“Supporting philanthropy, collaboration, and action for social impact. ”
Consulting Services
Leaven Partners offers a range of services for philanthropic, non-profit, and other clients working for social impact.
Physical distance isn’t an obstacle! We have over a decade of experience supporting successful virtual learning, meetings, and collaboration.
About Leaven Partners
Principal Kathy Sessions has extensive experience helping philanthropy and non-profits tackle health, environmental, and social justice concerns. Issue expertise includes environmental health, environmental justice, and health and equity issues related to climate change.
News and Publications
There’s great work in philanthropy and civil society, and more needed. Learn how diverse partners are improving community conditions…developing resilience through climate change…and building power for the public interest.
leav·en (lĕv′ən)
n.
A raising agent that causes dough or batter to rise. An element, influence, or agent that works subtly to lighten, enliven, or modify a whole.
v.
To permeate with an altering or transforming element. To make less boring.
Bringing decades of experience with hundreds of funders into new partnerships for good.
Commitment to:
Delivering high quality work on your timetable.
Advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion through my work and by supporting you on that journey.
Intentionally uplifting and crediting, not extracting, others’ knowledge in interview and landscape reports.
Building good relationships as the foundation of good outcomes.