Much like the YWCA of Northeast Kansas’ kitchen that is currently undergoing renovations, the Topeka nonprofit’s financial house has been getting a major overhaul of its own.
“It was a mess,” Joan Wagnon said when officially returning to the organization’s headquarters on Oct. 25 as the interim CEO. “The organization was about to implode.”
While citing a variety of reasons — but also not pinning the blame any one particular entity — Wagnon said several years of spending down reserves, inadequate fundraising and a lack of leadership caused the ...