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 WOMEN'S FOUNDATION OF ARKANSAS
- Promoting philanthropy among women
- Helping women and girls achieve their full potential |
E-Newsletter
October 2009 |
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Greetings!
This month, the WFA's e-newsletter is focused on the power of women's giving! We hope that these articles will encourage you to think about how the philanthropic gifts you are planning to make can impact society as a whole by improving the lives of women. We also invite you to attend the upcoming Power of the Purse luncheon (October 23) to learn more about how your gifts can impact the lives of Arkansas's women!
The November issue will bring information on the upcoming Giving Circles Workshop and the 2010 Girls of Promise conferences! |
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Upcoming Events
Friday, October 23, 2009
11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
Statehouse Convention Center
Little Rock, Arkansas
Giving Circles Workshop
Thursday, November 19, 2009
9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Clinton School of Public Service
Little Rock, Arkansas
The Center on Community Philanthropy in the Clinton School of Public Service and the Women's Foundation of Arkansas will host a Giving Circles Workshop facilitated by Darryl Lester, Hindsight Consulting.
More information will be provided in the November issue.
Founder's Day Tea
Monday, January 11, 2010
More information to come in the December issue. | |
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Get Involved & Volunteer with the WFA
Power of the Purse Volunteer Roles
Office Volunteer Opportunities
September brought three dedicated women volunteers to the Foundation office to help us on a regular basis. These talented women are helping organize the files, databases, committee notebooks, archives and more so that the Foundation can better serve the women and girls of our state AND position us for growth. Along with these volunteers, WFA is also now a service site for Mount St. Mary Academy's Junior Theology Service Program. As a site, two young women from the Junior Class will help WFA with its Girls of Promise Program each semester. We are proud to have these young women helping with our signature program for 8th grade girls around the state.
There are plenty of tasks to go around, so come on down if you're interested! Please click here to sign up. | |
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From the Executive Director's Desk
September was an incredible month for the Women's Foundation. A BIG thank you to all of you who attended, supported, donated to, bought auction items at, sponsored, volunteered for the September 3 Designing Women event held at the Governor's Mansion. With your help, $36,000 was raised to go toward WFA's programs and initiatives! On behalf of the women and girls impacted through WFA's work, we would like to say THANK YOU!
October is shaping up to be just as spectacular as last month! October brings the annual Power of the Purse luncheon. You can read all the details in the body of this e-newsletter. I hope that you will all be available to attend. Those present will be the first to hear all the NEW and EXCITING things the Foundation has planned for the coming months. You won't want to miss this! There will be several new volunteer opportunities mentioned in our plans that you might find inviting.
See you at the luncheon! Lynnette |
 Friday, October 23, 2009
The WFA's 12th annual " Power of the Purse" luncheon will unite over 1,000 Arkansas women in a celebration of the powerful role Arkansas women can play in improving the lives of other women. The event will include a Keynote address from Gena Lovett, an Arkansas native who is currently Partner and COO of Alexandra Investment Management in New York and President of the 3000-member New York City Junior League. Alice Mahony of El Dorado will receive the 2009 "Woman of the Year in Philanthropy" award for her long-time commitment to philanthropy.
All proceeds from the event support WFA's core grant-making activities and its two initiatives, Girls of Promise and Women of Promise. The WFA is greatly appreciative of the sponsors who have chosen to support the 2009 Power of the Purse event, including: |
The Way We Live Now
The Power of the Purse
By LISA BELKIN
Published: New York Times, August 18, 2009
 Remember the concept of "sisterhood"? That quaint relic of an idea that women owed it to other women to crash through ceilings and navigate a male world? It just might be taking new root in a most unexpected place - among women with money. There are more women controlling more wealth in the U.S. than ever before... |
| Accelerating Change for Women & Girls: The Role of Women's Funds
In recent years, interest in philanthropy for and by women has intensified, accompanied by a growing acceptance of the idea that philanthropic investments in women and girls can accelerate positive change in communities. To understand this evolution in thinking and practice within philanthropy, the Foundation Center partnered with the Women's Funding Network, a global movement of women's funds, to chart the current landscape of philanthropy focused on women and girls and document the specific role played by women's funds...
Click here for the full article.
The Women's Foundation of Arkansas is a member of the Women's Funding Network. |
The Women's Foundation of Arkansas is truly YOUR organization. We want to involve you in the important work of the Foundation wherever and whenever we can. Drop by and visit us, send an email, visit our website... let us hear from you! As we all know, a group of women with a single purpose can achieve ANYTHING! Together, we can ensure a better future for all the women of Arkansas.
Sincerely,
Lynnette Watts Amanda Potter Cole
Executive Director Director of Operations |
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WFA 2009 Board of Directors
OFFICERS Margaret L. Bogle, Ph. D. - President, Cynthia L. Conger, CPA, PA - First Vice President, Lena Moore -Second Vice President, Amy Pierce -Treasurer, Leila Alston -Secretary, Marla Johnson Norris -At-Large Representative, Karen Potts -At-Large Representative
DIRECTORS Tracy Alderson Fort, Susan Davis Allen, Ph.D., Katherine Baltz, M. D., First Lady Ginger Beebe, Jill Brown, Lisa Buehler, Sericia Cole, Vivian Flowers, Brenda Gullett, Dorothy Hall, Colette D. Honorable, Wanda G. Hoover, Heather Larkin, Angela Moody, Beverly Morrow, Margy Merkle Niel, Mary Beth Ringgold, Stephanie S. Streett, Debby Thetford Nye, Millie Ward, Joyce Wroten |
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THE MISSION OF THE WOMEN'S FOUNDATION OF ARKANSAS IS TO PROMOTE PHILANTHROPY AMONG WOMEN AND TO HELP WOMEN AND GIRLS ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.
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