For the Long Haul: Supporting and Sustaining Leaders of Color

Join us on Thursday, April 4th at 2pm ET for our upcoming webinar highlighting research from our recent report – The Push and Pull. This webinar will examine the data about the variety of factors that “push” BIPOC leaders to take on executive positions, and then too often “push” them to burn out of those roles. 

The webinar will also engage a trio of capacity builders and organizational leaders from different U.S. cities. Kavita Khandekar Chopra is the Managing Director, Strategy & Engagement for re:power; Bamby Salcedo is a transgender Latina activist and the President and CEO of the TransLatin@ Coalition; Kelly Woodland promotes Black nonprofit leadership as the Managing Director of Leadership Equity at the United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey (UWGPSNJ). They will share their insights about interventions and programs they run to support and sustain current and aspiring leaders of color.

In this critical moment for our sector and our nation, this webinar will both inform attendees about the challenges facing the next generation of nonprofit leaders and also provide inspirational examples of strategies that generate a positive “pull” towards leadership.

PANELIST BIOS:

Bamby Salcedo is a prominent and celebrated transgender Latina activist, known all over the world for her passionate and productive social, political, and economic influence. As the President and CEO of the TransLatin@ Coalition, Bamby steadily leads this nationally recognized organization that advocates for and addresses the issues of transgender Latinas throughout the United States. Bamby received her Master’s Degree in Mexican and Latin@ Studies from California State University, Los Angeles, and also developed the Center for Violence Prevention & Transgender Wellness, a multimillion, multipurpose, multiservice space for Trans people in Los Angeles.

Kavita Khandekar Chopra is the Managing Director, Strategy & Engagement for re:power – a national training organization building power with and for Black, Indigenous and People of Color organizers across the country. In her role at re:power, Kavita oversees Development, Communications, and Strategic Initiatives for the organization. Kavita earned her Bachelor’s of Arts in Social Welfare from UC Berkeley and her Masters of Science in Social Work from UT Austin, concentrating in Community and Administrative Leadership. She is passionate about developing responsive systems built with equity at the center and building BIPOC community power in Texas. 

Kelly Woodland serves as the Managing Director of Leadership Equity at the United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey (UWGPSNJ). In this capacity, Kelly develops strategies to promote Black nonprofit leadership. To that end, Kelly has created and is launching the Center for Leadership Equity (CLE) in the summer 2024. The CLE will provide assorted leadership enhancement programming to meet the stated interests of Black nonprofit leaders. The CLE will also serve as an intermediary between the philanthropic sector and Black nonprofit leaders to reset their relationship and build an equitable ecosystem.