A Conversation with Siobhan Davenport, Champion for Women & Girls and Founder of Non-Profit Entrepreneurs

Siobhan Davenport is a multi-best selling author and champion for Women and Girls with more than 15 years of non-profit experience. She is the founder of Non-Profit Entrepreneurs, a coaching and consulting firm that empowers non-profit leaders to build to give and increase their impact. Siobhan is a professional certified impact coach and transformational speaker. Siobhan shares eloquently from her heart and experience. A recovering people-pleaser who suffered from imposter syndrome over the course of her life, she learned the healing value of forgiveness--of self and of others. She pays it forward in this chapter of her life by helping primarily women harness their passions for giving back to their communities by successfully setting up their nonprofit organizations. She offers her clients a blueprint for successfully making an impact, which includes how to use the required nonprofit language to obtain necessary funding, to build awareness of one's chosen cause, and how to build an effective board of directors. As the daughter of teen parents, Siobhan knows about overcoming odds. Personal willpower is important, but it’s imperative to have a community that fosters success. Siobhan dedicated her career to racial and gender equity by giving young girls everything she had--tools to overcome challenges and the community and support systems that enable girls to thrive. In her role as President & CEO of Crittenton Services of Greater Washington (CSGW) (2019-2022), she was focused on closing equity and achievement gaps for teen girls, particularly those of color, in the DC Metropolitan area. Crittenton partners with schools to run multi-year programs that drive youths' social, emotional and academic success. Prior to serving as CEO, she was CSGW’s Director of Strategic Partnerships and built collaborations between schools, nonprofits and corporations to better meet Crittenton girls’ challenges. She also launched the Declare Equity for Girls: It’s Time campaign, a landmark initiative that included focus groups and exposed the major barriers to personal and academic success. As the Executive Director of the Rocksprings Foundation (2002-2018), Siobhan oversaw the foundation’s impact investing around economic and educational opportunities to low-income families and youth. Prior to that, Siobhan served as Senior Producer and Host for On the Potomac Productions, including the acclaimed series “The New Washington.” Siobhan holds a BS in Business Administration from Boston University and a Master’s degree in Journalism from American University. Siobhan is a contributing author to a new book, A Reason to Be Volume 4: Seeking Life Purpose (Tilda Whitaker-Bakeris, 2022), which is an Amazon #1 best seller. It is a collaborative book with nine co-authors and is a must-read for all who are seeking to walk and live in their purpose. Siobhan's contribution is titled, "Purposeful Living with God." Readers are guided and inspired to step into the purpose and passion for their lives and missions. You can order a copy at www.buildtogive.org or on Amazon. Siobhan also contributed to Soul Talk: Twenty Soul-Stirring Stories of Women Who Let Go and Let God (Cheryl Polote-Williamson, 2017) and Shift Happens: Inspirational Stories on Finding Happiness, Achieving Success and Overcoming Obstacles (Nikki Woods, 2016). Both are inspiring reads. To learn more, go to her website: https://www.buildtogive.org/. Siobhan offers free consultation calls--sign up on her website. FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/buildtogive1 Twitter: @SiobhanDAuthor