How Philanthropy Combats Human Trafficking<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_code][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#badfe0″ da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” global_colors_info=”{}” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text disabled_on=”on|off|off” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#047c8e” text_font_size=”22px” header_2_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_2_font_size=”33px” header_2_line_height=”1.2em” min_height=”107.4px” custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]\n Wednesday, March 18, 2026 | 6:00pm Wednesday, March 18, 2026\u00a0 6:00pm – Registration Closed – <\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#dbb52d” background_enable_image=”off” width=”100%” max_width=”100%” custom_margin=”0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” custom_padding=”61px|0px|21px|0px|false|false” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_heading title=”Empowered Women Empower Women ” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” title_level=”h3″ title_text_align=”center” title_text_color=”#007d8e” title_font_size=”60px” width=”68%” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” custom_padding=”40px||28px||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”40px||||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”||20px||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” title_line_height_tablet=”” title_line_height_phone=”1em” title_line_height_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_font_size=”22px” header_2_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_2_font_size=”33px” header_2_line_height=”1.2em” custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]\n Movements need money, and philanthropy is one of the most powerful tools society has to tackle our greatest problems, including human trafficking.<\/strong><\/p>\n Yet, giving to women\u2019s and girls\u2019 organizations equals only approximately 2% of overall U.S. charitable giving\u2014peaking at 2.18% in 2022. And of those dollars, who led the way in giving? Women, of course, with gifts of all sizes, ranging from $2 to $20million. Restore leads the way as one of the most preeminent anti-trafficking organizations in the world. Yet, we would not be where we are without the generosity of women donors.<\/p>\n Join us as we celebrate Women\u2019s History Month with a poignant conversation on how women have helped make freedom a reality for survivors of human trafficking. Our moderator, women\u2019s philanthropy thought leader, Yolanda F. Johnson, will guide our panel, including Beck Sullivan, CEO of Restore, Lenore Schaffer, Chief Program Officer of Restore and two Restore donors, in sharing their expert perspectives and experiences around the impact women have made in the fight against human trafficking.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#badfe0″ custom_padding=”128px||122px||false|false” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_heading title=” Panelists” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” title_level=”h3″ title_text_align=”center” title_text_color=”#004454″ title_font_size=”56px” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_heading][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/restorenyc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/lenorecircle.png” title_text=”lenorecircle” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” width=”76.8%” custom_padding=”|0px|0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_font_size=”22px” header_2_text_color=”#000000″ header_2_font_size=”32px” custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]\n Lenore Schaffer, Ph.D. is the Chief Program Officer at Restore NYC, where she leads the strategic oversight of the organization’s Housing, Economic Empowerment, Client Services, and Impact Evaluation programs. Before joining Restore in June 2019, she served as The University of Southern Mississippi’s first Deputy Title IX Coordinator. In this role, she assisted in the oversight, leadership, and coordination of the University’s compliance efforts with Title IX and the University’s Sexual Misconduct Policy.<\/p>\n Lenore has always been committed to ending gender-based violence and spearheaded the University’s first student organization geared towards increasing sexual violence awareness and peer-to-peer education. Altogether, she has more than a decade of experience in higher education and teaching, policy and program development, and counseling. She has a M.Ed. in Counseling & Human Services from Lehigh University and a Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration, minor in Student Affairs from The University of Southern Mississippi<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/restorenyc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/beckcircle.png” title_text=”beckcircle” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” width=”76.8%” min_height=”57.7px” custom_padding=”|0px|0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_font_size=”22px” header_2_text_color=”#000000″ header_2_font_size=”32px” custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]\n Beck Sullivan is the CEO of Restore NYC, a nonprofit dedicated to making freedom real for survivors of human trafficking in New York City. A Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Beck brings over 17 years of expertise in the anti-trafficking field, with a focus on providing trauma-informed care and creating spaces rooted in justice and healing.<\/p>\n She previously worked with survivors at the Bilateral Safety Corridor Coalition in San Diego and co-founded the Valley Against Sex Trafficking (VAST), a nonprofit in Pennsylvania. Before becoming CEO, Beck served as Restore’s Chief Program Officer, where she led nationally recognized programs that earned the prestigious Presidential Award for Extraordinary Efforts to Combat Trafficking in Persons in 2024.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/restorenyc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/lenorecircle-1.png” title_text=”lenorecircle (1)” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” width=”400px” custom_padding=”|0px||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_font_size=”22px” header_2_text_color=”#000000″ header_2_font_size=”32px” custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]\n Damyury Almonte serves as the Program Officer for the Housing & Homelessness initiative at Trinity Church Philanthropies. In this capacity, she provides administrative and programming support to the initiative team and assists in managing grant cycles and relationships with existing grantees.<\/p>\n Damyury previously flew as a Cabin Chief for Norwegian Air Lines, where her travels exposed her to the beauty of the world but also to the reality that the most vulnerable populations are systemically underserved globally. Damyury earned her BA in Sociology from Fordham University and is a native New Yorker.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/restorenyc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/aprilcircle.png” title_text=”aprilcircle” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” width=”400px” custom_padding=”|0px||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_font_size=”22px” header_2_text_color=”#000000″ header_2_font_size=”32px” custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]\n April Tam Smith<\/span> is a devoted philanthropist, finance professional, and socially-conscious entrepreneur living in New York City. She is currently a Managing Director in a top-tier investment bank\u2019s equity derivatives team, covering hedge funds specializing in exotics payoffs. <\/span><\/p>\n At age 30,\u00a0<\/span>April<\/span>\u00a0founded P.S. Kitchen, a social enterprise vegan restaurant in Times Square that donates 100% of its net profits to philanthropic endeavors, while providing gainful employment to those who need a second chance in the local community, including the formerly incarcerated, victims of domestic violence or trafficking, and those struggled with homelessness.\u00a0<\/span>April<\/span> was the recipient of the 2018 Columbia Tamer Center Social Enterprise Award, the 2018 50 Outstanding Asian Americans in Business Award, and the 2015 John Mack Leadership Award. Her work has been featured by ABC News, Oprah, CBS News, Christianity Today, TedWomen etc. Her experiences from serving at orphanages and social businesses overseas have planted a deep seed in her to be a voice for the poor and fight for justice while leveraging her 20+ year career on Wall Street. She currently serves on the board for Justice Rising, Defy Ventures, Restore NYC, and Sharehope. She received her Bachelor’s of Science in Engineering from MIT in 2005 and her MBA from Columbia Business School in 2009 and resides in NYC with her husband Graham, their 4y old son Kai, and 8lb maltipoo Mochi.<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_enable_color=”off” custom_padding=”0px||128px||false|false” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/restorenyc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/aprilcircle-1.png” title_text=”aprilcircle (1)” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”|0px||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_font_size=”22px” header_2_text_color=”#000000″ header_2_font_size=”32px” header_2_line_height=”1.2em” custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]\n With a wealth of experience in the non-profit sector, Yolanda F. Johnson, a leader in fundraising, philanthropy and Inclusive Philanthropy, has developed training methods for boards and leadership groups in effective fundraising strategy, in addition to successfully launching fundraising and marketing initiatives; creating special streams of earned income and special events, including creative strategies for partnerships and sponsorships; securing foundation, corporation and government funding, and cultivating a diverse major gifts portfolio. Her philanthropic work includes counseling philanthropists on where to direct their resources, and through her own YFJ Philanthropies, she personally gives back to causes supporting equity, those with disabilities and the arts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”19px” global_colors_info=”{}”]\n<\/h2>\n
80 W 40th St, 7th floor, New York, NY
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80 W 40th St, 7th floor, <\/span>New York, NY
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Beck Sullivan, LCSW<\/h2>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” header_2_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_2_font_size=”32px” custom_margin=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding=”0px|40px|||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”0px|40px|||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”|0px|||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]\n
Damyury Almonte<\/b><\/h2>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” header_2_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_2_font_size=”32px” custom_margin=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding=”0px|40px|||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”0px|40px|||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”0px|0px|||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]\n
April Tam Smith<\/b><\/h2>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” header_2_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_2_font_size=”32px” custom_margin=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding=”0px|40px|||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”0px|40px|||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”0px|0px|||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]\n
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Yolanda F. Johnson<\/span><\/h2>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”19px” header_2_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_2_font_size=”32px” custom_margin=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]\n