This is an excerpt: In this episode of “Organize Your Butterflies,” YWCA USA CEO Alejandra Y. Castillo chats with Celinda Lake, CEO, Lake Research Partners, and Catherine Beane, Vice President of Public Policy and Advocacy, YWCA USA about the YWomenVote survey findings and implications for the 2020 election.

This is an excerpt: In the latest episode of “Organize Your Butterflies,” YWCA USA CEO Alejandra Y. Castillo chats with Cecile Richards, a co-founder of Supermajority, a New York Times bestselling author for her book Make Trouble, and the former President of Planned Parenthood Federation of America and Planned Parenthood Action Fund.

This is an excerpt: Racial justice education on a macro-level requires grappling with questions such as “what is racism” and “why is racism so difficult to eradicate?”

This is an excerpt: STEM? This episode of Organize Your Butterflies, is the sixth in the “Y Women Startup” curriculum. This is the third chapter under “The Core of Business Operations,” and focuses on the challenges that women face when entering the (relatively) new STEM sector.

This is an excerpt: Episode 20 - This episode of Organize Your Butterflies features a conversation with YWCA National Capital Area CEO Monica Gray.

This is an excerpt: Episode 19 - This episode of Organize Your Butterflies features a conversation between YWCA USA CEO Alejandra Y. Castillo and Lizette Williams, Head of Cultural Engagement and Experiences, McDonald’s USA.

This is an excerpt: YWCA USA CEO Alejandra Y. Castillo sits down with Shan Foster, Vice President of External Affairs and AMEND Together at YWCA Nashville & Middle Tennessee. In this episode, they discuss the AMEND Together conference held in Nashville earlier this week.

This is an excerpt: This is an excerpt: In this episode, released in conjunction with VoteRunLead’s fifth anniversary celebration, they discuss the untapped potential of women and how VoteRunLead provides the tools and motivation for potential political candidates to step up and lead their communities.

This is an excerpt: Alejandra Y. Castillo, CEO of YWCA USA, will be testifying as an expert witness in the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship’s field hearing in El Paso, TX on Friday, September 6th, 2019.

This is an excerpt: This week, YWCA USA CEO Alejandra Y. Castillo is joined by Donielle Eldridge, Founder and CEO of Her Momentum. They discuss finding the right partners to spur collaboration for revenue growth.

This is an excerpt: Ambassador Mari AponteIn the latest episode of “Organize Your Butterflies,” YWCA USA CEO Alejandra Y. Castillo sits down with Mari Carmen Aponte, a public servant, lawyer, former Ambassador, mentor, and humanitarian.

This is an excerpt: This week on Organize Your Butterflies we continue our series on women’s entrepreneurship. YWCA USA CEO Alejandra Y. Castillo is joined by Kimberly Hill, Business Development Manager in Amazon Logistics.

This is an excerpt: LaPiere Carby, financial advisor at Northwestern Mutual, and Angel Rich, founder and CEO of The Wealth FactoryPersonal money management can be complicated but is entirely necessary for women entrepreneurs, who can sometimes struggle to maintain their homes and families while also building a sustainable business.

This is an excerpt: Statement from YWCA USA CEO Alejandra Y. Castillo:Today, our prayers and support are with the people of El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio. Yet once again, we stand with communities that have been terrorized by active shooters whose only goal is to unleash fear, inflict pain and cause great loss of innocent life.

This is an excerpt: Castillo, CEO, YWCA USAGuest: Dee Claxton, Director, Washington DC Women’s Business CenterAcross the country, more and more women are becoming entrepreneurs and breadwinners.

This is an excerpt: #RunAsYouAre Partners Statement on “The Squad”Joint Statement from YWCA USA, VoteRunLead, IGNITE, and United State of WomenRally cries and tweets calling for four elected women of color to “go back home” have, once again, revealed the depth of racism and gender bias that have hindered the leadership of women and people of color throughout our nation’s history.

This is an excerpt: Castillo chats with Blanche A. Williams, a former SiriusXM radio talk show host who earned a reputation as a gifted communicator, debating current issues from a woman’s perspective and conducting one-on-one interviews with extraordinary figures, including Dr. Maya Angelou, Cicely Tyson

This is an excerpt: Host: Alejandra Y. Castillo, CEO, YWCA USAGuest: Valerie Jarrett, former Obama Administration senior advisor, bestselling author of “Finding My Voice: My Journey to the West Wing and the Path Forward”In this episode of “Organize Your Butterflies,” YWCA USA CEO Alejandra Y. Castillo sits down for a conversation with Valerie Jarrett, bestselling author and former Obama Administration senior advisor.

This is an excerpt: Episode 1# - Welcome to Organize Your Butterflies, an original podcast by YWCAEach episode, we discuss the ways women — including many of the amazing leaders at YWCA — are working to organize, strategize, and mobilize around issues like equal pay, domestic violence, entrepreneurship, and more.