About WNLI
The Women’s Nonprofit Leadership Initiative (WNLI) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit association of Philadelphia area women leaders working to advance gender diversity on the boards of universities and healthcare systems, the eds and meds, since 2012. Founded in Philadelphia, WNLI was established by the late Dr. Happy Fernandez, former president of Moore College of Art, two-term member of Philadelphia City Council, and former professor at Temple University. Learn more about our members here.
WNLI’s initial focus was boards of major nonprofit eds and meds in the Greater Philadelphia region. Since 2020, WNLI has also worked nationally in collaboration with others to provide reliable information about the representation of women and people of color and to close the existing gaps in their representation on these boards. Learn more about our research here.