W2W Leadership Initiative Updates
The latest on WILMA’s winter leadership programs
W2W Recap: The latest on WILMA’s Women to Watch Leadership Initiative and its mission to help develop more women leaders in our area.
WOMEN TO WATCH AWARDS: This year’s awards event in September drew a sell-out crowd to honor this year’s finalists and announce winners in the Arts, Business, Education, Health, Nonprofit/Volunteer, Public Sector, and Rising Star categories. For more photos from the awards, click here.
MENTORING: As a part of WILMA’s mentoring program, women in the community are matched with mentors to assist with their leadership development. Participation in the program is limited to those who went through a W2W program in the past year, and the mentorship runs through September 2025. This year’s group of forty mentees – our largest group yet – selected from an application process went through orientation in October.
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 in October. WILMA offers the Get on Board workshops in conjunction with QENO.
W2W Up Next: How to connect with WILMA’s leadership programs
LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE: This year’s WILMA’s Leadership Institute class graduates in December, closing out its nine-month program. The group met for leadership skills training, peer mentorship, and interactions with community leaders. Recent session topics included public speaking and negotiating techniques at sites including the New Hanover County Government Center and nCino. Learn more about the forty-seven women in this year’s cohort at wilmamag.com/women-to-watch/wilmas-leadership-institute.
WILMA NETWORK: The WILMA Network, made up of supporting members of the Leadership Initiative, continues to hold monthly meetups.
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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