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Empowering Women & Girls
as the Primary Agents of Change
Featuring Guest Speaker Philanthropist Jennifer Buffett
Thursday, October 7
11:30 am to 1:30 pm at the Italian Conference Center
 Milwaukee native and president of the New York-based NoVo Foundation,
Jennifer Buffett works passionately to support innovative strategic
initiatives and partnerships that aim to unlock the potential of girls
and women worldwide to be powerful agents of change and help children
grow into caring adults skilled at working cooperatively.
NoVo
works to achieve its vision by transforming social attitudes,
relationships and institutions that perpetuate injustice. NoVo
approaches this effort by investing in long-term strategic initiatives
that lead to systemic change, specifically ending violence against girls
and women, unlocking the potential of adolescent girls and advancing
social and emotional learning.
NoVo is a major philanthropic
partner with the Nike Foundation, fueling "The Girl Effect"-the social
and economic change brought about when every girl has the power to
participate equally in her community.
Register for the Women & Public Policy Luncheon.
Individual tickets: $75
Please note: we are unable to guarantee adjacent seating requests
for individual tickets.
RSVP by Thursday, September 30.
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Come early for the Social Change Exchange!
Prior to the Luncheon, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
"Milwaukee's Black Infant Mortality Crisis"
Did you know that Milwaukee's black infant mortality rate - 13.85 per 1,000 live births - is higher than the infant mortality rate in 60 other countries, including Jamaica, Ukraine, Costa Rica, and Malaysia?
Join the Women's Fund and a panel of its Grant Partners for an engaging and thought-provoking discussion about what's being done in our community and the social change required to address this problem.
There is no charge to attend this event.
RSVP by Thursday, September 30.
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The Brico Fund · Chase Bank · Cream City Foundation's Stacey
Herzing Fund · Foley & Larder, LLP · GE Healthcare · Leadership
Center of Cardinal Stritch University · Quarles & Brady LLP · Third
Sector Creative · Time Warner Cable · von Briesen & Roper, s.c. · We Energies · Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare
American
Transmission Company · Brewers Community Foundation · Clear Channel
Outdoor · Clifton Gunderson LLP · The Duncan Group · Girl Scouts of Southeastern Wisconsin ·
Godfrey & Kahn, SC · Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin ·
GRAEF · Harley-Davidson Motor Company · Herbert H. Kohl Charities · HGA
Architects & Engineers · HNTB Corporation · Kahler Slater Architects
· Legacy Bank · Marquette University · Michael Best & Friedrich LLP · Milwaukee Muslim Women's Coalition · Joseph Pabst ·
Park Bank · PNC Bank · Rexnord Industries, LLC · Roundy's Supermarkets · United Way of Greater Milwaukee · University of Wisconsin -
Milwaukee · Waterstone HR
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MORE ABOUT THE WOMEN'S FUND:
The Women's Fund of
Greater Milwaukee, Inc. is the largest resource in Wisconsin
dedicated exclusively to funding and advocacy for the needs of women and
girls. Its mission is social
change through women and girls.
Organizations supported by the Women's Fund work to make greater
Milwaukee a better place for women and girls to prosper. The Women's Fund is part of a network
of over 160 women's and girls' funds worldwide.
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