Thursday, December 9, 2021
12:30 pm ET
Free for WOC Members - Log-in to RSVP
$25.00 for Non-Members
The pandemic has changed the landscape of special events, possibly for the long-term. However, the nonprofit sector should be proud of having embraced the now normal and prevailed at finding ways to get to the “heart” of technology to bring events home to constituents both near and far.
But where are we heading? It's still an uncertain environment, and the importance of remaining flexible and pivoting quickly is as high as ever. Join us as we navigate what events now mean to donors, how to make best practice decisions around events moving forward, how to tap into an exponential audience through events and explore what the future may hold.
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Episode Guests
Vanessa Coppes, CEO & Editor-in-Chief, BELLA Magazine
A seeker and a student of life, since 2009 she has been committed to sharing with and teaching others what she has learned through her experiences on her online platforms. A certified Digital Media strategist and Digital Marketer, Coppes is also the author of “5 Steps to Fabulous: Choices for Living Beautifully, Inside and Out!” and “Social Media Strategies for Small Businesses: A Guide for Solo-Entrepreneurs.” In August of 2019, she acquired the BELLA brand and launched BELLA Media + Co. which publishes the national newsstand and subscription lifestyle publication, BELLA Magazine.
Hera Javaid, Director of Individual Giving, Asia Society
Hera Javaid has ten years of fundraising experience building strategic fundraising initiatives for the annual fund, stewardship, special events, and front-line solicitations for grassroots, leadership, and major gifts at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Baruch College, Natural Resources Defense Council, 92nd Street Y, and the American Museum of Natural History.
She’s currently the Director of Individual Giving at Asia Society, focusing on driving growth in individual giving from general membership through major gifts supporting all of Asia Society’s pillars—education, arts and culture, and policy. She has previously held the Associate Director of Alumni Relations and Annual Giving role at John Jay College. Hera managed annual fund campaigns and the Educating Fierce Advocates for Justice Benefit, the College’s premier fundraising event that raises critical support for student success.
Hera has a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from Stony Brook University and received a Master of Public Administration (MPA) from Baruch College. Her professional affiliations include Women of Color in Fundraising and Philanthropy (WOC) and Women in Development (WID). Hera is a 2021 graduate of the inaugural WOC Radiant Leadership Institute.
Our Host
With more than two decades of experience in the non-profit sector, Yolanda F. Johnson has successfully led fundraising operations for a wide range of non-profit organizations, launching creative event, sponsorship and marketing initiatives that produced new streams of both contributed and earned income. Her fundraising expertise includes securing foundation, corporate, and government funding and cultivating a diverse major gifts portfolio.
In addition to leading YFJ Consulting, LLC, Yolanda is the Founder of WOC, Women of Color in Fundraising and Philanthropy® and President of Women In Development (WID), NY, the NYC area's premier professional organization for women in fundraising and philanthropy. Yolanda has also had an outstanding career as a performing artist, as a composer, as a producer, as an educator, and she has used her background as a performer to become a sought-after fundraising expert.