FPWA Bronx Leadership Conference

On Thursday, November 3 2016, FPWA brought nearly 100 Bronx nonprofit leaders together for its first Bronx Leadership Conference, in partnership with The Office of the Bronx Borough President and The Center for Bronx Nonprofits, at Hostos Community College. We discussed growing our leadership in the current environment, effective strategies for serving changing communities, dynamics of community engagement, funding and building strategic partnerships and capacity building.

Guest speakers included:

• Ana Oliviera, Chief Executive Officer of New York Women’s Foundation
• Derrick Lovett, President/CEO of MBD Community Housing Corp
• Rev. Rubén Austria, Executive Director and Founder of Community Connections for Youth