Localization Implementation
Turn localization from a principle into practice.
We can help your organization build the knowledge, systems, and practices needed to put localization into action. Through staff training and coaching, implementation support, and certification, we help organizations strengthen their capacity for more equitable, locally-led practice.
Knowing what needs to change is only the beginning.
Many organizations are committed to localization and equity but struggle with the next step: how to turn those commitments into changes in the way the organization actually works.
Policies may need to be revised. Teams may need new skills. Roles and decision-making processes may need to evolve. Partnerships may need to be restructured. And organizational leaders may need support navigating the change.
Cultivate provides practical support to help your organization move from intention to implementation — and make those changes part of how you work.
Turn Recommendations Into an Action Plan
Translate audit findings, assessment results, or organizational priorities into a clear implementation plan with specific actions, responsibilities, and timelines.
Strengthen Policies & Processes
Review and develop policies, procedures, tools, and workflows that support greater local ownership, equitable partnerships, and shared decision-making.
Build Team Capacity
Provide targeted training and coaching so staff and leadership have the knowledge and skills needed to implement new approaches.
Facilitate Organizational Change
Guide leadership and teams through difficult conversations, decision-making, and changes in roles, relationships, and organizational practices.
Develop Practical Tools
Work with your team to create or adapt the templates, frameworks, processes, and other tools needed to make new practices part of everyday work.
Provide Ongoing Support & Accountability
Meet with your team throughout the implementation process to troubleshoot challenges, assess progress, and adjust your approach as needed.
You Don’t Have to Start With a Dependency Audit
Implementation Support can begin wherever your organization is in its localization journey. You may be responding to a Cultivate Dependency Audit, implementing recommendations from another assessment, working toward Localization Certification, or simply have a specific organizational change you want to make. We can support you through this important work.
A Collaborative Approach to Organizational Change
1. Define the Priority
We clarify what your organization wants to change, what success looks like, and what support will be most useful.
2. Develop the Approach
Together, we identify the actions, resources, people, and timeline needed to move the priority forward.
3. Put it into Practice
We work alongside your team through implementation, providing facilitation, coaching, training, tools, and problem-solving as needed.
4. Reflect and Strengthen
We assess what is working, address challenges, and help your organization build changes into ongoing practice.
What You Can Expect
Depending on your goals and scope of work, Localization Implementation support may help your organization:
- Translate localization goals into concrete organizational practices.
- Develop or revise policies, processes, and tools.
- Strengthen staff and leadership capacity.
- Create clearer roles and decision-making structures.
- Improve partnership and resource-sharing practices.
- Establish measures for tracking progress.
- Build greater internal ownership of localization work.
The specific scope, deliverables, and timeline are developed with your organization based on what you are trying to accomplish.
Designed for Organizations Ready to Put Localization Into Practice
Especially organizations that:
Flexible Pricing for Your Organization
Implementation support is customized to your organization’s goals, scope, and capacity. We work with you to determine the level of support that makes sense for your organization and your budget, with options for organizations of different sizes and resources.
Ready to Put Localization Into Practice?
Whether you already know what needs to change or need help determining where to begin, we can work with your organization to turn localization goals into practical, sustainable change.