About this Episode:

Season 1, Episode 11: How to Stand For Her with Bianca Davis

Yes, there is a way to restore and empower women and girls who have been trafficked or exploited. They want to know above all, are you for me or not? Will you stand for me? As July 30 marks the UN’s World Day Against Trafficking, Bianca Davis and I bust the big myths about the $150B Human Trafficking industry at a global and local level. You will learn how to be an ally on this issue as well as how to keep all our girls safe. Bianca Davis is a born and bred Bahamian who made her way to Philly and ultimately to Dallas to Stand For Her. Learn how she sustains herself to do this important work and how to get involved.

Here to teach us how to stand for her, this is Bianca Davis’ story…

More about Bianca

Bianca Davis serves as the Chief Executive Officer of New Friends New Life (NFNL), a leading nonprofit agency in Dallas that restores and empowers women and girls who have been trafficked or exploited. She joined NFNL in August 2018 as the Chief Development Officer until her appointment to CEO in January 2021. Bianca describes herself as an optimistic servant leader who plants seeds and builds authentic relationships wherever she goes. Here life’s mission statement is to use her gifts and talents to inspire others into action. Bianca has a combined 20 years of experience in healthcare communications and social services. Prior to joining NFNL, she served as senior director of fund and community development for a local domestic violence recovery agency, after serving as communications manager for Medical City Dallas Hospital where she spent nine years leading community engagement, internal campaigns, and shaping the organizational culture. Bianca has expertise in public speaking, PR, and fundraising with a master’s degree in management and organizational communications from Dallas Baptist University and a bachelor’s degree in public relations from Temple University.

Her Recent Accolades:

2022 Woman of the Year – Issued by National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Club

Unstoppable Woman by NBC5 DFW

2021 DCEO Magazine’s Most Powerful and Influential CEOs

Bianca now adds “Official CauseGirl” to her impressive list of credentials.

See more on LinkedIn.

Call to Action

• Continue to educate yourself on the issue of human trafficking. Follow New Friends New Life to get a snapshot of what’s happening locally and nationally on this issue.
• Get involved. Contribute financially. Join an auxiliary group. Volunteer. And follow through.
• When it comes to protecting the girls in our lives, pay attention to typical safety things (e.g. walk in groups, don’t go through dark allies, etc.), but also pay special attention to their online relationships and their actual relationships, realizing it could be a friend or a boyfriend that is targeting them or putting them in harm’s way.

People, Links & Resources

• New Friends New Life Non-Profit Organization
• Dallas Sex Trafficking Awareness Excursion Bus Tour Sign Up (Sponsored by the Men’s Advocacy Group at New Friends New Life)
• Betty White
• Book: Believe Bigger, Discover the Path to Your Life’s Purpose by Marshawn Evans Daniels

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