The Vision Behind CCL

The Center for Cultural Leadership (CCL) is the consulting, training, and capacity-building arm of Leah M. Forney’s work.
CCL partners with nonprofits, public health departments, coalitions, higher education institutions, and survivor-serving organizations to help them strengthen their cultural responsiveness, redesign programs, and build internal capacity rooted in equity, trauma-informed practice, and survivor-centered leadership.

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The Center for Cultural Leadership was created to address a critical gap in the fields of gender-based violence and public health: Organizations are being asked to serve increasingly diverse communities without the cultural understanding, leadership skills, or program structures required to do so responsibly.

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Many want to improve but they simply lack the strategy, guidance, and trauma-informed support they need.

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CCL exists to fill that gap by helping organizations:
• build stronger, culturally responsive teams
• redesign programs through a survivor-centered lens
• strengthen community engagement
• increase organizational alignment
• support leaders with culturally grounded coaching
• close gaps in empathy, communication, and equity

CCL is for organizations ready to build systems that actually work for diverse survivors, families, and communities.

CCL Is Designed For Organizations That:

• Serve survivors or marginalized communities

• Want to strengthen cultural awareness, equity, and trauma-informed practice

• Need support redesigning or improving programs

• Want to strengthen leadership and internal capacity

• Are committed to long-term change, not short-term “checkbox” trainings

• Are ready for honest feedback and strategic direction

• Want measurable improvements in community impact

CCL Is Not For Organizations That:

• Want quick fixes or one-off trainings with no follow-through

• Are resistant to cultural or structural change

• Are seeking therapy or clinical consultation

• Are not ready to invest financially or organizationally

• Want performative DEI optics without real transformation

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Consulting Partnerships May Include:

• Culturally responsive program design or redesign

• Leadership coaching for directors & managers

• Capacity-building strategy

• Empathy & community engagement training

• Team culture & communication development

• Trauma-informed organizational transition support

• Strategic planning

• Culturally responsive curriculum and framework development

• Access to cultural assessment tools

• Staff training through the Culture Academy (2026)

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Organizational Consulting Packages:

• 3-Month Cultural Leadership Partnership: $20,000

• 6-Month Cultural Leadership Partnership: $40,000

• Customized long-term agreements available upon request

All partnerships begin with an application review to ensure alignment.

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                                                    Ready to strengthen your organization’s cultural leadership?