Speakers announced for United Way's Nonprofit Leadership Summit 2023

White Plains, March 14, 2023 - Asha Curran, Founder and CEO of Giving Tuesday, and Carla Harris, author, speaker and senior client advisor with Morgan Stanley will share the secrets of their success with nonprofit leaders locally and globally at United Way of Westchester and Putnam’s Nonprofit Leadership Summit 2023 .

The two women will headline the event on Tuesday, April 4 from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. at The Performing Arts Center at Purchase College. Now in its 21st year, the Nonprofit Leadership Summit builds professional excellence in the purpose-driven organizations of Westchester and Putnam counties. The Summit attracts a diverse audience of professionals and volunteer leaders in the nonprofit sector – across disciplines, fields, and experience levels, providing them with professional development at an affordable cost. Tickets are now on sale. The event is underwritten in part by TD Bank.

The Nonprofit Leadership Summit 2023 will be live streamed to viewers from around the world so participants both near and far can experience this year’s thought-provoking lineup of speakers and events.

In addition to the keynotes, panelists from area nonprofits will take the stage in two groups to discuss advocacy and leadership development. The event also features networking, a vendor expo area, activities, and TED-styled talks.

In-person tickets include admission, plus breakfast and lunch. Additionally, the first 500 ticketholders get a swag bag and a signed copy of Carla Harris' book "Lead to Win." Tickets are $75 per person. In-person groups of five or more will get tickets for $65 per person.

Virtual participants will be able to stream the speakers, panel, and Ted-like talks. Virtual tickets are $25 per person. To see the schedule and a full list of panelists, moderators, interviewers and speakers, visit https://www.uwwp.org/summit-2023/.

About Keynote Speaker Asha Curran

Asha Curran, Founder and CEO of Giving Tuesday is the morning keynote speaker. She serves as Chair of the Board of Guardian.org and is a Fellow at Stanford University’s Center for Philanthropy and Civil Society and a Marla and Barry Beck Visiting Social Innovator at the Social Innovation and Change Initiative at the Harvard Kennedy School. She was a Tällberg-SNF-Eliasson Global Leadership Finalist in 2021 and was named to the Nonprofit Times’ Top Fifty Power and Influence list in 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022.

About Keynote Speaker Carla Harris

Carla Harris’ 2018 TedTalk about mentorship has over 4.7 million views. She is an internationally renowned public speaker, and the author of the books Strategize to Win (2014), Expect to Win (2009), and the newly released, Lead to Win (2022). Carla is a Senior Client Advisor at Morgan Stanley and was Vice Chairman of Global Wealth Management at Morgan Stanley from 2013 to 2021.