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The infrastructure for community safety doesn't exist yet. Help us build it and set the standard for the field.

The infrastructure for community safety doesn’t exist yet. Help us build it — and set the standard for the field.

THE STAKES

Games are social platforms. And platforms answer for what happens inside them.

To players, to regulators, and to investors. The people who deliver on that, day to day, in real communities, are your community and safety leaders. Investing in them isn’t charity or PR; it’s how you meet a rising bar. And the companies that move first won’t just keep up. They’ll set the standard.

It works. And there's demand.

This isn’t a pilot of an idea, it’s a proven program with a line out the door.

What the pilot proved:

77%

confident handling de-escalation

85%

had already changed how they lead before the program ended

98%

would recommend the program to other community leaders

Change in Confidence: Pre- vs Post-Assessment

Pilot graduates’ confidence rose across all eight measured competencies (pre- vs. post-program, % rating 4–5 confidence).

The scale of the demand:

84

digital leaders trained

20

countries across 6 continents

200K+

community members reached by the pilot cohort alone

300+

on the waitlist before the second cohort opened

THE BUSINESS CASE

More than a sponsorship. A business decision.

Unsupported leaders don’t just burn out, the cost lands on the business, in churn, turnover, and reputational risk. A trained, credentialed, supported leadership layer pays that back, and the returns compound with every cohort:

A stronger bottom line.

Online harms carry real, measurable costs, including moderation crises, churn, and turnover. Prevention is cheaper than cleanup.

People who stay.

Lower churn, less turnover. Industry estimates put the cost of replacing a single leader at 50–200% of their salary.

Leaders who are equipped and not doing it alone.

Confidence rose across all eight measured competencies, and graduates join a lasting community of practice.

More resilient communities.

Less toxicity, and more trust. 85% of graduates had already changed how they lead by the program's end.

What partnership delivers

For platforms, publishers, and studios

Train your teams.

A credentialed training pipeline for your own community and safety staff - grounded in research, built on what works.

A credential to point to.

Evidence-based proof of competency you can show boards, regulators, and players. A name, finally, for the work.

Shape the standard.

First pick of co-produced content and the research that sets the bar for the whole field.

Not only for the companies that run communities

If you work in and around trust and safety (as a vendor, consultancy, or platform-adjacent partner), Alliance membership gives you the same seat at the table, built around what you need:

Industry insights.

Our annual Impact & Outlook Report and bi-annual Industry Insight Research Reports: a view across the whole field you can't get anywhere else.

Shape the standard.

A hand in the research, frameworks, and benchmarks that define what good looks like across the field.

Visibility in the coalition.

Named recognition as part of the group defining what good looks like for safer play.

You get the research, the intelligence, and a hand in shaping the standard, whether or not you ever sponsor content or deliver training yourself.

Three ways to partner

From a public show of support to a multi-year investment in community safety infrastructure. Most platforms start with a no-cost Program Supporter relationship and grow into the Alliance.

What you get	Program Supporter	Program Partner	Digital Leadership Alliance
	No financial commitment	Project-based	Yearly commitment (3-year minimum)
Best for	A starting point for supporting the work publicly	Philanthropic funders, smaller studios and academic partners	Organizations investing in community safety as a long-term priority
Named as an official DLC supporter	On our website	Print and digital materials	Print and digital materials
Public alignment with the mission	✓	✓	✓
Priority placement on our resources page	✓	✓	✓
Cohort seats for your team	1 reserved spot, one cohort	3 reserved spots, one cohort	5 reserved spots, every cohort
Fund a masterclass, course, research, or cohort	—	✓	✓
Annual Impact & Outlook Report	—	✓	✓
Industry Insight (research) Reports	—	For sponsored content	✓
Prioritized partners for co-produced content	—	—	✓
DLC Alliance credential	—	—	✓