WID Celebrates Black History Month
with a special episode of Deconstructing Development
Deserving Inclusion. Seeking Equity.
Beyond Diversity.
Lived Experiences of Black Women in Development
Tuesday, February 15, 2022
12:00 p.m.
WID Members: $15 | Non-Members: $20
Join our co-hosts, Yolanda F. Johnson, WID's first Black President, and Board Member Jill Slattery for a special and poignant conversation on the lived experiences of Black women in our profession and how we all can come together as a WID community to foster stronger inclusion, ensure greater equity, and look beyond diversity numbers. Featuring special guests, WID Board Members Chantal Bonitto and Wendy Sealey, this promises to be a candid, game-changing conversation that you won't want to miss!
Featured Guests
Currently, Chantal Bonitto is using her talents and experiences as the Executive Director for the Northeast region for resource development at CARE USA. She is honored to lead a heart-centered and incredibly dedicated team in the New York tri-state area and New England, to bring CARE's community of supporters closer to the organization's mission to save lives, defeat poverty, and achieve social justice. Her passion for justice, equity and inclusion as well as the power of women’s philanthropy has positioned her to be an insightful and well-versed leader in the future of resource development. Beyond her role at CARE USA, she serves on the Board of Women in Development (WID) New York. She is also on the Advisory Committee for WOC: Women of Color in Fundraising and Philanthropy and is a co-creator of Women Writing Philanthropy: Writing Clinic Program with the Feminist Press. Professionally, Chantal has worked on behalf of organizations such as Women Moving Millions, The Thomson Reuters Foundation, Ms. Foundation for Women, Asia Society's Partnership for Global Learning, and the Society of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. She is a graduate of Oberlin College, a recipient of the Fundraising Strategy Certificate Program at The George Heyman, Jr. Center for Philanthropy and Fundraising, New York University and a 21/64 Certified Philanthropic Advisor.
Wendy Sealey has over 20 years of non-profit management and fundraising experience, overseeing teams in the areas of leadership gifts, campaign fundraising, community outreach, and special events. Currently, she currently oversees a $30 million fundraising program as Vice President for Development at the Guttmacher Institute, a leading research and policy organization committed to advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) worldwide.
Wendy is a sought-after fundraising coach, advisor, and speaker who has worked with a variety of nonprofits in New York City. Prior to joining the Guttmacher Institute, Wendy raised funds for the ACLU of NY, raising millions of dollars for their centennial campaign, East Harlem Tutorial Program’s capital campaign, Bank Street College of Education’s strategic initiative campaign, and the Astraea Lesbian Foundation’s multi-million-dollar grant-making program.
Co-Hosts
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 nonprofit 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. Yolanda is the President of Women In Development (WID), NY and the President of YFJ Consulting, LLC, which provides fundraising strategy and special event expertise for non-profit community. She is also the founder of Women of Color in Fundraising and Philanthropy (WOC) and Allies in Action Membership Network. Yolanda has 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. Yolanda was also recently appointed to the Chronicle of Philanthropy Advisory Committee of national leaders in the non-profit sector. Tying together her life as a successful performing artist and a non-profit leader, she developed All the World's A Stage, a special workshop using performance practice for getting what one wants out of fundraising, philanthropy and life. She presents All the World's A Stage to audiences across the country.
With 27 years of experience in higher education fundraising Jill Slattery has contributed to major and principal gift programs at Columbia University, the University of Pennsylvania, and the London School of Economics and Political Science. She is a graduate of Hamilton College and the Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs. In addition to her dedication to the development profession Jill enjoys time spent with family, friends, and travel.
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