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Our mission is to develop women as philanthropic leaders benefiting the University and the community at large. We invite you to join us in developing women leaders whose vision, energy and contribution will make a significant impact within organizations, families and society as a whole.

Guiding Principles

• We leverage our combined experience to advocate for balanced representation of women in leadership and philanthropic roles in organizations and society.
• We educate women to become better leaders and philanthropists to effect positive change.
• We model and teach philanthropic, collaborative and inclusive leadership to engage our community of women.
• We coach and mentor upcoming generations of women to become educated, philanthropic leaders others will follow.

As a member, you will learn about what it means to be a philanthropic leader. With unique access to inspiring women leaders from the University and the broader Bay Area, we'll work to expand women’s leadership in business, education, non-profit organizations, philanthropy and the arts.

WLPC Projects

LEADERSHAPE: A powerful ethics-based program leadership development program, hosted by Dominican for undergraduate students from leading universities.

LEADERSHIP LECTURE SERIES: A public forum, created by Dominican’s Institute for Leadership Studies in partnership with Book Passage, featuring noted authors engaging participants in socially relevant discussions and calls to action.