Jan 13, 2025
ALF National Presents | We The People: Finding Common Ground for the Common Good We joined ALF because we believed in the power of joining and strengthening diverse leaders to serve the common good. Now, as we move into a new administration following a divisive...
Jan 6, 2025
In December, Class XLIV was hosted by Fellow Preston Prince at Santa Clara County Housing Authority in San Jose for Design Thinking Day. The class chose to focus on the challenge of anti-immigrant scapegoating because it impacts everyone in different ways, and active...
Dec 10, 2024
In early November, the Fellows from Class XLIV were hosted by classmate Tanneasha Gordon at Deloitte in San Francisco. Since it was just a few days after the election, many emotions and reflections were shared at check-in, which aligned well with the session topic...
Nov 11, 2024
Next spring, we’ll once again invite the ALF Silicon Valley network to the annual Exemplary Leadership Celebration, where we’ll present the John W. Gardner and Greg Ranstrom Network Leadership awards. Stay tuned for a formal event invitation, including the...
Nov 5, 2024
We’re all aware of how uncertain the current economic climate is, especially when it comes to fundraising for nonprofits. Many organizations are dealing with the lingering financial effects of COVID-19 and a noticeable reduction in corporate and foundation-based...
Oct 23, 2024
“I don’t know why I’m still here. I thought I would have transitioned by now.” My 85-year-old dad shared his frustration with me as he lay in bed two weeks ago, struggling to do many of the daily tasks of living anymore—like eating, walking, breathing, remembering...
Oct 16, 2024
The American Leadership Forum Silicon Valley board of directors welcomed two new appointments at this year’s board retreat in Half Moon Bay at the end of September. Joining our incredible slate of volunteer leaders are ALF Senior Fellows Dave Babulak (Class...
Oct 10, 2024
ALF Senior Fellow Barry Williams (Class XX) recently published an executive summary of 100 Black Voices: Black Corporate Directors Video Archive Project, which aims to conduct 85-100 video interviews of leading black corporate directors and create a video library for...
Oct 2, 2024
New Episode of ALF’s The Dialogue Podcast! In the latest episode of ALF’s The Dialogue Podcast, we’re featuring Senior Fellow Cynthia Bright of Class XLIII. Cynthia is the Deputy General Counsel and Global Head of Litigation Ethics and Compliance at... 
