Powerful Words from Machaela, YWI '19 The following speech was written and delivered by Machaela, a 2019 graduate of the Young Women's Initiative, for a Women's Fund press conference in...
Two of the Fund's board members are rotating off the board as of July 1st. Kathy Cardinale and Layla Taylor have been instrumental in shaping the Women's Fund during their...
Leadership Institute for Political and Public Impact 2.0: Strategies for Social Change This is a draft syllabus and may be updated. This course will explore different frameworks and pathways for...
Nicole Young Nicole recited this piece she wrote at the Leadership Institute for Political and Public Impact and the Young Women's Initiative Graduation Ceremony on June 4, 2019. It Starts...
Young Women's Initiative 2019 Grantmaking Young Women's Initiative Task Forces The Young Women's Initiative (YWI) members identified three topic areas for change in Springfield. The topic areas they chose to...
We are excited to announce major innovations to our popular Leadership Institute for Political and Public Impact (LIPPI) course, which was launched nine years ago to inspire and provide training...
This Year's Young Women's Advisory Council Identifies Focus Areas If you work for a nonprofit with programing in Springfield and are focused on one of the topic areas below, we want...
We held mini, one-day, Mentor Matches in January for our programs the Leadership Institute for Political and Public Impact (LIPPI) and the Young Women’s Initiative (YWI) and want to thank...