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THE WOMENS COALITION FOR EMPOWERMENT INC

Dedicated to educating, uniting, and empowering women.

aka Sistahs Attune   |   Harrisburg, PA   |  www.thewce.org

Mission

The Women’s Coalition for Empowerment, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) BIPOC-Women-led art-centric nonprofit organization dedicated to educating, uniting, and empowering creatives through the use of initiatives that promote creative expression, self-sufficiency, multiculturalism, self-esteem, and collective growth.

Ruling year info

2011

Principal Officer

Shekhinah B.

Main address

c/o Shekhinah B. ACP #227 P.O Box 2465, ACP #227

Harrisburg, PA 17105 USA

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EIN

27-4450466

NTEE code info

Cultural, Ethnic Awareness (A23)

Philanthropy / Charity / Voluntarism Promotion (General) (T50)

Unknown (Z99)

IRS filing requirement

This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.

Communication

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

The Women's Coalition for Empowerment aims to improve equitable access and knowledge to supplemental assistance resources. We are a resource broker and referral entity. We hope to improve the conditions of women by engaging them to foster personal and professional improvement. As an art-centered organization our goals are to create pathways of sustainability within the creative sector to generate vitality for art professionals.

Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Personal & Professional Development Empowerment Services

Personal & Professional Development Empowerment Services – offers both facilitated and one-on-one sessions for participants to identify their individual skills viable for social improvement and support upward career mobility.

Population(s) Served
Women and girls
Ethnic and racial groups

Networking – the organization acquires spaces where participants, supporters, and prospects meet together in a social environment to build/form relationships with attendees to develop and enhance personal and professional connections.

Population(s) Served
Ethnic and racial groups
Women and girls

Art Economic Empowerment Workshops – an artist specific workshop series demonstrating how to successfully identify, apply, and secure paid-workforce art opportunities. Once completed, artists are able to highlight their talents, enhance career development and contribute to the art economy.

Population(s) Served
Women and girls
Ethnic and racial groups

Sistahs Attune – Sistahs Attune is a musically eclectic women’s vocal collective of emerging freelance vocal artists spanning genres connected to soulful music striving towards improving their economic and employable power within the arts. Sistahs Attune increases opportunities for art employment, merges the gap between art and commerce while increasing culturally relevant platforms for Afro-Centric music and expression.

Population(s) Served
Women and girls
Ethnic and racial groups

Financial Management Workshops – facilitated sessions where participants identify their financial goals, create budgets, and identify best financial practices to save, grow, diversify, and invest money.

Population(s) Served
Ethnic and racial groups
Unemployed people

Where we work

Awards

Videos

Our Sustainable Development Goals

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

The goals of The WCE, Inc is to make significant progress in our community by way of successful implementation of our empowerment initiatives to get closer to our vision.

We aim to accomplish our objectives by unifying women who are in need to work together toward improving oppressive conditions affecting their lives.

Partnering with similar organizations that share our mission objectives to create additional platforms for program implementation. We will continue to further our capacity for professional development and diversifying our revenue.

With increased revenue, program participation and sponsorship with local businesses we have been able to improve our programs outreach and capacity for program sustainability. Our in-kind donations have allowed us to offset costs and invest in our technology, travel and programming space.

The organization has received several local and state funding for programming, as well as partnerships with similar organizations. We have increased the outreach to newer audiences and have developed a formula to increase our fundraising efforts.

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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THE WOMENS COALITION FOR EMPOWERMENT INC

Board of directors
as of 02/06/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Shekhinah B.

No Affiliation

Shekhinah B.

No Affiliation

Thelma Clarke

No Affiliation

Shakia Williams

No Affiliation

Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Not applicable

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 4/16/2020
info Candid has made improvements to the race and ethnicity options.

Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.

Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
Black/African American
Gender identity
Female, Not transgender (cisgender)
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or straight
Disability status
Decline to state

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

 

Sexual orientation

Disability

No data

Equity strategies

Last updated: 04/16/2020

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Data
  • We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
  • We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
  • We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
  • We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
Policies and processes
  • We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
  • We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
  • We measure and then disaggregate job satisfaction and retention data by race, function, level, and/or team.
  • We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.