Access and Mentorship: Lessons from the Field
This will be a panel style event where panelists will share first-hand lessons from the field in how to seek and access mentorship when you’re from a traditionally underrepresented community within the nonprofit and fundraising industry. Attendees will learn about navigating challenges in mentorship and tips and best practices to build a successful mentor-mentee relationship.
Takeaways:
- Gain communication skills to create a strong and successful mentor-mentee relationship
- Hear firsthand how mentors’ and mentees’ intersectional identities have impacted and enhanced the mentor-mentee relationship
- Learn tactics to seek and access mentorship, both within and outside of the workplace
Date: Wednesday, August 4
Time: 4PM to 5PM ET
Location: Online
Price: FREE for AFP-NYC members | $10 for non-members
Moderator:
Juliana M. Weissbein, CFRE (she/her)
Associate Director, Development Operations
Planned Parenthood Federation of America
Chair, AFP-NYC Mentorship Program
Learn more about Juliana
Panelists:
Chantal Bonitto (she/her)
Executive Director of Resource Development for the Northeast Region
CARE
Mentor, AFP-NYC Mentorship Program
Learn more about Chantal
Elandria Jackson Charles (she/her)
Vice President of Development and External Affairs
Blue Engine
Mentee, AFP-NYC Mentorship Program
Learn more about Elandria
Jonathan Meagher-Zayas (he/him)
Director of Agency Advancement
Villa of Hope
Learn more about Jonathan
Michael Mortensen (he/him)
Ambassador
Best Buddies
Learn more about Michael
Adrián Nava (he/him)
J.D. Candidate
Columbia Law School
Learn more about Adrián
For sponsorship opportunities or more information, contact Isaiah Harris at isaiah.harris@ppfa.org