Women to Watch 2023 Chavi Khanna Koneru, Co-Founder and Executive Director of North Carolina Asian Americans Together (NCAAT): Discovering Barriers for Asian American Voters & Finding Common Ground Between Civic Organizations

As a part of the series spotlighting Nonprofit HR’s 2023 Social Impact Women to Watch Finalists, Lindsey Otto, Marketing & Communication Associate, Editorial & Content for Nonprofit HR, sits down with Chavi Khanna Koneru, Co-Founder and Executive Director of North Carolina Asian Americans Together (NCAAT), for a conversation about her organization and incredible contributions to the sector!

Tune in to hear Chavi detail:

• Why discovering the barriers that exist for Asian American voters in North Carolina drew her to take action on this mission

• How her experience of living in different communities of varying diversity and background as a lawyer uniquely equipped her to create impact in this space

• Finding commonalities with other civic engagement organizations and how its supported achieving “equity and justice for all” 

• Her people management philosophy in finding talent for work that has never been done in the community before

Learn more about our 2023 Social Impact Women to Watch finalists. See the full list here and ways they are contributing to their organization, the sector and communities!

To learn more about NCAAT, visit www.ncaatogether.org.