The Board of Trustees of the Bonfils-Stanton Foundation recently established the Livingston Fellowship Program. The purpose of this new program is to provide advanced learning and professional development opportunities to promising nonprofit leaders who hold or aspire to hold significant leadership roles in Colorado’s nonprofit sector. Each year, the Trustees will select up to five Livingston Fellows who will receive awards of up to $25,000 to further their leadership skills and abilities. Recipients will use their fellowships to support a program of activities that may include study, research, skill enhancement, professional development, and peer learning.

Candidates for Livingston Fellowships are nominated by a panel of Colorado community leaders, and interviewed by an independent consultant. Fellows are selected on the basis of exceptional leadership ability, promise for significant and unique contributions to the nonprofit sector, and potential for the Fellowship experience to enable them to move from “success to significance” as leaders of people, organizations and Colorado’s nonprofit community.

It is the hope of the Foundation that by identifying and supporting executive leadership talent, we will strengthen the capacity of a new generation of leaders to shape the future of Colorado’s nonprofit sector.

Johnston R. Livingston

Mr. Livingston has actively participated as a volunteer and board member for nonprofit organizations in every community in which he has lived. His service to Colorado includes Chairman of the World Trade Center, Chairman of the Denver Symphony Orchestra, and Chairman of the Rocky Mountain Region Board of Trustees of the Institute of International Education. As a leader, Mr. Livingston is known for innovation, entrepreneurism, creativity, and achievement.