***UPDATE JUNE 25, 2021***
A final, huge THANK YOU to everyone who supported and shared this crowdfunding campaign and making the Embrace Change Leadership Accelerator a reality!
We surpassed the Stretch Goal and you all made that happen.
With this starter funding, we will now be able to:
- run the Leadership Accelerator for 40 women of color!
- provide $8,500 of Accelerator scholarship funds,
- fund 15 full scholarships for Jumpstart Your Online Business – and so much more!!
I can't wait to keep moving this work forward!
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THANK YOU!!!!!
In solidarity,
Cynthia Pong, JD, Founder of Embrace Change
***UPDATE JUNE 8, 2021***
Words cannot describe how ecstatic, shocked, humbled, and grateful I am for the groundswell of support that has poured in in support of the Embrace Change Leadership Accelerator for women of color.
I am so proud to say that the $36K already raised means we can now run 3 cohorts and support 30 women of color through the Leadership Accelerator!
So let's shoot for the moon and launch a 4th cohort to support 10 additional women of color leaders into the leadership positions they need – and deserve – to be in!!
Thank you for joining me in this final push to champion 40 women of color to 10X their leadership!
Women Of Color Are Leading The Future Of Work
The problem is that, all too often, we aren’t seen as leaders – by others or ourselves.
Although 20% of the US population are women of color, only 1% of Fortune 500 CEOs are.
Even though we work as hard as – harder than! – others, we are paid less.
Over the course of a 40-year career, Native women earn $1.7M less than White men, while Black, Latinx, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander women earn about $1.3M less.
Representation And Pay Equity Matter
Women of color across all ethnicities should be in top leadership roles across all sectors. We should also be paid equally for our labor.
#RepresentationMatters and women of color across all ethnicities should be in top leadership roles across all sectors.
Hi! I'm Cynthia Pong, the founder of Embrace Change.
With over a decade of experience negotiating – first as a public defender, now as an entrepreneur – my clients break down barriers in the workplace, whether they work in medicine, public health, the arts, social work, sustainability, or the trades.
My career advice has been featured in HuffPost, CNBC, Fast Company, Refinery29, NPR, and more, and I'm a LinkedIn Top Voice for Job Search and Career.
I am singularly focused on building a future in which women of color are treated equitably in the workplace.
What We Do
At Embrace Change, we provide the tailored resources, strategic support, and roadmap to leadership to make sure women of color thrive.
We advance the careers of women of color through strategic career coaching, tailored workshops and courses, a book on career change, and career advice shared on social media, in free resources, and in action-oriented talks.
We've coached and trained hundreds of women of color to confidently advocate for themselves and drive their careers forward. We reach hundreds of thousands through our career advice social media posts.
Our Impact
At Embrace Change, we’ve coached hundreds of clients to confidently advocate for themselves and drive their careers forward. Our clients negotiate 67% raises, and get the jobs and promotions they never even dreamed of.
Now, We Need Your Help
We’re raising capital to fund a 12-week, high-impact, results-driven accelerator program to give 30 women of color leaders their own roadmap to leadership.
This accelerator will give participants:
- a clear vision for their leadership and a strategy to get them there,
- actionable tools and tactics to negotiate with confidence, and
- supportive and game-changing accountability
In other words, this accelerator will launch women of color into the leadership positions that they want – and need – to be in.
The money raised will also:
- Launch women-of-color-owned businesses
- Put copies of Cynthia’s book, Don’t Stay in Your Lane: The Career Change Guide for Women of Color, directly into the hands of women of color
- Fund 1:1 coaching services on negotiation, resume writing, small business startup, and effective goal setting
- Build more equitable workspaces within organizations
Help women of color leaders start their own businesses with our course Jumpstart Your Online Business and transform their careers with our career change guide, Don't Stay in Your Lane.
Now Is The Time
If you've been thinking of ways to give back, this is your opportunity to pay it forward and cover the tuition of a woman of color for this program.
If you’re interested in a corporate sponsorship or marketing opportunity, please email cynthia@embracechange.nyc.
Thank you for supporting, sharing, and amplifying our campaign! Here's to women of color leaders!
