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Your sponsorship connects you with the decision-makers shaping IDD services—while investing in leadership development that creates measurable systems change. It’s visibility among the professionals who matter to you, association with evidence-based excellence, and impact that extends to improve the lives of hundreds of thousands of people with disabilities.

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Why Sponsor NLCDD?

Sponsorship Built Around What Matters to You

NLCDD sponsorships are tailored to help you reach your goals. Our different programs offer varied opportunities for visibility and engagement, with different audiences. We work with you to shape a sponsorship package that gets you in front of the right people and elevates awareness of your support—whether that’s broader visibility across our alumni network or a closer connection with a specific group of leaders.

Direct Access to Influential Decision-Makers

Your sponsorship provides visibility among the professionals who matter most to you: organizational leaders with purchasing authority, state officials who control public funding streams, program directors seeking vendor partnerships, and emerging leaders building their professional networks.

Measurable, Evidence-Based Impact

Your sponsorship investment is backed by two decades of research tracking real outcomes. The longitudinal study of our flagship program, the Leadership Institute, demonstrates that after graduating, 91% of attendees contribute to changes that improve their organizations and the lives of people with disabilities. You’re not just supporting training—you’re investing in proven catalysts for change.

Association with Credibility & Excellence

Your sponsorship aligns your organization with NLCDD’s established reputation for evidence-based leadership development. As pioneers in the field with over 20 years of proven outcomes, sponsoring NLCDD signals to potential customers and partners that your organization is committed to advancing quality and innovation in the IDD field.

Advancing Human Rights Through Systemic Change

As mission-aligned sponsors, your investment supports leadership development that creates lasting systems change. Leaders trained through NLCDD programs drive policy improvements, organizational culture shifts, and expanded choices for people with IDD—making real the promise of full human rights and self-determination. The ripple effects extend far beyond individual participants to transform how entire systems operate.

What Your Sponsorship Supports

NLCDD sponsors like you support leadership development in the IDD sector across our full range of programs—from our flagship Leadership Institutes that bring professionals at every level together to focused workshops on specific leadership topics, to innovative initiatives like our Catalyst Lab, where leaders tackle IDD systems-level challenges. With both in-person and virtual opportunities, the right fit for you depends on the audience and impact you’re looking for, and we’re here to help you determine what that looks like.

Your sponsorship investment provides: 

  • Expert faculty and evidence-based curriculum grounded in 20+ years of research about what creates effective leadership and drives organizational transformation in the IDD field.
  • Lasting professional networks where leaders continue supporting each other’s growth long after the program ends, multiplying your investment’s impact through ongoing collaboration.
  • Access to leadership development for professionals who might not otherwise have organizational support to attend, ensuring that leadership capacity grows across all types of organizations serving people with IDD.
  • Research and evaluation that tracks outcomes, continuously improves program quality, and contributes to field-wide knowledge about effective leadership development.
  • Program materials and logistical support that create an optimal learning environment, plus follow-up support that helps participants implement what they’ve learned.

Sponsorship Investment & Recognition

Your investment varies based on the program, scope, and level of engagement you’re looking for. We’ll work with you to structure something that fits your goals and capacity. 

Just as your sponsorship is built around what matters to you, so is how we recognize it—through program materials, website acknowledgment, and other visibility shaped around your investment.

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Current & Past Sponsors

NLCDD gratefully acknowledges the sponsors that have invested in leadership development, including state agencies, developmental disability councils, nonprofit organizations, and corporate partners who share our commitment to advancing human rights for people with IDD.

Ready to Invest in Leadership Development?

Your sponsorship puts you in front of the decision-makers who matter most to you while creating lasting change—for individual leaders, their organizations, and ultimately for people with disabilities who deserve full human rights and self-determination.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes! Many sponsors support Leadership Institutes that focus on specific states or regions, making leadership development accessible to professionals serving people with IDD in particular geographic areas. This can be especially valuable for organizations seeking visibility in specific markets.

Sponsorship opportunities extend across our programs, from Leadership Institutes to workshops to innovative initiatives like our Catalyst Lab to our resources. We are happy to discuss which program makes the most sense to help you reach your goals.

Sponsors include values-aligned corporations that provide services, products, or solutions to the IDD field, from healthcare and nutrition companies to behavior support services and documentation service providers; along with state developmental disability agencies, developmental disability councils, and foundations invested in the field.

Sponsors receive updates about program outcomes and participant impact. Our research and evaluation work provides concrete data about how leadership development creates organizational and systems change.

Your sponsorship is built around what matters to you, and so is how we recognize it—through program materials, website acknowledgment, and other visibility shaped around your investment.

Yes, the National Leadership Consortium on Developmental Disabilities is a 501(c)(3) organization.

Ready to talk about sponsoring an NLCDD program?

People with disabilities deserve to live with full human rights and make their own life choices. Your sponsorship investment builds the leadership capacity needed to make that vision a reality—while connecting you with the influential professionals shaping the future of the IDD field.

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