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Leaha Wynn

Senior Manager, People and Culture; Diversity and Inclusion Strategist

Leaha collaborates in the strategy and implementation of talent management at CEP. In this capacity, she plays a major role in staff recruiting, events, professional development, and the incorporation of talent analytics; and works closely with the President, Director of People and Culture, and members of senior staff to develop and implement diversity, equity, and inclusion strategies and other initiatives related to organizational culture and development. She is certified as a diversity professional from the Institute for Diversity Certification (IDC), a qualified administrator of the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI), and has received a certificate in nonprofit management and leadership from the Institute of Nonprofit Practice as a part of their Community Fellows Program with Tufts University. Leaha also has served for several years on the Board of Directors for the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network of Boston, most recently as Chair of the Board of Directors, but also as Co-Chair of the Board, Director of Talent and Recruitment, and as a founding member of its Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee. Leaha currently serves as the Director of the Strategic Research & Analysis Committee of the Board of Directors for the Junior League of Boston. Leaha has spoken about diversity, equity, and inclusion at the Young Nonprofit Network’s National Conference and the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network Annual Conference, and her writing has been featured on Idealist Careers and Work for Good.

Prior to joining CEP in February 2015, Leaha worked as a corporate litigation paralegal. She attended Harvard College for her B.A. and concentrated in Classics. Outside of work, Leaha enjoys hiking, running, discovering craft beer, and curling up with a good book, especially historical fiction, cross-cultural classical literature, and dystopian novels.

Leaha Wynn's Blog Posts

What Must Be Sacrificed in Times of Crisis

This post first appeared on the Alliance magazine blog. For centuries, philanthropy has aided society during times of crisis. At the United Philanthropy Forum’s 2020 Annual Conference (virtually, this year), the ways philanthropy has mobilized to...

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Philanthropy’s Privilege and Rethinking Risk

Foundations have been described over the years as providers of necessary risk capital, society’s passing gear, or necessary fuel for social innovators. But what does that look like in 2020? Are funders truly behaving in this way, or are they, as Vu Le fears, complicit...

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Focusing on Diversity and Inclusion at CEP

At CEP, we have always prided ourselves on a commitment to diversity among our staff and to building a culture of inclusion. Diversity “done right” has a slew of benefits, including innovation and improved productivity. But how do organizations...

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An AI Roadmap for Philanthropy in 2025
An AI Roadmap for Philanthropy in 2025

As grantmaking organizations increasingly explore how AI tools can transform the way we work in civil society, the Technology Association of Grantmakers (TAG) recently released results from a global survey of grantmakers in our 2024 State of Philanthropy Tech report....

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