CPL Communities

Your online home for connection, practice, and participation.

CPL Communities is the online gathering place for members of the Center for Purposeful Leadership.

It brings CPL’s relationships, practices, resources, and opportunities into one shared space—helping members remain connected between programs, gatherings, retreats, and conversations.

More than a platform—a community to return to

Purposeful leadership grows through relationship, reflection, and continued practice.

CPL Communities gives members a familiar place to reconnect with people they know, meet people from across the wider CPL community, discover upcoming opportunities, and continue learning and practicing together.

Membership is not about participating in everything. It is about knowing that there is a community you can return to—and meaningful ways to remain connected, keep growing, and contribute when the time is right.

What You Can Do in CPL Communities

Connect and Belong

Build relationships with CPL members across programs, generations, professions, communities, and lived experiences.

Practice and Grow

Find opportunities to participate in the Community Hearth, Essential Conversations, CPL Connect, and other shared practices and gatherings.

Learn and Explore

Access selected recordings, learning materials, community conversations, and resources that support purposeful leadership.

Contribute and Lead

Share your experience, welcome others, participate in conversations, and discover opportunities to volunteer, mentor, host, or facilitate.

What CPL Members Receive

Every CPL member shares the same core membership experience, including opportunities to:

• Participate in CPL Connect twice each month
• Join the weekly Community Hearth
• Take part in Essential Conversations
• Enter CPL Communities and the CPL Member Hub
• View selected recordings, learning resources, and materials
• Receive invitations to member gatherings and advance notice of selected opportunities
• Receive member pricing for designated CPL programs, gatherings, and retreats
• Contribute through volunteering, mentoring, welcoming, hosting, or facilitation as opportunities arise

Some CPL experiences may also welcome members of the wider community. Membership provides continuity, access to member spaces and resources, and an ongoing relationship with CPL.

Specific opportunities may change as CPL’s programs and community continue to evolve. Current opportunities will always be communicated clearly to members.

New to CPL Membership?

Joining CPL begins an ongoing relationship with the people, practices, and possibilities of this community.

1. Explore the member experience

Learn how CPL Membership supports connection, continued practice, learning, contribution, and belonging.

2. Choose the payment arrangement that works for you

CPL offers one shared individual membership with annual, quarterly, and monthly payment options. Every payment arrangement provides the same core member experience.

3. Enter CPL Communities

After enrolling, you will receive welcome and access information to help you sign in, enter the CPL Member Hub, and choose a meaningful first step.

Already a member? Select Sign In at the top of this page. If you need help accessing your account, contact Patricia Neal at [email protected].

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Is CPL Communities the same as CPL Membership?

No. CPL Membership is your ongoing relationship with the Center for Purposeful Leadership and its wider community. CPL Communities is the online home where members connect, find opportunities, access selected resources, and participate between live gatherings and programs.

Do I need to participate in everything?

No. Membership is not an obligation to attend every gathering or use every resource. You are invited to participate in ways that reflect your interests, needs, experience, and capacity.

What if I am already a CPL member?

Select Sign In at the top of this page and use the email address associated with your CPL Communities account. If you cannot remember your password, use the password-reset option.

What if I have joined CPL Membership but cannot access CPL Communities?

Contact Patricia Neal at [email protected] for assistance. Please include the name and email address you used when enrolling.

Can people who are not CPL members participate?

Some CPL conversations, programs, and gatherings may welcome members of the wider community. CPL Membership provides continuity, access to designated member spaces and resources, member pricing where offered, and an ongoing relationship with CPL.

Find Your Place in the Community

You do not need to know exactly how you want to participate before joining.

Begin by entering the community, attending a gathering, and discovering the people, practices, and opportunities that speak to you.