by Andrea Grant Job Developer, YWCA Greater Milwaukee I am both grateful and honored to have been sponsored to participate in the 2012 YWCA National Conference and Capitol Hill Day, themed “Shaking It Up.” This event was my first engagement with the national YWCA movement. I have worked for the YWCA Greater Milwaukee in Wisconsin… Continue Reading Conference Take-Aways: Bonding Over YWCA’s National Movement
by Tiffany D. Salgado Executive Director, YWCA Greater Johnstown, Pa. At the YWCA National Conference, I learned how to lobby for issues that I am passionate about. This is a skill/act that I have never performed before. Women in persimmon from all around the U.S. came to Washington, D.C., and were passionate about the same… Continue Reading Conference Take-Aways: Learning How to Lobby for Issues I’m Passionate About
by Amanda Larson Girls Inc. Coordinator, YWCA Madison, Wisc. An incredible opportunity was bestowed on me just days before the YWCA’s National Conference. As a young woman in our organization, I was given the chance to fly to Washington, D.C., and participate in a very powerful event, the 2012 YWCA National Conference. YWCA staff, board… Continue Reading Conference Take-Aways: A Unified Voice in the Fight for Women and Girls
by Carmille Lim, Development & Advocacy Manager YWCA of O‘ahu Although there are three YWCA associations in the state of Hawaii, we rarely get to see each other, let alone representatives from YWCAs in other states. So being able to connect with my colleagues from our state, the Pacific Region, and nationwide at the annual… Continue Reading Conference Take-Aways: Inspiration and Motivation
by De’Kendrea Stamps YWCA of Madison, Wisc. I thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to see the YWCA on a national level at the 2012 National Conference. While working every day in the field sometimes it becomes harder to conceptualize the big picture. Being able to network and share experiences with others allowed me the chance to… Continue Reading Conference Take-Aways: The National Perspective and Intergenerational Networking