I will use it when I talk about my work at events, conferences, and networking events.

I now have something that communicates clearly what we do at the EmpowerTHEM collective. Because of Fast Pitch, my organization is now on the radar of several foundations. This was the first time in my professional career anyone didn’t have an underlying expectation of me to just go on. I could be human, I could have feelings, and it was more than ok. It was honestly the first time I felt fully supported by peers.

This was a phenomenal way for me to contextualize what I value about the work as a newer staff member.

My participation in Fast Pitch helped our organization move to expand our work beyond our primary programming and allowed us to better handle disruptions created by the pandemic. We developed new programming related to our systems change impact and that has helped anchor our overall fundraising efforts.