Women in Nonprofit Network

Our mission is to host value-added events that provide quality professional development opportunities to increase leadership skills and nonprofit outcomes.  Nonprofits have limited budgets and resources for leadership training. WIN does not charge membership or event fees and all women nonprofit leaders are welcome to join regardless of  organization size or income. Since inception in 2019 we have engaged over 335 members, offered multiple events providing professional development and camaraderie during challenging times.  

As we pivoted to virtual in 2020,  we offered events on Zoom. Here is a summary of our past events and links to recordings on our Women In Nonprofit YouTube channel.

Measuring that Matters: Yardsticks for Success, November 8. 2021

WIN event “ Measuring that Matters: Yardsticks for Success features program evaluation and measurement experts Marla Capozzi from McKinsey, Elisabeth Babcock, CEO, Economic Mobility Pathways –  EMPath and Julia Gittleman of MGA Consultants with moderator Bekah Salwasser, ED of the Red Sox Foundation. They discuss why nonprofits should measure and evaluate their programs, when to effectively and economically assess them, and how to best appraise outcomes.  They outline strategies to improve program performance, better inform stakeholders, and expand fundraising potential.

Branding and Marketing for Next Level Fundraising, April 29, 2021

WIN event “Branding and Marketing for Next Level Fundraising” features three expert panelists: Colette Phillips, CEO of Colette Phillips Communications, Tina Cassidy, the Chief Marketing Officer of GBH and Erin McAleer, CEO of Project Bread and moderator, Bekah Salwasser, ED of the Red Sox Foundation. Panelists impart their wisdom about branding as storytelling with a mission focus while at the same time relevant and current. They share their thoughts about effective social media strategies and that directed strategies should include emerging philanthropic groups such as women and people of color.

Leveraging Your Board, January 28, 2021

WIN Event “Leveraging Your Board”, featuring Yolanda Coentro, CEO of the Institute for Nonprofit Practice, Josh Kraft, former CEO of the Boys and Girls Club of Boston and Deb Taft, CEO of Lindauer Global and moderated by Bekah Salwasser, Executive Director of the Red Sox Foundation, focuses on effectively utilizing your Board of Directors as critical component of nonprofit success. “Leveraging your Board” offers tips, wisdom, and suggestions for how to engage, motivate and generate revenue through your Board. 

Fundraising Through Change, October 7, 2021

WIN Event “Fundraising Through Change”  is another pivotal conversation, featuring Paul Francisco, Chief Diversity Officer and SVP of State Street Corporation, Charmane Higgins, Executive Director and Trinity Boston Connects, and Sara Conahan, Managing Partner of New Profit and moderated by Bekah Salwasser, Executive Director of the Red Sox Foundation.  These panelists are local leaders in their fields with expertise in driving racial equity and social justice topics and practices as well as hands-on fundraising. Drawing from these unique perspectives, the panel aims to define strategies that help organizations fundraise and pursue their missions while advancing racial equity and social justice.

Fundraising Strategies in the New Normal, June 16, 2020

In WIN event, Fundraising Strategies in the New Normal, Lori Britton, Shoma Haque, Kristen Sherman, Tara Small and Bekah Salwasser, five Boston-local nonprofit leaders in a variety of nonprofit fields, talk about their recent experiences in virtual fundraising and thoughts about managing during the pandemic in June of 2020.