2021 has been a whirlwind at WNA so far, with three new staff members joining the team. We wanted to introduce them to you! Kelley Abell (Project Manager) is a performer, educator-facilitator, disability rights advocate and gardener. She will be supporting Meals on Wheels Texas as well as contributing on short-term projects. Kelley started with …
About five years ago, we met with Andrea as she started her own consulting business. Both Kelly and Sam had known and admired Andrea and were excited about looking for projects we could work on together and she became one of our Associates. Over time we realized that Andrea’s skillset is a great complement to the …
Announcing Our New Managing Partner Andrea Torres Read More »
As a rising college senior studying Politics, Mass Communications, and Poverty and Human Capability Studies, the opportunity to intern for Woollard Nichols and Associates (WNA) has been a perfect culmination of my academic interests and emerging passions. My academic studies and past internship experience have made me want to pursue a career in the nonprofit world. …
It was a while ago, but we were so proud to be honored as one of three small business finalists for the Celia Bell Entrepreneur Awards hosted by SCORE Austin in 2019. We have turned to SCORE mentors for assistance as our business has grown over the past five years and we are thrilled to …
by Carol Johnson DELEGATION. It is a word that often summons up a feeling of overload in the mind of a nonprofit Executive Director (ED), especially an ED of a smaller nonprofit. We know we should delegate more, but… There is no one to delegate to. By the time I delegate it, …
I was recently asked to write an essay on how my participation in an interdisciplinary poverty studies program and internship, the Shepherd Consortium, in college impacted my life and career. I’m sharing it here because I think it’s a good opportunity to express how my background and life experience informs the collective impact work that …
Getting Comfortable with Discomfort, a Lifelong Practice Read More »