The Courageous Leaders Lunch is Leadership Austin’s largest fundraiser of the year, supporting high-quality programming and tuition scholarships through the Rising Leaders Fund.
Calling all Courageous Leaders
SAVE A SEAT
Courageous Leaders Lunch
Our biggest and best fundraiser of the year!
Presented by:
May 15, 2026
11:00am-1:30pm
1:30pm-2:30pm (reflection, connection & coffee)
Through our “Save a Seat” campaign, this event ensures courageous leaders—regardless of financial barriers—have access to transformative leadership experiences. Your investment in the next generation of community changemakers helps strengthen the leadership pipeline and builds a more connected and resilient Central Texas. Check out sponsorship opportunities here.
What to expect:
Emcee, Ashley Goudeau, KVUE
Mimosas, Lunch and Networking
Mission Stories and Fill the Rising Leader Fun
bright minds
Previous scholarship Recipients
One in three Leadership Austin participants depend on the Rising Leaders Fund to make their leadership development possible.
Making a Difference
Special Thanks
Last year, we hosted our second Courageous Leaders Lunch. The event was brimming with energy and vibrancy — just what you’d expect from a gathering of so many incredible individuals!
Thank you to our sponsors and donors who helped make it all happen.
I’m proud to give back because I believe Leadership Austin fills a vital need in our community for values-driven leadership training that is inclusive, empowering, and applicable to jobs across sectors as well as civic life more broadly. The intentional diversity of each class breaks us out of sectors and silos and unites us by shared passion.
Leadership Austin is doing the work that our future communities will benefit from in creating leaders who are courageous, intentional, informed, passionate, and willing to do the right thing even when no one’s looking.
