The WOC Awards
Honoring outstanding women of color in fundraising and philanthropy
Overview
Welcome to the 2024 Annual WOC Awards! Each spring, the WOC community gathers in New York City to celebrate another year of championing women of color in fundraising and philanthropy and to honor three incredible women through the WOC Awards.
This year, we honor Sara Lomelin with the Award for Excellence, Hera Javaid with the Shine Award and Aditi Sharma with the Spotlight Award. Not only will we celebrate these extraordinary women, but we’ll join together for delicious hors d’ouevres and cocktails ahead of the awards ceremony, all at the exclusive venue, The Players, across from NYC's famed Gramercy Park. We end the festive evening with cake, as this evening also marks WOC’s birthday each year.
This year, you can now purchase journal ads to support the work of WOC and to congratulate each of our honorees. The WOC Awards promises to be a wonderful evening and we look forward to seeing you there!
Past Awards Recap
Oh, what a night it was at the 2024 WOC Awards in NYC! We are thrilled to share an additional trove of more than 50 images from the evening and hope you enjoy them as much as we do.
Enjoy photos from the 2024 WOC Awards Event
The 2024 WOC Awards in the News
A New Yorker’s Point of View
Read a fantastic article from one of our guests.
Our 2024 Honorees
Register
We’re celebrating our honorees in New York City. Join the merriment and connect with the WOC Community.
Your presence is eagerly anticipated.
Registration for the 2024 WOC Awards is now closed.
2024 Presenters Include
Chantal Bonitto
Senior Managing Director, Principal Gifts
UNICEF
Senior Consultant
The Inclusion Firm
Vanessa Coppes
CEO & Editor-in-Chief
BELLA Magazine
Martha Lauria
Director Of Development Operations
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.
Mary M. Luke
Board Chair
PowHerNY
Crystal Thompkins
Director of Strategic Impact
Daylight
Principal and Founder
TrueCrystal Consulting
Journal Ad Placement
Congratulate WOC and this year’s WOC Awards honorees with a journal ad, featuring your own personal message of congratulations.
WOC will design your text-only ad, for which both half and full-page ads are available.
To add to your value, ads will also be featured in our digital program for no additional charge.
Journal ad placements are now closed.
