Empowering Businesses.
Strengthening Communities.
Building the Future.

Every business journey is unique. Whether launching a new venture, navigating growth, expanding into new markets, or building a lasting legacy, entrepreneurs need access to resources, connections, and opportunities that help them succeed.

For decades, WBENC has helped businesses at every stage of their journey by providing access to education, networking, certification, supplier diversity opportunities, and a powerful community committed to business growth and economic impact.

Your support helps ensure that entrepreneurs and business owners have the tools and support they need to overcome challenges, unlock opportunities, and build stronger businesses that create jobs, drive innovation, and strengthen communities.

 

Every gift, regardless of amount, helps WBENC empower more business owners with the connections, resources, and opportunities they need to thrive!

 

Ways to Support
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Make a Direct Contribution

Your contribution, whether a one-time or recurring gift, helps provide entrepreneurs with access to the programs, connections, and opportunities that support business growth. Contributions can also be made in honor of a mentor, colleague, or leader whose impact has helped shape the business community.

Every gift, regardless of amount, helps WBENC empower more business owners with the connections, resources, and opportunities they need to thrive.

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Corporate & Community Support

Organizations and individuals can amplify their impact through sponsorships, matching gift programs, fundraising events, auctions, or benefit activities. These collective efforts help expand opportunities for business owners and strengthen the communities they serve.

Reach out to one of our team members today explore giving opportunities.

Explore Giving Opportunities
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Leave a Lasting Legacy

Planned gifts, including estate bequests and beneficiary designations, create a lasting investment in the future of entrepreneurship. These contributions help ensure that future generations of business owners have access to the resources and support needed to succeed.

Speak with a team member about creating a lasting impact through planned giving.

Leave a Legacy

Every contribution helps create opportunities for businesses to grow and succeed, generating a ripple effect of innovation, job creation, and economic impact that strengthens communities nationwide.

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Supporting Business Growth at Every Stage
Behind every successful business is a network of opportunities, resources, and relationships that help turn ambition into achievement. Through programs, connections, and community, WBENC helps entrepreneurs navigate every stage of the business journey, empowering them to grow, adapt, and build lasting success. With your support, we can continue creating pathways that connect business owners to new opportunities, strengthen their leadership skills, and foster a thriving ecosystem where businesses and communities prosper together.
With your help, we can create a powerful network to:
  • Connect business owners to new opportunities and markets
  • Expand access to professional development and leadership programs
  • Create valuable networking and mentorship experiences
  • Support entrepreneurs as they grow and scale their businesses
  • Foster innovation, resilience, and long-term business success
  • Strengthen a thriving ecosystem that supports economic growth
Ways to Support

Make a Direct Contribution

  • One-time or recurring donations
  • Gifts in honor or memory of individuals who have impacted the business community
  • Peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns among colleagues, teams, or networks

Corporate & Community Support

  • Sponsorships and challenge grants
  • Employee matching gift programs
  • Fundraising events, auctions, and benefit activities
  • Donations of event proceeds or speaking honorariums

Leave a Lasting Legacy

  • Include WBENC in your will, trust, or estate plans
  • Designate WBENC as a beneficiary of a life insurance policy or retirement account
Invest in the Next Chapter of Business Success

When you contribute, you’re helping create pathways for entrepreneurs and business owners to access the knowledge, relationships, and opportunities that drive long-term success.

Questions about giving opportunities or the WBENC Legacy Fund? Contact Legacy@wbenc.org.

Together, we can help businesses grow, strengthen communities, and create lasting impact for generations to come.

Make a Direct Contribution

Every gift, whether one-time or recurring, helps provide entrepreneurs with the resources, connections, and opportunities they need to grow and succeed.

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Corporate & Community Support

Sponsorships, matching gifts, fundraising events, and community-led initiatives help expand opportunities for business owners and strengthen the broader entrepreneurial ecosystem.

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Leave a Lasting Legacy

Planned gifts create a lasting investment in future generations of entrepreneurs by ensuring continued access to the support and opportunities that drive business success.

Leave a Legacy
About the WBENC Legacy Fund

To help sustain this impact for generations to come, the WBENC Legacy Fund was established in honor of Pamela Prince-Eason, WBENC President & CEO from 2011 to 2025.

Pam’s leadership transformed the WBENC network and expanded opportunities for thousands of entrepreneurs nationwide. Throughout her tenure, WBENC significantly increased its programs, membership, and reach, helping more businesses access the resources and connections needed to thrive.

The Legacy Fund honors her vision by supporting WBENC’s ongoing mission and investing in the future of entrepreneurs, small businesses, and business communities across the country.

Contributions to the WBENC Legacy Fund are unrestricted gifts to WBENC. WBENC will use the WBENC Legacy Fund to provide financial support for programs WBENC considers consistent with Pamela Prince-Eason’s vision and with the WBENC tax-exempt mission. The Legacy Fund is not an endowment and thus, principal, interest and appreciation of the Legacy Fund may be expended in a manner and over a time period as determined by WBENC and the Legacy Fund will bear a fair portion of WBENC administrative costs consistent with WBENC policies.

WBENC network and family can make contributions to the WBENC Legacy Fund in many ways, including, but not limited to those set out below. WBENC does not plan to actively seek contributions from persons who are unaffiliated with WBENC. However, WBENC will accept contributions if offered on an unsolicited basis.

  • Direct Contributions
    • One-time or recurring donations can be made through the WBENC website, a designated giving platform or by mailing a check to WBENC
    • Honorary gifts may be made in memory of Pamela Prince-Eason or another individual who impacted the network
  • Unique Contributions among WBENC Members and Sponsor Organizations
  • Launch a peer-to-peer giving campaign within your team and/or internal resource groups
  • Host or sponsor a fundraising event, auction, or benefit in your region or virtually
  • Donate event proceeds or speaking honorariums to the Legacy Fund
  • Corporate Giving
    • Legacy-level sponsorships or named gifts
    • Corporate matching gifts and challenge grants
  • Planned Giving
    • Include the WBENC Legacy Fund in wills, trusts, or estate plans
  • Designate WBENC as a beneficiary of a life insurance policy or retirement account

Contact Legacy@wbenc.org with any questions or discuss details about a potential donation.

Remembering of Pamela Prince-Eason

In honor of Pamela Prince-Eason’s extraordinary legacy, the WBENC Legacy Fund was established to ensure that her bold vision for women’s economic empowerment continues to thrive. This fund supports the growth, inclusion, and long-term success of women-owned businesses, small businesses, and entrepreneurs across the nation — fueling opportunity and impact where needed most.

During her tenure as WBENC Board Chair (2010-2011) and later as President & CEO (2011-2025), Pam led the organization through a period of unprecedented growth. Under her leadership, the number of Certified Women’s Business Enterprises more than doubled — from 10,000 to over 21,000. Our network of National Corporate and Government Members grew from 300 to more than 550. The suite of WBENC professional development programs expanded tenfold, from just 3 to over 30, empowering thousands of women business owners to scale and succeed.

The WBENC Legacy Fund is a tribute to Pam’s lifelong commitment to create lasting change and focuses on the many ways that WBENC and its supporters live out the WBENC mission. With your support, we will continue to invest in the next generation of women and small business entrepreneurs and deepen our impact in communities nationwide, in alignment with the WBENC mission. Together, we can honor and continue her legacy — not just in name, but in action.