Women’s Leadership Mentorship Program (Chicago Women in Philanthropy)

CWIP’s Women’s Leadership Mentoring Program (WLMP) is a one-year program that pairs emerging, mid-career and established women leaders in the nonprofit sector. WLMP has two mentor-mentee cohorts, one for Emerging Leaders and the other for Mid-Career Leaders. WLMP strives to engage a diverse group of participants including race/ethnicity, field of work, and types of job responsibilities. Both mentees and mentors are expected to commit to 2-4 hours per month to WLMP for one program year (October-August). They must also participate in key evening events including Opening dinner, Orientation, Goal-Setting, and Closing session. Mentees have a chance to: get career guidance from experienced nonprofit leaders; build the skills necessary to take the next step in their careers; expand their professional networks by interfacing with women who are guiding and transforming Chicago’s nonprofit and philanthropy sectors; and gain access to exclusive workshops and networking events.