Beyond Philanthropy: Community-driven solutions

Valerie Johnson joined Pathways to Housing PA in 2018, and was promoted to Vice President of Advancement and Social Enterprise in 2024. Prior to that, she worked as a fundraiser for Council for Relationships, Valley Youth House, and the American Association for Cancer Research. Valerie, a Certified Fundraising Executive, holds a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing and an MBA from Drexel University. A member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals since 2012, she served six years on the Board of Directors as Vice President of Education and Professional Development. Valerie has been a featured speaker for the PANO, NTEN, Seattle Children’s, AFP Silicon Valley, AFP GPC, and AFP Brandywine, and contributes to Generocity. She co-hosts Beyond Philanthropy with Monique Curry-Mims and spends her free time with her cats, Agador and Spartacus.

As Principal and Publisher at Civic Capital, an international social impact firm, Monique Curry-Mims works with social impact leaders to develop innovative strategies that facilitate, educate, and inform leaders on how to fulfill their mission and purpose in alignment with the needs of the communities they support. With over 20 years of experience managing and consulting with nonprofit organizations and foundations, Monique helps philanthropists articulate their vision by exploring the core of their mission, vision, and values. Through a facilitative process, she works with her clients to identify the specific social issues they want to address and the strategies they can employ to create a lasting legacy for their organizations and families and make an impact in their community. As part of Civic Capital’s content division, CivicContent, Monique co-hosts the Beyond Philanthropy Podcast, a monthly podcast focused on upending traditional and institutional practices of philanthropy. Monique is also the Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Generocity, a solutions-focused social impact media outlet that takes a critical look at the impact of funding, programs, and solutions in our communities. CivicContent’s goal is to strengthen social impact through advocacy, community voices and building bridges between communities through media and journalism.