Limited Tickets for Luncheon with Amanda Nguyen
Limited Tickets Available for YWCA Golden Gate Silicon Valley’s 2025 Inspire Luncheon, with Guest Speaker Amanda Nguyen
Activist and Astronaut, Amanda Nguyen, Speaks at Fundraiser for YWCA
San Jose, CA — July 29, 2025 — YWCA Golden Gate Silicon Valley invites community members to purchase a ticket or table for the 2025 Inspire Luncheon presented by Cisco taking place on October 1, 2025 at the Santa Clara Convention Center and will include a 45-minute moderated conversation with activist and astronaut, Amanda Nguyen.
As one of the Bay Area’s most influential fundraising events, the Inspire Luncheon brings together more than 800 community changemakers, business leaders and advocates to commemorate the nonprofit’s community impact while raising critical funds that help YWCA to advance equity, empower women and families, and support survivors of violence on their path to healing and justice.
This year’s luncheon is made possible through the generous support of Cisco, whose long-standing partnership with YWCA continues to drive forward progress in the movement to eliminate racism and empower women.
“The Inspire Luncheon is a rallying point for collective action,” said Adriana Caldera Boroffice, CEO of YWCA Golden Gate Silicon Valley. “Every ticket purchased and every table sponsored fuels programs that provide safety, healing, and opportunity for survivors and families in our community. This year marks our 35th luncheon and it comes at a pivotal moment when services for survivors of violence—and nonprofits in general—are confronting urgent challenges driven by unstable funding sources and escalating requirements that are met with an increasing need for support.”
Event Details
Date: October 1, 2025
Time: 11:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Location: Santa Clara Convention Center, Expo Hall A
Tickets & Tables: Available now and extremely limited. Pre-purchased tickets are required. Bit.ly/YWCAINSPIRE25
The luncheon will feature a 45-minute moderated conversation with activist and astronaut, Amanda Nguyen, who will share her story of resilience and discuss current issues at the intersection of race and gender—offering insight, hope and a call to action for all.
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About YWCA Golden Gate Silicon Valley
YWCA Golden Gate Silicon Valley is on a mission to eliminate racism, empower women, and promote peace justice, freedom and dignity for all. At YWCA Golden Gate Silicon Valley, one of the first multiservice agencies in the Bay Area, we are rooted in our Theory of Change which requires a continuum of response to the challenges of racism, sexism, and gender-based violence. That’s why we offer direct services to meet immediate needs, issue education to change hearts and minds in our local communities, and legislate advocacy to change the rules and systems in order to achieve greater equity and justice for all.
Media contact: Trish Carter, Associate Director Strategic Communications
tcarter@yourywca.org