Last Chance to RSVP for
Our Annual Celebration!
We look forward to seeing you as we kick off our 25th anniversary year with a special celebration Thursday, March 31 at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts. Learn more at our website.
If you haven't already registered, please RSVP by March 27. Register online, or call 414-290-7350 ext. 3.
Prior to the Annual Celebration, be sure to join us for the Social Change Exchange - a panel discussion about Building Sisterhood in Milwaukee, co-hosted by the YWCA. Details can be found on our website. Panelists include:
- Nicole Angresano, Vice President Community Impact, United Way of Greater Milwaukee
- Ava Hernandez, Program Manager & Director of Training & Learning, UWM School of Continuing Education - Public Allies, Milwaukee; Co-chair, Latinas en Acción
- Yvonne Lumsden-Dill, Director, Women's Leadership Institute, Mount Mary College
- LG Shanklin-Flowers, Social Justice Consultant/Activist; Program Manager, Women's Fund of Greater Milwaukee
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Silent Auction Preview
Available Now at our Website
Have a look at the inspiring collection of art and jewelry we'll be featuring in our Silent Auction at the Annual Celebration. Can't attend but want to support the Women's Fund? See something you just can't do without? Use the Buy It Now option offered in our auction catalog.
Proceeds benefit the Women's Fund of Greater Milwaukee and the African American Women's Fund Project, Girls Leading Change, Her Scholarship Program, Latinas en Acción, Lesbian Fund, and Viv Ncaus: A Hmong Women's Giving Circle.
A special thank you to the many talented artists and donors whose generous donations make this auction possible.
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A Very Special Thank You for Annual Celebration Gifts of $100 or More!
Only 100 of these beautiful bracelets are available. Designed and handmade by local artist and longtime Women's Fund supporter Cathy Jakicic, our Anniversary Bracelet will be given as a thank you gift for donations of $100 or more made onsite at our Annual Celebration.
We appreciate the thoughtfulness of Cathy's design, with each stone representing one of our funds, and the handmade sterling silver chain symbolizing the continuity of giving.
Thank you to Theresa Abelew, Jane Cruz, Anna Dreager, Jill Erickson, Naomi Fujimoto, Lora Groszkiewicz, Jane Konkel, Kelsey Lawler, and Stacy Werkheiser for helping Cathy make all 100 bracelets by hand over the past several weeks!
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We Welcome Girls Leading Change - Engaging Teen Girls in Philanthropy
The newest addition to the Women's Fund, Girls Leading Change, is a program to engage teen girls in philanthropy in partnership with Lead2Change, a resource for youth-led community service projects.
Learn more about this great new program at our Annual Celebration and on our website.
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Our mission is social change through women and girls. Our vision is simple: a world that is just and fair. We support women-led solutions to critical community issues by engaging women in the power of collective philanthropy, and by supporting robust organizations that address issues that impact women and girls. We have been supporting the Milwaukee community for 25 years, and are proud to be a member of a network of 166 women's funds worldwide.
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