professionally speaking, the program is especially valuable for younger generations – the future leaders of our community." For Jorge De...
"Intentionality for sustained results is one of the things we’re working on, and Leadership Fellows has strengthened that resolve for me." For Tim Russo, an alumni of Leadership Fellows Boulder County – a joint leadership development and networking program of the...
“I’m active and passionate about living here, so the program immediately felt right for me. Getting to know caring people who are equally invested in living here was an opportunity to share our ideas and visions, our needs, and to explore how to work in collaboration...
“As a community, we need to better understand that mental health for all community members is part of what it means to be diverse and inclusive as a community. We need to see all people as people.” As the month of May – Mental Health Awareness Month – draws to a...
Since 2009, Leadership Fellows Boulder County – a joint leadership development and networking program of the Community Foundation and the Boulder Chamber – has offered emerging leaders a broadly-based overview of Boulder County’s economic, civic and cultural...
"For professional artists in our community, it’s very hard finding not only a place to live, but finding an affordable workspace, too. What I learned in Leadership Fellows is that this issue relates to almost everything in our community." “Since the first meeting of...
"If you think this is a traditional leadership training program – like learning skills of effective leadership – that’s not what this is. It’s so much more. It’s networking and collaboration and expanding your view across so many topics and issues that affect our...
"I’m proud of our community foundations for working together with all our nonprofits to continue to make this a place that everyone can call home." We recently spoke with Matt Zavala, Board President of the Longmont Community Foundation, and Carmen Ramirez, our own...
"Boulder County as a whole is making strides toward greater inclusivity and equity, but we still have a ways to go. That’s why I’m always putting myself out there and challenging the boards and organizations I work with, asking questions about whether we’re being...
Two women walk into a restaurant in Boulder for Taco Tuesday and sit at the bar. The place is noisy, crowded and filled with the aroma of beer and fried corn tortillas. Over chips and salsa, they start talking about ways they can help make the world a better place,...