New sWIFT Masthead Dec2012
 
Vote for next year's
Board at the Annual Meeting. 
See who is on the list!

Wine & Wisdom 2014 
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New Members

Shirley Kosmicki
Jen Wallin
 
    
Thanks to our
Member Referrals
Vicky Mitchener
Amy Owen
Mary Sherrill Ware


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$5 Evening Parking Uptown at Hearst Tower!
Women's Impact Fund has parking vouchers available for parking after 5pm at the Hearst Tower any night of the week.  Interested?  Send a check to our office (220 N. Tryon St., Charlotte, NC 28202, Attention: Debra Wideman), payable to Women's Impact Fund, for the number of vouchers you want. We'll get them to you right away!

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If you are on LinkedIn, please ask to join the Women's Impact Fund Group by clicking on the "Join Group" button.  
  
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2014 Grantees Selected!   


Register for the Annual Meeting today and you will be the first to learn about the 5 new grants that your Women's Impact Fund is making in 2014.  A record 68% of our members voted for this year's grants.  Thank You!

 

Introducing the "sWIFt Gift"!   


New this year, Annual Meeting attendees can participate in a WIF version of "Flash Philanthropy."  In addition to announcing our five high impact grants, we will award a grant of $5,000, live from the event!

 

Attendees ONLY can vote, via Text, on the additional grant award, choosing among the five "runners-up" (one from each focus area).  This inaugural "sWIFt Gift" was made possible through the generosity of four of our members.  Be sure to RSVP for the Annual Meeting on May 13th!  Your attendance - and vote - will ensure support for one more deserving non-profit!

 

To see a similar version of flash philanthropy in action with Knight Foundation and Queens University, click here. 

 

Collective Thinking  


The WCGN (Women's Collective Giving Grantmakers Network) held its national leadership forum in St. Louis recently, including 132 women representing 32 groups . Attending from Women's Impact Fund were Dianne Bailey (WCGN Board member), Sonja Nichols and Susan Ehrman. Two gave presentations on " Keeping it Legal" (Bailey), and "Creating a Great Member Education Program" (Ehrman).

 

Sonja was the luncheon key note speaker with the topic, "Love Your Body - It's the Only One You've Got!"

(L to R) Alison Wilson (Washington Women's Foundation), Vicki Sheehan (Spirit of St. Louis), Dianne Bailey, Sonja Nichols, and Meghan James (Spirit of St. Louis)

Quail Hollow PR   


Thanks to Kathy Mansfield and Paula Broadwell, Women's Impact Fund received great press in the publication "The Life in Quail Hollow". Neighborhood newsletters are a great way to get the word out and recruit members! If you know of a local publication that we should reach out to, please contact the  office.  

 

Register Now!  

Community Service Project | North Carolina Dance Theatre (now Charlotte Ballet)

May 10, 2014 - 1 - 4pm | North Carolina Dance Theatre

The REACH Program

(2009 Grantee)

See some of the young dancers our grant has helped in this video.  You can play a supporting role by volunteering for this community service project. 
Register Here! 

 

 

2014 Annual Meeting
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Roof With A View