Leading Edge Alumni Forum 2024
Leveling up the board-professional partnership
Leading Edge Alumni Forum—Shared Leadership
Creating a vibrant shared leadership culture between boards and executives is key — especially right now. Join board and executive leaders from across the Leading Edge alumni community for a 30-hour, in-person leadership development forum! You’ll explore and deepen shared leadership practices across the sector, learn from leading contemporary voices, build and strengthen relationships, and find inspiration to elevate our organizations’ leadership.
In addition to our original invitation, we are now extending the opportunity for even more leaders to benefit from this learning experience. CEO alumni can now bring a board chair or member, and board alumni can bring their CEO.
Registration is now open!
What is shared leadership?
At the Alumni Forum, shared leadership refers to the board-professional partnership — the way an organization's executive and board lead together. But investing in great shared leadership is so much more than collaboration and communication, it’s also:
- Essential for a healthy, effective organization that successfully fulfills its mission,
- Creating and fostering the conditions for diverse voices to engage with curiosity, reflect on a shared purpose, and courageously align values and culture.,
- The capacity to lead together with vision, to uphold a dynamic culture of integrity and boldness, and
- A requirement to build bridges beyond our organizations and create collective responsibility within and outside of our immediate communities.
What You'll Explore During the Alumni Forum
- Leading Together Workshop: Beyond collaboration, uncover what a vibrant shared leadership culture looks like in action, its role in driving organizational health outcomes, and unpack the foundations of leading together as twin engines.
- Shared Leadership Labs: Choose your own learning journey, reflect with peers, and emerge with actionable strategies to renew your commitment to shared leadership and vibrant culture.
- Fireside Chat: Explore stories of hands-on partnership and merging strong points of view into a shared vision from sector leaders and alumni - get inspired and spark new ideas to reinvigorate your leadership relationships.
- Place-Based Learning: Explore Atlanta’s historical context and the stakes of leading across lines of difference, reflect on opportunities to lead change and build bridges in your own organization and community of responsibility.
- The Alumni Network: Enjoy plenty of opportunities for curiosity and connection with your cohort and the entire Alumni Network!
This gathering is designed for leaders from the alumni network who currently work or serve in the Jewish nonprofit sector — secure your spot by registering ASAP!
FAQ
When does the Alumni Forum begin and end?
The Forum will take place from Tuesday, September 10, 1:00pm to Wednesday, September 11, 4:00pm.
Who will be there?
CEOs, board chairs, and board members in our Leading Edge alumni community who actively work or serve in the Jewish nonprofit sector and who will be able to apply what they learn at the Alumni Forum in their leadership practice right away. Participation is limited to individual members of the Alumni Network. Please note that CEO alumni can bring a board chair or member, and board alumni can bring their CEO.
What can I expect from the Leading Edge Alumni Forum?
A 30-hour in–person leadership development program for select board and executive alumni, the Forum will be a learning lab designed to gain actionable insight and create practice-based strategies. You will walk away with a deepened understanding of what a vibrant culture of shared leadership looks like, challenges and opportunities within your organization, and a refreshed toolbox of techniques on how to move the needle. And build and strengthen your connections across the sector along the way!
Is there a fee to register?
Yes. To ensure accessibility for leaders from a wide variety of organizations, the registration fee for the Alumni Forum is structured along a sliding scale according to your organization's budget size, from $180 - $500. If this fee presents a challenge, please contact Isabel Shech, Senior Manager of Leadership Programs, at isabel@leadingedge.org.
Will there be security?
Yes. There will be onsite security, and guests may be required to complete a security check.
Is there more information on hotel, travel, or meals?
Participants are responsible for coordinating and paying for their travel to and from Atlanta and for making hotel reservations. Leading Edge will provide dinner, breakfast, lunch, and snacks during the gathering. All food served will be kosher style, and glatt kosher boxed meals are available upon request. Please find more information during the registration process.
What are the health & wellness protocols?
Leading Edge is dedicated to ensuring a safe and healthy environment for our community at the Alumni Forum. We are monitoring World Health Organization updates, CDC guidelines, and the U.S. Travel Association’s updates regarding COVID-19 and other illnesses. Please note that the following guidelines are subject to change as we get closer to the date.
- We ask each participant to consider their health and if they have been exposed to any communicable illness (including but not limited to COVID-19).
- We require participants to PCR or rapid test before arrival at the gathering. If any federal or state mask regulations are in place at the time of our gathering, all participants will be expected to abide by them.
What type of accessibility accommodations are available at the Forum?
To create an accessible and dynamic learning experience for everyone, we will provide:
- Dedicated quiet space that can be used as prayer space or nursing room
- Gender neutral restrooms
- CART or ASL (available upon request)
- Barrier-free event space and accessible hotel rooms
- Full menu ingredient lists (available upon request)
Please share your accommodation requirements in the registration process and contact the conference team at alumniforum@thebalcomgroup.com for questions.
Is there a dress code?
We recommend wearing whatever makes you feel comfortable in a professional setting — think business casual. Since temperature may fluctuate, we recommend dressing in layers and choosing comfortable shoes.
What else should I know?
To help us create an atmosphere of learning, growth, and respect, centered on the dignity and safety of all participants and staff at the Leading Edge Alumni Forum, we rely on your participation in upholding Leading Edge’s Community Agreement and gathering norms.
I have a different question, who can I get in touch with?
We’re glad to hear from you! Regarding forum logistics, please be in touch with the conference team at alumniforum@thebalcomgroup.com. For questions regarding the Forum’s program, contact Isabel Shech (Senior Program Manager, Leadership Programs) at isabel@leadingedge.org.
