The third part of a three part series focused on Support Kansas City's 2011 Excellence in Nonprofit Leadership Awards, profiles the agency winner with a budget of less than $1,000,000 . In 1986, Beth Smith and the late Marjorie Powell Allen founded the Women’s Employment Network. They were inspired by a successful women-focused employment program in San Antonio that emphasized self-esteem. Realizing the need for this vital service in our city, they created WEN, the only organization of its kind in the area WEN has grown significantly in the last 25 years, with over 300 employers that are involved in a variety of ways to serve their clients. WEN plays matchmaker with clients and job posting employers, introducing corporate cultures to their clients through onsite visits, and providing employers the opportunity to volunteer through workshop facilitation, resume review and mock interviewing. In the words of Cheryl Smith, WEN Board Chair, “Our board believes in the core mission...