2017-11-08T13:53:30-08:00 2016-12-31 Gruber Palumberi Raffaele Fried CPAs PC 7 Penn Plaza Suite 310 New York NY 10001 990EZ 2016-01-01 460956404 WOMEN IMPACTING STOREBRAND EXCELLENCE INC WISE WOME 6308574422 627 S DORCHESTER AVE WHEATON IL 60187 PEGGY DAVIES BOARD CHAIR 2017-11-08 true ROBERT L MANGER CPA P01593286 2125860800 2016 2018-03-14 21:41:22Z X WWW.WOMENINSTOREBRANDS.COM X X 165584 X 157462 8068 54 0 0 0 0 165584 28479 48 67470 95997 69587 196190 265777 X 172690 265777 23500 196190 265777 196190 265777 The mission of Women Impacting Storebrand Excellence (WISE) is to PROMOTE GROWTH IN THE STOREBRAND RETAIL INDUSTRY AS A CHAMPION FOR DIVERSITY IN LEADERSHIP. WISE 2016 ACCOMPLISHMENTSFor the fifth year of the organization's existence, WISE continued the theme of Growing Through Diversity, which served as the overarching umbrella for programs and events. Significant efforts were put forth by the leadership team and volunteers to deliver additional benefits to our partners and members, as evidenced by the increased frequency of activities and programs as well as growth compared to the previous year. Our program accomplishments in 2016 included:Six webinars, a 20% increase from the prior year, with a total of 775 attendees:1.February: Creative Disruption Its not About Managing Change but Driving Change2.April: Herstory Rethinking Formulas for Success3.June: LinkedIn Not Just for Job Hunting4.August: Tech-Etiquette Best Practices for Communicating in a Digital World5.October: Chaos to Calm Developing your Leadership Presence6.December: Secrets to Resilience for Todays Over-Stretched & Overwhelmed Employee In person events included1.September 15 and October 15: WISE hosted Nights of Dynamic Networking in three cities across the country: Chicago (Oak Brook), IL, Bentonville, AR, and Carlisle, PA. Providing productive professional networking opportunities through our Night of Dynamic Networking events is a primary goal of the WISE organization. More than 160 WISE members and colleagues gathered to make introductions and exchange ideas with local industry professionals. Sponsors of the events were Bay Valley Foods, Ahold USA and Schreiber Foods.2.November 14: The WISE Annual Meeting honored 7 ladies in partnership with Store Brands Magazine under Top Women in Store Brands program. The program featured two speakers: Nancy Cota, Albertsons VP Consumer Brands, showed the audience How to Stay Fired Up and Tom Matson from Gallup spoke about Thriving Strengths-Based Leaders. The 297 attendees also received a copy of the bestseller, How Full is Your Bucket?.Launched in the fall of 2015, the WISE Resource Center (WRC) is an on-line site for partners and members that provides educational and training resources with a toolkit of solutions for professional and personal development. The frequency of the "WISE World" newsletter continued as a monthly publication in 2016.Trade Show participation and/or attendance included the Federated Group, FMI Connect, and the PLMA. 79148 79148 X PEGGY DAVIES BOARD CHAIR 15.00 0 LAURIE LARUE TREASURER 3.00 0 LAURA FEZOUATI 1ST VICE CHAIR 2.00 0 JUDY CLARK VICE CHAIR-FIN. 2.00 0 GREG BASKIN BOARD MEMBER 0.50 0 LORI MILLER BURNS VICE CHAIR-MKTG 3.00 0 KATHY ELKEY PARTNER LIAISON 1.00 0 DEBORAH GINSBURG VICE CHAIR-COMM 4.00 0 AUDREY JAKEL CHAIR-TALENT DE 3.00 0 JEN LINKE CHAIR-PROF DEV. 8.00 0 LESLIE MACNEIL VICE CHAIR 0.50 0 SHANNEN NETTLETON VICE CHAIR 2.00 0 CINDA STRICKLEN PARTNER LIAISON 0.50 0 ANN E TUOHEY EVENTS CHAIR 1.00 0 TRICIA WISE PROF.DEV.V.CHAI 4.00 0 X false false false false false false false false 0 0 false false IL THE ORGANIZATION 627 S DORCHESTER AVE WHEATON IL 60187 6308574422 false false false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 18097 107604 129046 180808 165530 601085 10514 10514 0 0 0 28611 107604 129046 180808 165530 611599 0 0 611599 23 30 54 107 0 23 30 54 107 0 1100 1100 28611 107604 129069 181938 165584 612806 X 0.00000 0.00000 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Other Expenses.1 ANNUAL MEETING 30,854 $29079 Other Expenses.2 MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES $11521 Other Expenses.3 BOARD EDUCATION AND MEETINGS $8416 Other Expenses.4 EVENT COSTS $7498 Other Expenses.5 MARKETING EXPENSES $4370 Other Expenses.6 TALENT DEVELOPMENT $3000 Other Expenses.7 SUPPLIES $1427 Other Expenses.8 INSURANCE $975 Other Expenses.9 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTION $679 Other Expenses.10 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES $372 Other Expenses.11 WEBSITE HOSTING $108 Other Expenses.13 FILING FEE $25 Other Assets.1006 Pledges and Grants Receivable - Beginning $23500 Pledges and Grants Receivable - Ending $0