About Dr. Nancy

Turning Passion into Purpose

Dr. Nancy O’Reilly has dedicated her energy and made it her life’s work to empower and support other women, and founded Women Connect4Good, Inc., a 501(c)3 foundation to help other organizations working to do the same. With a passion for connecting she often says, “It’s all about relationships.” She calls her work her legacy and […]

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Dr. Nancy O’Reilly Joins National Women’s History Museum Board of Directors

On September 30, Dr. Nancy was pleased and honored to be appointed to the National Women’s History Museum’s Board of Directors. Founded in 1996, the National Women’s History Museum (NWHM) is an innovative online museum dedicated to uncovering, interpreting, and celebrating women’s diverse contributions to society. A renowned leader in women’s history education, the Museum

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Gloria Steinem

Why Gaining Equality Inspires Women’s Hope

What a thrill to experience women’s quest for equality through the play, “Gloria: A Life” in New York City this past weekend! The theater-in-the-round evoked Gloria Steinem’s living room, with each seat backed by a colorful pillow, the stage filled with Persian rugs and ethnic prints, stacks of books, and electrified by a powerful ensemble cast

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Dr. Nancy D. O’Reilly To Receive Take The Lead’s First Leading Woman Award

Dr. Nancy D. O’Reilly will be recognized in New York City on Tuesday, November 14, at Take The Lead Day, an event sponsored by Take The Lead, and celebrated around the world in a series of skill-based workshops, interactive panels, livestream watch parties and webinars in an additional 89 cities and 10 countries. In an evening

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Women Connect4Good Working For Parity

On December 20, 262 women (and men) came together to effectively change the world. That was the day that Women Connect4Good Inc. partnered with Take The Lead Women in an exciting and monumental 24-hour crowdfunding campaign to support them in their effort to propel women to take their fair and equal share of leadership positions across

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Women Helping Women Through Philanthropy

Women philanthropists are driving the ever-growing number of advocacy and charitable organizations seeking to advance the well-being of women and girls. The Women’s Philanthropy Institute (WPI) at Indiana University-Purdue University has found consistently that women and men give differently. In almost every income bracket, women give more than men: baby-boomer and older women gave 89%

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Calling All Women Ambassadors and Expert Trainers

Everywhere you look, women are changing the face of leadership. Why? Because they are tired of waiting. They want to see gender parity in leadership in their lifetimes. At the current pace, this will not happen until 2095. Some powerful leaders of today’s women’s movement are gathering in Santa Barbara April 19-21 to help bring

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Take The Lead Virtual Happy Hour

How Women Can Win by Working Together  Take The Lead’s unique solutions-driven approach to leadership can help you power UP in your career. Each month in their Virtual Happy Hour series, they sit down with a different expert to share topical wisdom and actionable guidance, and you’ll leave with a take-home Take The Lead exercise

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Leading Women and Diversity in the Workplace

I recently had the opportunity to serve on a panel for the 2015 National Diversity Women’s Business Leadership conference in Orlando. While there I had the opportunity to listen to several wonderful presentations, and was invigorated and inspired by so many smart, amazing, and motivated women gathering in one place. My panel, entitled “So You

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