Young Women's Initiative 2020 Grantmaking Young Women's Initiative 2020 Participatory Grantmaking The Set-Up: Task Forces With guidance from the facilitators of 18 Degrees, the young women of the Young Women's...
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We are celebrating women's work on our social media channels! Tuesday, June 2nd was originally the graduation day ceremony for our two programs–the Leadership Institute for Political and Public Impact...
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#ShePersists in LIPPI and YWI to advance gender equity in Western MA. Perhaps we should say #TheyPersist because all of the women, girls, and men who work together to make...
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The Young Women’s Initiative (YWI) identifies themes of barriers to success that they and their peer groups encounter. This exercise in identifying barriers is a key step in the YWI...
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Springfield Young Women's Initiative 2019-2020 Springfield YWI 2020 has begun! In partnership with 18 Degrees, the Women’s Fund launched this year’s cohort on October 8, 2019. This year's cohort is made...
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That's how the old proverb goes, right? We all want to have a positive impact in the lives of young women because they're our future, but how do we choose...
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Artist: Alana Seltsam (Read more about Alana) We are excited to announce a new partnership with 18 Degrees, formerly known as Berkshire Children & Families. Stephanie Steed, Vice President of...
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See the photos from the LIPPI & YWI Graduation Ceremony in our Women's Fund Facebook Album.
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The young women participating in this year's Young Women's Initiative (YWI) program were tasked with identifying three topic areas where they could make recommendations for change in Springfield. The topic...
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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...
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