On the Rise: Creating a pipeline of leadership advancement for Women of Color and Gender Expansive BIPOC The Women’s Fund is offering a new learning series for nonprofit leaders as…
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The Young Women’s Initiative (YWI) was launched by the Women’s Fund in 2017 with the first cohort in Springfield graduating in 2018. YWI, a leadership, social justice, and economic empowerment…
The 2023 research report Gender Equity in Western Massachusetts: The Status of Women, Girls, Transgender, Nonbinary, and Gender-Diverse Adults and Youth has been completed. This is the Women’s Fund’s third…
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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See the photos from the LIPPI & YWI Graduation Ceremony in our Women's Fund Facebook Album.
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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...
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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...
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