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    • 13 Feb 2025
    • 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
    • Virtual
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    Annual Grammar & Writing Webinar for Development Professionals

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    WID’S VIRTUAL, HANDS-ON, COMMA THROW-DOWN


    Thursday, February 13, 2025

    9:00 – 11:00 a.m.

     

    WID invites you to a virtual, hands-on, comma throw-down!

     

    This workshop is designed for development professionals who want to hone their writing skills to engage their audiences, ensure their content is inclusive, and present themselves in a polished, professional manner.


    Barbara Kancelbaum, grammar guru and Vice President of Marketing and Communications at Henry Street Settlement, will answer your most challenging questions.


    Do you ever wonder…

    • Why does Word want me to change “which” to “that”?
    • What’s the difference between “i.e.” and “e.g.”?
    • How do I ensure my writing is gender inclusive?
    • Do I need a comma? Can I use a hyphen?


    Submit your own grammar and writing questions at registration.


    Barbara Kancelbaum has more than 25 years of experience as a writer and editor in the health care, higher education, and environmental sectors. She is the Vice President of Marketing and Communications at Henry Street Settlement. Previously, she worked as a communications consultant and as the communications director at the U.S. Office of Doctors Without Borders. Barbara is a long-time Board member of the Reproductive Health Access Project. She holds a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University.

    • 12 Mar 2025
    • 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
    • UNICEF USA 125 Maiden Lane, New York, NY 10038
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    WID Forum

    Community Ignited


    March 12, 2025

    5:00 - 7:30 p.m.

    UNICEF USA

    125 Maiden Lane, New York, NY 10038 


    Keynote Speaker

    Carolyn Vine

    Chief Development Officer, Robin Hood


    Carolyn oversees all fundraising activities at Robin Hood and leads the Development, Marketing, and Events team in their work raising funds to support the organization in its critical poverty-fighting work.

     

    In that capacity, she is responsible for reaching annual fundraising goals upwards of $150mm per year and drives the organization’s future development strategy by identifying new partners and initiatives to grow Robin Hood’s fundraising platform including planned giving and endowment campaigns; a next-generation leadership group, and multi-year initiative focused on the intersection of AI and poverty alleviation. 

     

    Prior to joining Robin Hood in 2010, Carolyn worked at the global investment firm, D. E. Shaw & Co., in the Resource Development and Fundamental Research groups, focusing on business development, recruiting, and research.  She has an M.Sc. in African Studies from the University of Oxford. She earned a B.A. in English Literature from Columbia University.  A native New Yorker, Carolyn is passionate about making this city a more equitable engine of opportunity for all, and she has fought to do so in her fundraising roles at Robin Hood for over ten years.  She lives in Manhattan with her husband and two small children.