About the White Rose Leadership Institute

The White Rose Leadership Institute’s mission is to support nonprofit leaders! We want to improve the long-term sustainability of nonprofit leaders and their organizations by offering fundraising opportunities, the highest quality programs, consultation and mentorship, training, opportunities for collaboration and community-building networks. Learn about the history of The White Rose Leadership Institute.

Our Mission Statement: The White Rose Leadership Institute strengthens the York County nonprofit sector with empowered and exceptional leaders prepared to transform our community.

Our Vision: Through the work of The White Rose Leadership Institute, York County will be a model for exceptional nonprofit leadership that drives systemic social innovation and change.

Through our signature fundraising event, Give Local York, the largest day of giving in York County, PA, we help hundreds of nonprofits raise unrestricted funds and connect with new donors, all while providing training and support on storytelling, marketing, donor engagement and stewardship.

The White Rose Leadership Institute also offers the York Federal Fellowship, a fellowship program in nonprofit leadership that strives to strengthen the ability of experienced nonprofit executives to lead their organization for greater community impact.

As a vision of the York Federal Fellows Program, the White Rose Leadership Institute offers a variety of professional and leadership development opportunities created exclusively for nonprofit executives. These unique programs leverage valuable curriculum by forging strong peer support networks.

Our Core Values

ADVOCACY

We work together with a shared voice to champion innovative and effective solutions to York County’s most pressing social problems and the important role the nonprofit sector plays in those solutions.

BEING A CATALYST 

We believe in forecasting and responding to demographic, political and social shifts by acting in creative ways that generate new solutions.

COLLABORATION

We believe in the strength of the collective and empower each other to spark ideas, align strategies, and shape initiatives that unlock the potential of social innovation.

FELLOWSHIP

We convene and engage a diverse community of innovative leaders from across sectors to forge connections for mutual support on our shared journey, side by side.

INCLUSION

We believe leadership is exceptional when it reflects our diverse communities. We listen, learn and work across differences to build the common good.

INTEGRITY

We take our roles as community stewards and trusted advisers seriously.

History

The York Federal Foundation—and later the Waypoint York Federal Foundation—was the charitable arm of York Federal Savings & Loan Association, and its corporate iterations resulting from merger and acquisition, to become Waypoint/York Federal Foundation. For that time, Mr. Robert Pullo served as Chairman of the Board and CEO of the Foundation, operating consistent with the mission and vision of York Federal and York Financial Corp.

As the bank finally was ultimately acquired by Sovereign BankCorp and later Santander Bank, Mr. Pullo dissolved the Foundation and established an Endowment Donor Advised Fund with York County Community Foundation: the York Federal Foundation Fund, for which he continues to serve as the Donor Advisor. The York Federal Fellows Program was founded in 2005 through the York Federal Foundation Fund of the York County Community Foundation.

Matriculating its first fellowship class in 2006, the York Federal Fellows Program offers outstanding nonprofit executive leaders the opportunity to spend a year developing professionally and personally while expanding their leadership skills. With a grant of up to $5,000, executives can pursue their development and connect with other executives during regular workshop sessions throughout the year.

In 2017, the advisory committee of the York Federal Fellows Alumni—composed of Fellows themselves—made the decision to spearhead a community Giving Day in York County, called Give Local York. The first-ever Give Local York Big Give was held on May 4, 2018 and raised $1,478,837 for 211 participating nonprofits in 24 hours.

Following the success of the inaugural Give Day and the feedback from nonprofits as to the value of an organization that would support them in their marketing, fundraising and capacity-building efforts, the York Federal Fellows Alumni made the decision to incorporate as a not-for-profit corporation on July 31, 2018 with a mission to strengthen the York County nonprofit sector with empowered and exceptional leaders prepared to transform our community.

Leadership

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

• Joyce Santiago, Chair, Affordable Housing Advocates, YFF ‘18

• Bobbi Anne DeLeo, Immediate Past Chair, Retired, previously York County Literacy Institute, YFF ‘12

• Tom O’Connor, Vice Chair, PA Ag Discovery Center, YFF ‘19

• Tim Workinger, Treasurer, Warehaus

• Jason Lewis, Secretary, Responsive Fundraising, YFF ‘14

• Deb Gogniat, retired, previously Healthy York County Coalition, YFF ‘18

• David Gonzalez, York County Economic Alliance

• Jackie Summers, Penn-Mar Human Services, YFF ‘20

• Jean M. Treuthart, JMT Strategies LLC, YFF ‘15

• Bob Pullo, Director Emeritus
  
  

  EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

• Lisa Barshinger

  
  
  
  

Finance Committee

• Patrick Ball, CTY Consulting

• Trent Davis, Servants (2013)

• Robert Lambert, York County Libraries (2017)

• Martin Fedorko, White Rose Ventures

• Steve Miller, PeoplesBank

• Bob Pullo, Director Emeritus

Governance Committee

• Jean Treuthart, Chair (2015)

• Patrick Ball (community representative)

• Jackie Summers (2020)

• Britney Walker (community representative)

• Sharee McFadden (community representative)

Give Local York Advisory Committee

• Anthony Campisi, Co-Chair, Glatfelter Insurance Group

• Eric Menzer, Co-Chair, York Revolution

• Lisa Glezer, Wagman

• Douglas Berman, RKL

• Joan Mummert, York County History Center (2013)