WTOP: 5 ways nonprofits can…
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Event Description:
In celebration of Women’s History Month in March, we invite you to join Nonprofit HR for a critical conversation on “Pay, Power, Privilege: Gender Equity in the Social Sector.” This event will focus on how gender inequity issues like wage gaps and power imbalances are affecting nonprofits, as well as steps leaders can take to champion gender equity both at their organizations, and within society at large.
Hear from prominent social sector CEOs, thought leaders and gender advocates, and gain valuable insight into what women and men of all levels, from executive assistants to executive directors, can do to better address issues related to gender and power.
Seats are limited. Reserve your spot now!
Takeaways:
- How issues of gender, pay and power impact a nonprofit’s ability to function equitably and efficiently
- Steps nonprofits can take to address and eliminate gender inequity and create a safe, inclusive organizational cultures
- How to become a public advocate for gender equity at your organization and within your community
Featured panelists include:
Panelist Andrea Levere President, Prosperity Now | Andrea Levere has led Prosperity Now (formerly CFED) as its President since 2004. Prosperity Now is a private nonprofit organization with the mission of ensuring everyone has the opportunity to gain financial stability, build wealth and achieve prosperity. In 2013, President Obama appointed Levere to the National Cooperative Bank’s Board of Directors to represent the interests of low-income consumers. In 2017, Levere was appointed to the Community Advisory Council of the Federal Reserve System and was recently nominated to serve as Vice Chair in 2018 and Chair in 2019. Levere also joined the board of the Ms. Foundation for Women in 1998 and served as Board Chair from 2002-2005. | |
Panelist Indira M. Henard Executive Director, The DC Rape Crisis Center | Indira M. Henard has been with the DC Rape Crisis Center for 10 years, serving as the Executive Director for the last year. Her direct experience in many gender-based violence programs has informed her policy analysis and led to the coordination of public policy initiatives and the planning of spaces for survivor-led advocacy. Henard has worked nationally and internationally in helping organizations build capacity to respond to the needs of sexual violence in their communities. She currently sits on the Advisory Board of Women at Risk International Foundation located in Lagos, Nigeria. Her 20 years of dedicated service exemplify her expertise in nonprofit management, organizational development, education, training, fundraising and public policy. | |
Panelist Jennifer Lockwood-Shabat President and CEO, Washington Area Women’s Foundation | Jennifer Lockwood-Shabat is the President and CEO of Washington Area Women’s Foundation, a public foundation dedicated to mobilizing the community to ensure that economically vulnerable women and girls in the Washington, DC metropolitan region have the resources they need to thrive. She has devoted her entire career to improving the lives of low-income and underserved women and girls. Jennifer joined the Foundation in 2008, providing strategic guidance while leading the program, development, and communications functions. In 2013, her efforts were recognized by Capital One and the Washington Mystics when she was named a “Community Champion,” and in 2015, Jennifer was named as one of Washington Business Journal’s “Women Who Mean Business” and featured as a Washington Business Journal “Power 100 Honoree.” | |
Moderator Lindsey Mastis Reporter & Anchor, ABC 7/WJLA-TV | Lindsey is an Emmy-nominated journalist. She anchors on ABC7/WJLA-TV/NewsChannel 8, covering news in the greater Washington, D.C., area. She’s known for her social media reporting, and often takes viewers behind-the-scenes during breaking news through Facebook Live and Twitter’s Periscope. She has also taught social media and journalism in Iraqi Kurdistan, and created a mini-documentary about child survival in India. Lindsey has traveled across the country to cover some of the most important breaking news stories including the Pulse Nightclub shooting in Orlando, the Santa Barbara shooting, the hunt for the Boston Marathon bomber, the West Texas fertilizer plant explosion, and the movie theater shooting in Aurora, Colorado. | |
Panelist Lisa Brown Alexander President & CEO, Nonprofit HR | Over eighteen years ago, Lisa set out to build a market where one didn’t exist. She founded Nonprofit HR, the leading human resources firm in the country that works exclusively with the nonprofit sector. Today, her thriving company helps many of the world’s most prominent nonprofit organizations get ahead through smart human resources strategies. In the process, Nonprofit HR changes the way an entire sector thinks about talent and culture. Lisa actively contributes to the strength of the nonprofit sector through her advisory roles with Fund the People and Equity in the Center initiatives. She also serves on the board of directors of the DC Chamber of Commerce, Community Youth Advance (formerly Mentoring to Manhood) and the Prince Georges Cultural Arts Foundation. | |
Attendance is $49. Registration is now open with limited seats available. Click HERE to reserve your spot!
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