Yolanda Coentro

Yolanda Coentro is the President and CEO of the Institute for Nonprofit Practice (INP), working to equip social impact leaders across the country with the skills, resources, networks, and confidence they need to boldly advance their organizations and missions, creating a more equitable future for all.

Under Yolanda’s leadership, INP has expanded its nationally-recognized leadership development programs and alumni network, and launched new initiatives including the Black Leadership Institute (BLI) – a national leadership development fellowship – substantially increasing program impacts focused on building social sector effectiveness and promoting racial and gender equity.

Named to The NonProfit Times’ “Power & Influence Top 50,” The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s “15 More People Changing the Nonprofit World,” and the Boston Business Journal’s “150 Most Influential Bostonians” and “Power 50 Movement Makers,” Yolanda is the recipient of the 2023 CVS Health Female Leader of the Year Award, 2021 SCI Idealist Award, the Moakley Public Service Award, and the Barr Fellowship.

Yolanda has consulted with nonprofits and companies across sectors to advance organizational change and diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging objectives. Prior to being named President and CEO of INP in 2016, Yolanda held leadership roles at distinguished organizations within the greater Boston area, including The Home for Little Wanderers, YWCA Boston, and Horizons for Homeless Children.

A nationally and locally recognized social impact leader, Yolanda serves on the board of Civic Action Project and as an advisory board member of the Center for Effective Philanthropy and the Center for State Policy Analysis. Yolanda is also active on the Eastern Bank Board of Ambassadors and as a LEAP Ambassador, previously holding seats on the boards of The BASE, Silver Lining Mentoring and Independent Sector’s Public Policy Committee.

Yolanda is a proud alum of the Institute for Nonprofit Practice and a graduate of Boston College.