Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:
A Primer for Development Leaders
Thursday, April 21, 2022
12:00 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Exclusively for President's Council Members
Join our President, Yolanda F. Johnson, as she delivers tools and strategies for personal assessment, donor diversification, and opening doors in our work as fundraisers. As we work to raise much-needed funds for our organizations, it is important to find entry points for introducing the subject of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to our donors. It is also integral to diversifying our donor pool. We can do this by assessing our own strengths to determine our role in moving equity forward. In this powerful talk, Yolanda will help us to see through an IED lens and by doing so, create a more just and equitable sector and society. All participants will receive a copy of Yolanda’s article on the subject written for Salesforce.com, along with her “Top 6 Tips for DEI in Fundraising” infographic derived from that article.
Featuring:
Yolanda F. Johnson
President, YFJ Consulting, LLC; President, Women In Development, NY; and Founder, Women of Color in Fundraising and Philanthropy (WOC)
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.
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