Empowering Single Mothers Through Economic Opportunity with Danika Dellor
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Poverty is a growing problem in the United States and 35% of single mothers face living in poverty. Eliminating poverty will take systemic and legislative change, but the fight against poverty begins and is currently most impactful at the local level through non-profits. These organizations strive to provide access to education and resources to those in need. WANDA, headed by Danika Dellor, strives to connect single mothers with these resources and teach women that of all the assets, they are the most valuable. Today, Danika Dellor is here to talk to us about all of that and more. This week’s episode 95 of How Women Inspire Podcast is about empowering single mothers through economic opportunity!
In this episode of How Women Inspire Podcast, Danika Dellor shares the importance of recognizing individuals as their best assets and actionable steps you can take right now to involve diverse voices in your decision-making process.
Danika Dellor is the President and CEO of WANDA Silicon Valley. Danika brings a wealth of executive and fundraising experience accumulated over many years working with various growth-based nonprofit organizations. Her track record includes cultivating and sustaining philanthropic relations with foundations, donors, government agencies, and civic organizations. Danika’s expertise extends to establishing organizational policy, strategy, and program design in the fields of education, arts, health, and human services.
Some of the talking points Julie and Danika go over in this episode include:
- The importance of recognizing individuals as their own best assets.
- A framework for combatting poverty, including private, public, and open assets.
- Universal Basic Income as a stepping stone for systemic change.
- The importance of having diverse voices in making decisions in the non-profit space.
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Chapters
1. Empowering Single Mothers Through Economic Opportunity with Danika Dellor (00:00:00)
2. Introduction to Danika Dellor. (00:00:55)
3. The importance of recognizing individuals as their own best assets. (00:04:20)
4. Women's empowerment and village-like support systems. (00:12:27)
5. Community-led approaches to funding nonprofits. (00:16:49)
6. Bringing diverse perspectives together to make collective investments in values-based leadership. (00:21:21)
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