ALF Cornerstones and Core Values

The American Leadership Forum, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to joining and strengthening leaders for the public good, bases its program on the following "cornerstones":

1. Building trust and networks with diverse leaders

2. Motivating leaders to be catalysts for community change

3. Strengthening capacities for community change

4. Exploring the interconnectedness of communities, nations, and the world

5. Exploring and enriching personal values 

6. Understanding and empowering self and others

7. Exploring, understanding, and valuing diversity

8. Inspiring leaders to a lifetime of active public engagement

American Leadership Forum Core Values

1. Primacy of relationship
2. Appreciation, exploration and inclusion of diversity
3. Dialogue and Collaboration
4. Service to the common good
5. Inner reflection and personal growth