SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY & WEIL FOUNDATION: YEAR IN REVIEW 2025 VOLUNTEERISM AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT 87 86 Backpacks as part of United Way of NYC’s back-to-school drive. Mona Saghri, Associate Director, New York Social Responsibility & Weil Foundation Member, Board of Directors United Way of New York City What inspired you to join the board of United Way of New York City, and why does this mission resonate with you personally? There are many reasons. It’s hard to think about the nonprofit landscape in New York City without considering United Way of New York City—its role as a convener, funder and backbone organization is critical to the health of the city’s social safety net. On a personal level, Weil’s longstanding partnership with UWNYC made joining the board feel especially meaningful. It has been a privilege to deepen a relationship the Firm has invested in for many years and to help advance an organization that touches so many communities across the city. What aspects or moments of your board service have been the most meaningful or rewarding? Working in corporate social responsibility, I often bridge the business and nonprofit worlds, helping translate priorities across both. Being able to bring those perspectives into a nonprofit board setting— particularly given that my background began in the nonprofit sector—has felt like a full-circle moment and has been incredibly rewarding. Why do you believe it’s important for people to serve on nonprofit boards? It’s called service for a reason—you’re there to serve the organization and the mission it exists to advance. For those of us in the corporate sector, nonprofit board service is a tangible way to show up, contribute our skills and support an issue we care deeply about. It also makes you a better advocate by offering a front-row seat to how funding decisions, governance and leadership dynamics shape real-world outcomes. Weil volunteers helping assemble backpacks as part of United Way of NYC’s back-to-school drive.
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