Halima
Leak Francis is an advocate for charitable giving and volunteerism. She has
spent 15 years involved in the field as a fundraising professional, educator
and scholar. Halima currently serves as the Chief Philanthropy Officer for the
Texas Muslim Women’s Foundation (TMWF), a culturally diverse agency that seeks
to empower women and strengthen families through education, youth leadership
development, and social services. In achieving this mission, TMWF focuses much
of its efforts on providing shelter and critical services for victims of
domestic violence particularly those from the Muslim and immigrant communities.
Halima has also worked to engage supporters and lead community programming at
institutions and agencies including New York University, Barnard College of
Columbia University, the CUNY School of Professional Studies, New York
University School of Law, Communities in Schools of Wake County (North
Carolina), and the NC / Triangle affiliate of INROADS.
Halima serves as a guest lecturer for New York University's George H. Heyman Center for Philanthropy and Fundraising discussing topics related to diversity and charitable giving and is an instructor in the Dallas County Community College District's Nonprofit Management Certification program.
Halima has authored scholarly works on philanthropy, and expresses the importance of purposeful giving and volunteerism through her “Write to Bear Alms” initiative. This initiative includes her blog and weekly radio show on Radio Azad in addition to a segment on "The Eddie Francis Podcast Show".
After receiving her bachelor's degree in English from Hampton University, Halima earned her master's in Educational Sociology from the New York University Steinhardt School of Education. There, her thesis was on "Alumni Giving and Historically Black Colleges and Universities". She is a Ph.D. candidate at the NYU Steinhardt School of Education where her research focuses on organizational capacity building and fundraising.
Halima serves as a guest lecturer for New York University's George H. Heyman Center for Philanthropy and Fundraising discussing topics related to diversity and charitable giving and is an instructor in the Dallas County Community College District's Nonprofit Management Certification program.
Halima has authored scholarly works on philanthropy, and expresses the importance of purposeful giving and volunteerism through her “Write to Bear Alms” initiative. This initiative includes her blog and weekly radio show on Radio Azad in addition to a segment on "The Eddie Francis Podcast Show".
After receiving her bachelor's degree in English from Hampton University, Halima earned her master's in Educational Sociology from the New York University Steinhardt School of Education. There, her thesis was on "Alumni Giving and Historically Black Colleges and Universities". She is a Ph.D. candidate at the NYU Steinhardt School of Education where her research focuses on organizational capacity building and fundraising.