Center for Ethical Leadership

Center for Ethical Leadership Our mission is to cultivate leadership and build capacity for change, helping communities tap collective wisdom in service of the common good.

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Cultivating Leadership & Social Change
CENTER FOR ETHICAL LEADERSHIP

Founded in 1990, the Center for Ethical Leadership is a national nonprofit that cultivates leadership and change capacity that advances soc

ial change. We support individual, institutional and community transformation necessary to creating healthy, just and inclusive communities. Our role is to act as a “catalyst for a just society”, by fostering sustainable change and facilitating the development of long-term connections. We are known for community-based collective leadership, ethical leadership, Gracious Space, Peacemaking Circles, and connecting people in learning through Confluences and the Community Learning Exchange. Gracious Space

Gracious Space is a core body of work developed by the Center for Ethical Leadership which has helped over 15,000 people in 30 states and 45 countries to work better together around critical issues. Gracious Space is a spirit and setting where we invite the stranger and learn in public. To learn more about Gracious Space, or to bring it into your community and/or workplace, click here. Peacemaking Circles

Part of our overall Peacemaking and Healing Initiative, the Peacemaking Circle is a leadership practice of deep listening and storytelling to build trust and strengthen relationships. These circles rely on the learning that comes from the collective wisdom embedded in the experiences and stories of all participants. To read more about past and ongoing Peacemaking Circles, click here. Confluences

The Confluence is a gathering that brings together a diverse group of people to find creative solutions to a challenging social topic. Structured as a two or three-day retreat, the Confluence gathers people from diverse sectors and perspectives to participate in an in-depth learning process that uses interactive approaches to encourage whole system solutions. Click here to read about our past confluences. Community Learning Exchange

The Collective Leadership Storybook: Weaving Strong Communities

Since 2008, the Community Learning Exchange (CLE) has provided opportunities for place-based community change agents to openly examine their challenges, freely exchange best practices and learn how to use the collective leadership framework to solve local problems. The book featured on the left arose from the CLEs, and describes the patterns of working together that encourage collective leadership. To learn more about past CLE's, co-hosting organizations, and getting your own copy of these stories, click here. Our scope of work goes beyond these different programs - get involved and engage with us using Facebook, Twitter, or check out our website at ethicalleadership.org.

Good afternoon, colleagues! We’re calling for presenters and topics! This year’s conference theme is Reconnect, Rejuvena...
04/09/2026

Good afternoon, colleagues! We’re calling for presenters and topics! This year’s conference theme is Reconnect, Rejuvenate, and Rejoice! We’re excited to put on a conference for leaders of volunteers and community members - to network and learn from each other! Submission due date, May 1st.

Conference is in Tuwkila, WA - on Friday, September 25th from 9-2pm. Registration is open as well! $50 - scholarships available and sponsorship too! 🥰 Learn more and register here: https://www.ethicalleadership.org/volunteer-conference.html

Let me know if you want to help strengthen our communities!!

Tagging a few friends… Lisa Yeager, Patrick Tefft, CVA, Lindsay Shepard, Brandon Knox, Tais Cain, Rick Lynch, Paige Schmelzer, Robert Bonesteel

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VAN (Volunteer Administrators Network) in conjunction with the Center for Ethical Leadership is offering a day of professional development for Leaders of Volunteers and Leaders of Community, whether paid or unpaid. Our theme is “Reconnect, Rejuvenate and Rejoice!” We invite you to put forward th...

https://www.ethicalleadership.org/events-workshops.html Leaders help build relationships and strengthen our communities!...
04/09/2026

https://www.ethicalleadership.org/events-workshops.html Leaders help build relationships and strengthen our communities! Volunteerism is a vehicle to help make that happen. Join this session on making a case for a professional volunteer manager in your organization! Share with your colleagues or your favorite organization that engages volunteers!

​Date: Thursday, May 21st 2026
Time: 12:00-1:00pm PST
Cost: Free (Link will be sent with your registration receipt.)

Register: https://www.ethicalleadership.org/events-workshops.html

Joyful day spent celebrating Lunar New Year at the Tacoma Dome! Young people and adults stopped by to reflect on leaders...
03/01/2026

Joyful day spent celebrating Lunar New Year at the Tacoma Dome! Young people and adults stopped by to reflect on leadership for the common good. 💞🥰 Always a treat to see CEL friends stop by to say hi!! 🙂 Thank you for hosting!

Hello CEL Community! We’re excited to be tabling at the Asia Pacific Cultural Center's annual Lunar New Year Celebration...
02/25/2026

Hello CEL Community! We’re excited to be tabling at the Asia Pacific Cultural Center's annual Lunar New Year Celebration!!

Come find us - we’re at table 92 - in the foyer of the Exhibition Hall. Catch us to the right when you walk through the doors!

Today I met with our team who are dedicated to provide professional development to those who work with volunteers!! Tomo...
01/27/2026

Today I met with our team who are dedicated to provide professional development to those who work with volunteers!! Tomorrow we’ll hold our first virtual brown bag session and meet more folks in the field! 💞

If you hadn’t signed up, you still can for tomorrow’s session or any of the other two sessions - Register: https://www.ethicalleadership.org/events-workshops.html

Tuesday, January 27 - Volunteer Manager Peer Learning and Sharing
Thursday, March 19 - Unique and Creative Ways to Recognize your Volunteers
Thursday, May 21 - Making a Case for a Professional Volunteer Manager with the Board

About January 27th’s facilitators:

Lisa Yeager has deep experience in the non-profit sector in volunteer and program management. She was Regional Director for Autism Speaks overseeing walkathons with thousands of walkers and volunteers. She also oversaw 400 volunteers for the Pacific Science Center and hundreds for Catholic Community Center Volunteer Chore Services. This broad experience has given her a depth of knowledge for working with the community and volunteers in the most impactful way. She sees herself as a dream manager helping non-profit organizations and volunteers reach their goals. She is recently retired as Executive Director of the Sno-Valley Senior Center in Carnation, WA. She currently lives with her husband in Port Townsend, WA where she is enjoying being a volunteer herself!

Alice Fong, MSM believes and LOVES how volunteerism is a strategy to advance the common good. She was bit by the volunteer bug in the early 90’s and has kept volunteering ever since. Working with volunteers in higher ed, government, nonprofits like the YMCA and hospitals has kept her in these sectors because she cannot imagine working without the passion, dedication, and care volunteers bring! Alice became the first volunteer manager for a growing nonprofit where she developed the infrastructure and policies that are still being used today. When she was at United Way of King County, she reached thousands of nonprofit leaders with ways to better engage volunteers and was on the team that mobilized the state of Washington’s largest volunteer service day, working with hundreds of organizations to engage over 13,000 volunteers on Day of Caring! Since 2018, Alice has led the Center for Ethical Leadership where she inspires and cultivates leaders to advance their part of the common good!

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https://www.ethicalleadership.org/events-workshops.html As part of CEL’s commitment to civic engagement, we’re offering ...
01/13/2026

https://www.ethicalleadership.org/events-workshops.html As part of CEL’s commitment to civic engagement, we’re offering a virtual brown bag learning and sharing series for those who manage volunteers! Bring your questions, network, and share ideas.

We’re excited to kickoff the series with a team of passionate volunteer administrator professionals. Visit the website to learn more. Lisa Yeager has deep experience in the non-profit sector in volunteer and program management and Alice Fong believes and LOVES how volunteerism is a strategy to advance the common good! For more information and to register: https://www.ethicalleadership.org/events-workshops.html

Thank you for an amazing year and here’s to 2026! New year, new mailing address. 🙂 Center for Ethical Leadership140 Lake...
12/31/2025

Thank you for an amazing year and here’s to 2026!

New year, new mailing address. 🙂

Center for Ethical Leadership
140 Lakeside Ave Ste A, #115
Seattle, WA 98122

Tis the season to engage with loved ones with all sorts of perspectives that put a smile on your face and get your eyebr...
12/03/2025

Tis the season to engage with loved ones with all sorts of perspectives that put a smile on your face and get your eyebrows to come together and squiggle. Maybe it's a co-worker or someone in your class.

Living with Gracious Space provides some tangible practices and tools to engage with everyone in your life!

Join us next week on December 11th from 12-12:45pm for a virtual session. Bring your lunch! Register for your zoom link. https://www.ethicalleadership.org/events-workshops.html

Hello Friends! 💝   is here! We invite you to support the Center for Ethical Leadership. Your gift helps us equip the nex...
12/01/2025

Hello Friends! 💝
is here! We invite you to support the Center for Ethical Leadership. Your gift helps us equip the next generation of leaders with the skills to navigate complex challenges and lead people from all different perspectives. Help us build a future of unified, ethical leadership!

Donation link: bit.ly/donatetocel


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140 Lakeside Avenue Suite A #115
Seattle, WA
98122

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