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Dear ,
Whoa! Here comes February everyone! A time for us to celebrate and contribute to the growth of women entrepreneurs like never before. February 14 kicks National Entrepreneurs Week into high gear.
On February 15, we're hosting a "Calling All Female Entrepreneurs" event in which entrepreneurs can pitch their ventures to investors and coaches, getting real-time feedback, mentoring and support. On February 17, you'll find us at the Maine Million Dollar Women's Forum -- where we'll hear stories from great female leaders who are leaving their mark on Maine industries. Honestly, it's a good thing that the SnowPocalypse forced us to reschedule the February Women's Leadership Session in Portland, and we hope you'll join us March 9, when Marsha Greenberg and Jess Esch co-facilitate Doing Good by Being Well at CIEE.
Happy February!
Eli
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Making Change Happen
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 Grant Partner Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project: Creating Positive Change for Maine's Immigrant Community
Part of "Making Change Happen: Women Creating a Better Maine"
Written by Janice Rogers
Imagine you have moved to a country halfway around the world, where you don't speak the language, don't know anybody, have left your entire family back in your home country and need to find employment in order to support yourself as quickly as possible. How do you navigate the unfamiliar and overwhelmingly complex legal system in your new country to apply successfully for residency and work authorization, and eventually to bring your family to live with you? Full profile >>>
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 Calling all Women Entrepreneurs
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February 15
1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Maine Women's Fund
FMI: Kristin Chase Duffy (774-5513)
We're excited -- watching the growth of entrepreneurship among women, nationally and in Maine. We're excited by what women are bringing to innovation, business models, product development and leadership. We're impressed by what this means in terms of returns to investors and communities. We want to see more of these ventures get access to networks, capital and resources. As part of National Entrepreneur Week, the Maine Women's Fund is bringing together a team of rock star investors and coaches who also want to see women-led ventures grow.
Join us for "Calling all Female Entrepreneurs," where you'll have the opportunity to practice your pitch and address key growth opportunities and challenges. Pitches are limited to 10 minutes with 10-minute feedback sessions. Space is limited, so reservations are required. Past and future participants in Women Standing Together are welcome to reserve a spot. Confirmed Team of Investors & Coaches are: Karin Gregory (Partner with Furman, Gregory, Deptula); Eliza Cope-Nolan (Partner with Bernstein Schur); Sandra Stone (Founder, Sea Cove Solutions); Robin Lin Hodgskin (Morgan Stanley Smith Barney); and Eli Stefanski (Executive Director, Maine Women's Fund).
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3rd Annual Maine Million Dollar Women's Forum
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February 17
8:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Marriott Sable Oaks - South Portland
Registration fee: $40 until February 10, $45 February 10-17
Register
As part of National Entrepreneurship Week, the Maine Million Dollar Women's Forum will feature a panel of distinguished women who own and run $1 million-plus businesses. They will explore issues involving gender and business, from the ongoing wage gap to credibility, among others. They also will discuss mentors to advancement opportunities and where best to focus moving forward.
Moderator: Maria C. Coyne, founder and leader of the KeyBank's Key4Women program for women business owners.
2011 Panelists: Ellen Belknap, President SMRT; Sara Burns, President & CEO Central Maine Power Elizabeth Butler, Partner Pierce Atwood; Lisa Read, Industrial Products Mgr GD/Bath Iron Works; and Dawn Stillings, Partner & COO CEI Ventures Inc.
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Women Standing Together
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March 17
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Portland Harbor Hotel
Join us to hear from entrepreneur Masey Kaplan, founder of Close Buy, a school fundraising catalog that carries exclusively products from local businesses, creating a profitable and sustainable relationship between schools, businesses and families. During collaborative, roundtable sessions, you have the opportunity to provide creative, inspirational ideas that fuel strategic and calculated thinking that will lead to real change for Masey. This is a great opportunity to support the growth of this entrepreneur, and work side-by-side with women on a whole new level!
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Women Standing Together (WST) is a growing network of professional women helping to launch entrepreneurial women to new heights. If you are creative, market-savvy and philanthropic, this group is for you! WST is a membership group, but we welcome guests to attend one event prior to becoming a member. WST membership fees are collectively invested in non-profits that focus their work on entrepreneurship - one of the Fund's four strategic grantmaking areas that will advance economic security for Maine women and girls. Your financial investment and time investment in the guest entrepreneur produce valuable results!
RSVP online, via email or by phone 207-774-5513.
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Save the Date: May 18, 2011
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We hope you will join us on May 18 as we dig into the hot topic of women's leadership, network and help to build our state's economic security through the work of the Fund.
Women's Creativity: Shaping the Future of Maine will explore women's leadership through the lens of creativity - how Maine's creative leaders are using their voice, vision and resources to effect change. Panelists Brenda Garrand, President and Strategic Director of Garrand, a nationally respected and award-winning marketing and communications agency, and Ingrid Bengis-Palei, National Book Award nominee, entrepreneur and the world's most famous fishmonger, will participate in a moderated conversation on the themes of leadership, philanthropy and women's roles in create economic security. Through a facilitated conversation at each table, all participants will be able to offer their voice and ideas to this important discussion.
For more information on sponsoring our 2011 Luncheon, see our Sponsor Levels and Benefits or contact Lauren Dietlin (207) 774-5513.
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Maine NEW Leadership
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June 2-7, 2011
University of Maine, Orono
Offered by the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center and the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, this six-day, residential non-partisan training program, provided at no cost to undergraduate college women throughout Maine, educates and empowers women to become civic and political leaders. To learn more or download an application (due by March 17, 2011), visit the Maine NEW Leadership Website.
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Administrative Assistant Position at the Fund
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While we are sad to announce that Betsy Ring is leaving the Fund, we are thrilled for her new opportunity as the Director of Communications at a global, nonprofit organization based in Charlottesville, Va. Congratulations, Betsy!
That means we are looking for a new Administrative Assistant. If you or someone you know is a self-starting, energetic team member, please review the job description and send cover letter, resume, references and a writing sample (no more than 1 page) by Wednesday, February 16, to Elizabeth or via mail to: Elizabeth Stefanski, Maine Women's Fund; 565A Congress Street; PO Box 5135; Portland, ME 04101.
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Thank you for reading,
Betsy, Eli, Hazel, Kristin and Lauren
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