Welcome to the forefront of employability:
LINCOLN LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION
Connecting individuals with special abilities to meaningful employment opportunities.
THE TREE OF LINCOLN:
A STORY OF PURPOSE AND GROWTH
- In 2016, we planted a tree in the form of Lincoln Leadership Advisors, an executive search and leadership advisory committed to talent with purpose.
- Its roots grew deep: anchored in integrity, dedication and care, and the belief that developing character is a daily practice. The success of our business reflects these core values.
- From the strong trunk of our firm, a new branch in the form of the Lincoln Leadership Foundation has emerged in 2025 to empower and champion individuals with special abilities.
- It connects these individuals to meaningful employment and encourages employers to embrace a more expansive definition of talent.
- It targets an underserved market: a part of society that is often overlooked but loaded with talent, individuals not seeking charity, but opportunity.
- As a core value, we believe the most meaningful growth happens when someone chooses to plant and nurture.
- LLF exists to cultivate leadership where others haven’t looked, and to share the harvest with the corporate business world.
OUR PURPOSE:
TALENT SHOULD NEVER GO UNSEEN
Too many skilled professionals are excluded from employment, not because they lack ability, but because they remain unseen.
- The unemployment rate for people with disabilities is more than double the national average (7.5% versus 3.8%in 2024).
- Underemployment: About 31% of workers with a disability work part-time, compared to only 17% of workers without a disability.
- Households with a disabled member require, on average, 28% (or $17,690) more in annual income to maintain the same standard of living as non-disabled households.
- Barriers to Leadership: Only 37.9% of people with disabilities work in management or professional roles, compared to 44.1% of their counterparts.
- As of July 2024, tens of thousands of disabled people were still legally earning subminimum wages (often below $3.50 per hour).
- Education Gap: Even with a bachelor’s degree or higher, 31% of unemployed people with disabilities report an employment barrier.
Our purpose is to challenge narrow views of leadership and shine a light on this unseen talent.
At Lincoln Leadership Foundation, we do not lower the bar; we strive to identify and empower talent that can add value and create impact in the workplace.
OUR OBJECTIVE:
REVEALING LEADERSHIP, EMPOWERING POTENTIAL
We identify and nurture individuals with special abilities * and connect them with organizations ready to redefine talent
2026 : 15 candidate placements
2027 : 30 candidate placements
2028 : 50 candidate placements
2029 : 75 candidate placements
2030 : 100 candidate placements
* As defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): “a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, a record of such an impairment, or being regarded as having such an impairment.”
THE BUSINESS CASE FOR HIRING PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL ABILITIES
OUR ECOSYSTEM:
PARTNERS & COLLABORATORS
- Employers
- Academic Institutions
- Medical & Therapeutic Centers
- NGO’S & Community Service Organizations
OUR PROGRAM:
OUR SENIOR ADVISORS:
OUR TEAM:
GET INVOLVED:
LET’S GROW TOGETHER
Our tree grows stronger with every hand that helps nurture it.
- Employers: you can offer what matters most — opportunity.
You open the door to a new definition of talent.
- Corporate Sponsors: your support makes our program sustainable.
Sponsor an individual’s professional journey in a transformative manner.
- Friends of: your generosity furthers us.
Dedicated allies who empower and expand our mission.
- Volunteers: your time and ideas are our core asset.
You are creating life-changing impact in human lives.
No matter your role, the invitation is clear:
Let’s make it happen.
