Yolanda F. Johnson is both a philanthropy and fundraising expert, successfully having led fundraising operations for a wide range of nonprofit organizations, launching creative event, sponsorship and marketing initiatives that produced new streams of both contributed and earned income. Through YFJ Consulting, LLC, Yolanda personally gives back to causes supporting racial and gender equity, those with disabilities and the arts. Yolanda is the Founder of WOC, Women of Color in Fundraising and Philanthropy®  and Founder of Allies in Action Membership Network in addition to the President of Women In Development, NY (WID). Yolanda has also had an outstanding career as a performing artist, as a composer, as a producer, as an educator, and she has used her background as a performer to become a sought-after fundraising and philanthropy expert.