At our Leading Colorado luncheon in March, Southwest Airlines did something incredible to support people who want to grow as leaders: they pledged $20,000 to support our Emerging Leaders Scholarship Fund. But, they also challenged alumni to match them so that we can work together to pay it forward and ensure we have more effective, collaborative leaders ready to take on the tough challenges [...]

Liz Gardner, Impact Denver (ID) Spring 2018 alum and customer community relations for Xcel Energy, was named the 2019 Outstanding Impact Denver Alumni this month. Gardner is an authentic leader who is passionate about her community, her work and her family. She truly exemplifies Colorado’s Civic DNA and rolling up her sleeves to strengthen our community. Get to know Gardner and how she’s continuing [...]

When we bring together people in our leadership programs, incredible things can happen. Not only do people make life-long connections and go deep on issues facing the community, but they channel that knowledge and network into actions that make the region stronger in the form of community impact projects taken on by Leadership Denver, Impact Denver and Leadership Exchange. Find out what they’ve all [...]

“The issues we get into on Colorado Experience … are Colorado issues to resolve,” said Steve Silvers, partner at SilversJacobson LLC and long-time Leadership Foundation alum. Silvers is no stranger to the opportunities offered at the Leadership Foundation. He first engaged in Leadership Denver in 1998 and is a past Leadership Foundation board member. As a board member, Silvers helped curate the first Colorado [...]