New sWIFT Masthead Dec2012
New Members
Amelia Abbott
Dorothy Mothershead
Anita Sarkar

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Referring Members

Arrington Mixon
Katie Belk Morris
Liz Winer
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Have you paid your membership dues for 2016?
Just a reminder, the deadline for payment is December 31.

To pay online, click HERE.

To learn more about donating stock, click HERE.

Please contact Jessica Klasinski at 704-707-4292 ext. 101 or jklasinski@womensimpactfund.org if you have any questions.
Thank you!

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Planning Your Calendar?

Make sure you check out the WIF "Master Calendar" for dates of all our events. It is also a great tool to understand the many moving pieces of WIF. See things such as our Board meeting dates, when sWIFt will be in your Inbox, and many other items. It can be found in the password accessed Members Room on the website.
Click HERE to check it out.  
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Mark your calendars!

The week of January 9 and January 16, fellow WIF members will be hosting In-Home Socials. Look for the official invite soon! 
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Getting to Know Ann Caulkins
by Debbie Proffitt

Ann Caulkins is the President and Publisher of the Charlotte Observer. She was name the 2011 Charlotte BusinessWoman of the Year. Ann is married with two sons ages 14 and 16. She has been a WIF member since 2010.

Why did you decide to join the Women's Impact Fund?  WIF's emphasis is on philanthropy. It is important for women to fund as a group and put money in what they believe in. It is also important for women to be around other women like them. WIF is a very impressive organization. It is the best place for new women executives to connect in Charlotte.

In a few words or a phrase, how would you describe our members?  Enlightened, smart, invested in our community.

Where did you grow up and how did it shape you?  Shreveport, Louisiana. It shaped me significantly. There was racism and corrupt politics. My parents were not from Shreveport and pointed out the issues...READ MORE
WIF's Welcome Home Celebration
by Melissa Hovey

Women's Impact Fund members enjoyed a fun night recently at the "Welcome Home Celebration" to tour their new home at C3 Lab. There were several exciting events including a hands-on volunteer opportunity with Friendship Trays, a former grantee, to prepare inclement weather food packs for residents in need.

The highlight of the evening was a special musical performance from a talented ensemble of 4th and 5th graders from David Cox Elementary as part of the Musical Minds program. WIF granted Musical Minds
$93,000 in May 2016 for its Musical Arts Program for Elementary Students to engage students from low income neighborhoods in after school musical arts programing designed to promote social change through character education, promoting self-esteem, teamwork, leadership, and social responsibility.

Mary Lynn Baldwin, the program's interim director, commented, "We had the time of our lives. Thank you for the gift of music and the magic of performing!"

For a sample of the performance, click here!
Mission Moment: Pat's Place
by Carolyn Meade

In June 2004, the Women's Impact Fund awarded its very first grants as an organization.  One of the grantees chosen was Pat's Place Child Advocacy Center. WIF awarded a startup grant to Pat's Place in the amount of $100,000 to hire a full time case manager and create a support service model for children who had experienced the most serious forms of child abuse. Not only was this WIF's first grant to be awarded, it was transformational for WIF, Pat's Place and, most importantly, for our community.

Pat's Place addresses an acute problem faced by child abuse victims in Charlotte.  Often, children with the courage to talk about the abuse they have suffered must undergo repeated questioning about the most traumatic event in their lives. Pat's Place was established to ensure that all the services a child and family needs (medical examinations, forensic interviewing, and advocacy support) could occur in one location - a safe, nurturing, child-friendly environment - at no cost to a child's family...READ MORE 
More Options to Get Social with WIF

We now have another exciting way for you to engage with the Women's Impact Fund through social media! Announcing the new WIF Members Facebook Group, which allows members to connect, share and discuss topics relevant to WIF and our members. Join this new forum through this link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/565296163665686/ and click on "Join Group" in the bottom right corner of the cover photo. (WIF will confirm that the request is from a member and then add the person to the group.)

We continue to communicate with our members as well as potential members, grantees and others interested in our organization through our public Facebook Page. Here we highlight our members, grantees, and events, and post about community and philanthropy issues. Please continue to "Share" and "Like" postings on this page as it helps us reach our broader community. 
WIF Member News
L-R Nye, Eller, Gallivan
Congratulations: Mary Gallivan (pictured), with fellow Executive MBA students Daniel Eller and Falon Nye, is the winner of Queens University 2016 Business Plan Competition.

Way to Go: WIF member Kelly Brooks of SHARE Charlotte was named a Charlottean of the Year by Charlotte magazine!  Kelly stands alongside the likes of Cam Newton, Ann Clark and Toussaint Romain this year.

In the Media: Charlotte Agenda recently featured Christy Durbin and her efforts surrounding her new business venture, Staya Sleep.

WIF members, we want to hear from you!  WIF Member News depends totally on you!  Please send us news of a new job, new volunteer leadership role, a new addition to your family, a big move or anything else you'd like to share with your family of WIF friends.  Email: communications@womensimpactfund.org
UPCOMING EVENTS
Grants Team Site Visit Training
Monday, January 9, 2017
12:00-1:15pm
Myers Park Presbyterian Church
Required for Grants Team Members but all are welcome!

Save the Date!
Women & Wisdom 
February 23, 2017
   
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For more information on all upcoming WIF events,
click HERE