Illuminations - Our 2020 Impact Report
Dear WOC Community,
I am thrilled and proud to share with you all of the wonderful things we have been so blessed and fortunate to accomplish since WOC’s official launch in June 2020.
From our innovative programming to career advice, networking to our inaugural Symposium, it’s been an incredible time of learning, growing, championing, sharing and celebrating women of color in fundraising and philanthropy. It has also been a wonderful time inviting Allies in Action Membership Network to find its way to move the work of WOC forward.
I hope you enjoy the content of this brief, yet significant, report. It includes a beautiful poem by WOC member Winsome Foderingham, in addition to a recap of our amazing first six months. I want to thank all of our sponsors, partners and stakeholders for their steadfast support. And of course, I want to thank each and every one of our more than 800 members across the U.S. and around the world.
And now, with the RADIANT Leadership Institute, Mentor Match and Check-In Chicas ahead in 2021, I am looking forward to what’s to come, as we, the women of WOC, continue illuminating the path to the good work needed in the world today. Here’s to many more years to come!
With Gratitude and Hope,
Yolanda F. Johnson
Founder, Women of Color in Fundraising and Philanthropy (WOC)®
Founder and President, YFJ Consulting, LLC
