W2W Leadership Initiative Updates

The latest on WILMA’s summer leadership programs
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W2w Recap

W2W Recap: The latest on WILMA’s Women to Watch Leadership Initiative and its mission to help develop more women leaders in our area

  • LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE: The 2024 WILMA’s Leadership Institute class kicked off its nine-month program with orientation in April. At the orientation (shown above), the forty-eight women learned about communication styles from The Forté Institute, participated in PickleBall Corporate Teambuilding’s court experience, met with former Institute alum, and heard from WILMA’s mentoring adviser Kim Nelson about fostering mentorships. The class will meet monthly this year in the leadership program.
  • GET ON BOARD: Sarah Daniels, director of UNCW’s Quality Enhancement for Nonprofit Organizations (QENO), held a training session for women wanting to join local boards of directors and committees. WILMA offers the Get on Board workshops in conjunction with QENO. The next one takes place in October.
  • FUTURE LEADERS: Our youngest W2W group, twelve eleventh-grade teens, began meeting monthly with their mentors, made up of Leadership Institute alum and Awards finalists.
  • MENTORING: This year’s group of WILMA mentors and mentees have been meeting one-on-one each month to work on the women’s professional goals.

W2w Recap 2W2W Up Next: How to connect with WILMA’s leadership programs

  • LEADERSHIP ACCELERATOR: Registration is open for WILMA’s annual leadership conference, taking place July 18 at the Wilmington Convention Center. Info: W2WLeadership.com
  • WOMEN TO WATCH AWARDS: Announcements will be made soon on this year’s awards finalists in the categories of Arts, Business, Education, Health, Nonprofit/Volunteer, Public Sector, and Rising Star. Finalists will be honored and winners announced at an awards party on September 6. Info: W2WAward.com
  • IN THE LOOP: Keep up to date with these and other Leadership Initiative programs as well as application announcements by going to WILMAmag.com or signing up for the WILMA Leadership email at WILMAmag.com/email-newsletter.

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