Read the latest edition of Reaching Out, the Women's Foundation for a Greater Memphis e-newsletter.
Your gifts to the Women's Foundation are helping to transform the community. Learn more about Girls Experiencing Engineering, one of the many programs supported by the Women's Foundation and you.
"The reach [of Women's Funds] is broad and deepbroad enough to propel worldwide
transformation and deep enough to engage and empower women on the ground. Together, they unite the money, ideas and actions to create lasting change for women and girls, their families
and communities." Excerpt from "The Power of Women's Funds," published
in the Association of Fundraising Professional's newsletter
Working Toward Social Change - The Next Chapter
After reading a recent article on Soul of a Citizen: Living With Conviction in a Cynical Time,authored by Paul Rogat Loeb, I was again encouraged and thankful for the hundreds of WFGM contributors for their time, talent and treasures. In Memphis, I believe with all of my soul that there is an army of genuine people waking up each day planning to give a helping hand to others. Loeb writes that the spirit to connect to society lies in the fact that people need to believe their individual involvement is worthwhile and that what they can do in the public will have positive results. We are grateful for your many gifts to the Women's Foundation for a Greater Memphis. Truly the "Soul of Good Citizenship" has allowed us to celebrate 15 years of philanthropy and leadership for women and children. The vigilant determination of our Board of Directors has well positioned us to turn the page and begin writing the next chapter of our work toward social change. We ask that if you have not done so, join us with your investment. Each day, we want to write a success story, and your gift is vital to making it happen.
What strategies are likely to be most effective in helping low-income women move out of poverty and achieve long-term economic security? This question is the focus of part two of Spotlight’s webcast with members of the Women’s Economic Security Campaign (WESC). The interview features Surina Khan, vice president of programs for the Women’s Foundation of California, Shante K. Avant, director of grants and programs for the Women’s Foundation for a Greater Memphis, and Shaune Zunzanyika, program officer for the Women’s Funding Network. The interview highlights local programs that have been successful at helping women achieve greater economic security. Among the programs discussed are LIFETIME, a California-based organization that helps women on public assistance obtain college degrees, and Memphis Hope, which links primarily single mothers with the training and supports that lead to steady employment.
Women's Foundation for a Greater Memphis Headlines
Bridging the Divide Afghanistan to Memphis: An Evening
with Mary MacMakin Mary
MacMakin, CEO of Afghanistan Zendabad (Afzenda), works with women who struggle against the Taliban, the opium drug trade and war in Afghanistan. She came to Memphis for a visit
in December 2009 to talk about her efforts to support women-owned small business in Afghanistan. Read more ...
The Launch of the Women's Economic Security
Campaign: Elevating the Voice of Women's Funds to Dismantle Poverty The Women's Economic Security Campaign (WESC) was launched on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 through an
informative Webinar. At that time, the WESC also released Creating Opportunity for Low-Income Women in the Green Economy the campaign's first major policy
brief focusing on strategies that will lead to greater economic security for low-income women and their families. Read more ...
Announcing New Board Members We are
pleased to welcome six dynamic women to serve on the 2009-2010 Women's Foundation Board of Directors. Meet our newest board members ...
Memphis HOPE Students Film Their First
Video Memphis HOPE kids were Going Green during summer of 2009. Through the Technology & Community Youth Employment Program these students used the latest
technology and software to produce an advertising campaign to convince their neighborhood to Go Green. Learn more about their efforts and view the video ...
Funny How I
Returned to the Women's Foundation Jessica Reeves, a former intern at the Foundation, uses her coursework at the Yale School of Management to examine how efficiently the
Women's Foundation uses its contributions. Read more ...
Transforming the Lives of Women with HOPE
Memphis H.O.P.E. - Health * Opportunity * Pride * Empowerment A Vision of Change for Dixie Homes and University Place
Residents
With a little help - and lots of HOPE - the future can look
most bright. Such is the attitude that the Women's Foundation for a Greater Memphis, The Memphis Housing Authority, Methodist LeBonheur Healthcare and others are bringing to the
revitalization of Dixie Homes and University Place.
The approach taken by Memphis HOPE has never before been tried. Indeed, we are in uncharted waters. Under Memphis
HOPE, the "revitalization" of dilapidated housing projects no longer means a repair here and there, or a new coat of paint. It means transforming lives. The hoped-for result is one the
Women's Foundation seeks on a daily basis: lasting systemic and social change.
Through focused assistance, we are helping the former residents develop a life plan so
that they can live their best lives, and give their children that chance as well. Using new models and mentoring, we are tracking their successes. As a result, the women themselves can
see the success. The community as a whole, too, can see the change we all have helped to achieve through a little help and lots of hope.
We hope you will join us as we
undertake this journey of social transformation and building the lives of women.
