November 2025 Research Brief: How Leadership Training Contributes to Organizational Change

The NLCDD Leadership Institute has always worked to strengthen individual leadership skills, confidence, and connections — but the impact doesn’t stop there. Leaders are using what they learn to spark organizational and systems-level change across the country. A few years ago, we began asking graduates what changed in their organizations after attending the Institute. Find out what graduates had to say about the impact of the training in this Research Brief.