Giving circle’s example should inspire greater action on behalf of policymakers.
Imagine my delight yesterday at opening the Washington Post to see a front page article on our African American Women’s Giving Circle. The title of the article said it all, “A Circle With a Deep...
View ArticleWhere is the real power in The Power of Giving Together?
Last week, seeing the story of the African American Women’s Giving Circle gave me such a professional high. Nothing I had been involved in to date had been deemed so newsworthy as to grace the front...
View ArticleGiving circles proving a powerful way to give more by giving together–without...
As donors try to think of a way to maximize their gifts at a time of such great need througout the country, a lot of attention is falling upon giving circles as an innovative way to give a lot–as a...
View ArticleGiving circle reminds me that “we are they”…
There is something about being with a group of women and sharing the collective spirit of a common purpose that turns delight into magic and conversation into revelation. On Sunday, I had the pleasure...
View Article829 posts later, a bittersweet farewell. #inspired #transformed
November 22, 2006, when I posted my first post to this blog, seems like a lifetime ago (not in a bad way). And I know now that anyone who says that a job is just a job has never worked at The Women’s...
View ArticleWPI releases personal reflections from giving circle founders, including...
Personal reflections from women founders of the early giving circles are included in a new booklet just released by the Women’s Philanthropy Institute at the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana...
View ArticleWeekly Round-Up: News and Analysis on Women and Poverty (Week ending...
Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity, a national foundation-led initiative, is excited to collaborate with The Women’s Foundation to bring you the latest news and analysis on women and poverty....
View ArticleD.C. Government Slashes Funding for Some of the City’s Most Vulnerable Women
Days after the District made the shocking announcement that $20 million had been cut from the homeless services budget for the 2010 fiscal year, advocates and organizations that provide shelter for the...
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The Daily Rundown — The Latest News Affecting Women & Girls in Our Region
In today’s rundown: How women and men think about retirement. | Dating violence on the rise at local colleges. | The dividing line between a healthy and not-so-healthy D.C. | A local middle...
View ArticleThe Role of Black Feminism in Empowerment
As we move from African American History Month to Women’s History Month, I wanted to share an interview with author and activist Dr. Alexis P. Gumbs, who is using black feminist thought and history in...
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