Smith College Alumna and Philanthropic Strategist Imani Missouri Joins Women's Money Matters Board of Directors
Leadership Practitioner and Economic Empowerment Advocate Deepens the Organization's Ties to the Smith Community and Western Massachusetts
Women’s Money Matters (WMM), a Massachusetts-based nonprofit providing financial wellness programs for women and girls living on low incomes, announced today that Imani Missouri has joined its Board of Directors.
Imani is a leadership development practitioner, philanthropic strategist, and emerging philanthropic advisor whose work focuses on how individuals and communities build economic empowerment through philanthropy, leadership, and collective action. She has led strategy, partnership development, and leadership initiatives across the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors, including roles with CFLeads, Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), the Center for Creative Leadership, and Faith & Prejudice.
Imani currently serves on the Board of the Oikos Institute for Social Impact and co-leads the Global Youth Philanthropy Network. She previously served on Smith College’s Medal and Nominating Committee. She is also a doctoral candidate at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.
“Imani brings a rare combination of philanthropic strategy, leadership development, and a deep commitment to economic empowerment that maps directly to the work we do every day,” said Rachel Borgatti, Interim Executive Director of Women’s Money Matters. “Her insight into how communities build financial capability and lasting change will strengthen our ability to reach more women and girls living on low incomes as we grow.”
Imani’s connection to WMM is both professional and personal. Growing up without consistent access to intergenerational financial knowledge, she understands firsthand how gaps in financial education and economic opportunity can shape life choices and limit possibilities. Those experiences have fueled her commitment to advancing financial capability, economic inclusion, and pathways to greater self-determination for women and families.
“I know what it means to grow up without a roadmap for building financial security, and I know how much that gap can shape the choices in front of you,” said Imani. “Women’s Money Matters meets women and girls where they are and partners with them to build real confidence and capability. Joining this board is both a professional privilege and a personal commitment, and I am honored to help expand the reach of this work.”
Imani holds degrees from Smith College and The New School, along with certificates in Religious Fundraising from the Lake Institute on Faith & Giving and in Women’s Entrepreneurship and Financial Management through Cornell University.