No matter how smart, credentialed, and experienced they were, four SFF staff members found that they were repeatedly dismissed—at nearly every company and organization—and seen as someone who would follow and support other people’s ideas. But they also shared the same driving passion to unlock the brilliance and power of women of color in order to create an inclusive Bay Area.
The Program
The Women of Color, Women of Power program partners with LeaderSpring Center to create a healing, generative, and rigorous space for learning and growth. The program supports women of color in pursuing decision-making positions of power and ultimately building community power. Women-of-color leaders will be selected to participate in year-long fellowships focused on transformative wellness, racial equity, and systems change. As part of a cohort, they will also build strong ties with other women-of-color leaders, and this professional network will continue to expand as ongoing cohorts graduate and join.
About Our Partner, LeaderSpring Center
Since 1997, LeaderSpring Center has supported the extraordinary talent, dedication, and vision of progressive grassroots leaders in the San Francisco Bay Area. In 2017, under the leadership of alumnae Sonia BasSheva Manjon, Ph.D. and Safi Jiroh, MA, the LeadStrong Fellowship was launched to support women of color in leadership. LeaderSpring’s partnership with SFF’s Women of Color, Women of Power program advances its focus on elevating and strengthening the vision, voice, power, and leadership of women of color working for social justice and racial equity. For additional information, email info[at]leaderspring.org.
Support Women of Color
We invite donors to support this effort to ensure that the Bay Area’s leaders reflect the people who live here. A gift to the Women of Color, Women of Power program helps us all realize this vision: brilliant women of color filling scores of leadership positions in local public offices and influential nonprofit organizations. A region led by those with lived experiences, working together to create a place where everyone can get a good job, live in a safe and affordable home, and exercise their political voice.
Support Women of Color by making a gift on our Donation Form. In the “Select a Fund” drop-down menu, choose “Women of Color, Women of Power”
Questions?
Please contact WOC[at]sff.org.