Amplify Leadership Lab is a national project of the Vermont Network and a Marcelle and Patrick Leahy Legacy Project.

What we do

At Amplify Leadership Lab, we believe advocates and allied professionals working to end domestic and sexual violence deserve learning opportunities as unique and powerful as they are. 

Through innovative programs, coaching, and training series, we support professionals at every level working to prevent and respond to violence.

Our holistic approach helps participants build skills, strengthen resilience, and deepen the impact of their work. 

Through our programs, we: 

Cultivate Leadership and Learning

Provide emotionally aware, skills-based training on topics such as leadership, training design and facilitation, and strategies to sustain and support yourself, colleagues, and survivors.  

Provide Personalized Support

Offer tailored mentoring and coaching through one-on-one sessions, group sessions, and workshops designed around each participant’s professional goals.  

Foster Community and Connection

Connect a diverse community of professionals with unique experiences and perspectives to learn from, support, and inspire one another—both within our programs and beyond. 

we believe

We are Stronger Together

When professionals in this field are equipped with practical skills, networks of support, and the emotional tools to sustain their work, they build resilience, strengthen their organizations, and help create a more powerful movement to end sexual and domestic violence.

Together, we let’s create a violence-free world where every person can thrive!  

Our learning cohorts

Leadership Fellowship

Engage in a nine-month, cohort-based leadership fellowship that blends practical skill-building, emotional awareness, and peer connection to strengthen leaders in the movement to end domestic and sexual violence.

Training for Impact

Engage in a three-month learning experience focused on proven approaches to training design and facilitation, with opportunities to apply new skills in your work and learn alongside a supportive peer community.

Our coaching and organizational development programs

Individual Leadership Coaching

Receive confidential, one-on-one leadership coaching that supports personal growth, strengthens self-awareness, and builds practical strategies for leading with clarity and resilience.

Organizational Development

Strengthen your organization through facilitated workshops focused on leadership alignment, team dynamics, communication, and sustainable systems for long-term impact. 

Sustaining Leaders Program

Access tailored executive-level support and technical assistance designed to strengthen leadership capacity, organizational health, and long-term sustainability in our field.

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