WINGS for Kids, a 2017 WIF Grantee, successfully shifted from a school-based model to a community-based model during the pandemic. The community-based model is through a relatively new partnership with the Steve Smith Family Foundation, which they say is a perfect fit because WINGS needed a programming space and liaison for the schools that could …
More than 150 members, guests, and grantees gathered at The Terrace at Cedar Hill for the first in-person Women’s Impact Fund (WIF) Annual Meeting since 2019 — the first for our Executive Director, Patricia Massey Hoke! The Annual Meeting is a combination of social event, business meeting, and celebration. This year was no different. As …
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As was shared at the Annual Meeting on May 9, the WIF board recently approved eleven member-supported recommendations from the diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) working groups, which picked up where the DEI Task Force left off almost one year ago (two of the original nine recommendations were broken into two parts, hence eleven total). …
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The April 28, 2022 Lunch & Learn focused on the good, the bad, and the ugly of social media use and its effects on the mental health of teens and kids. WIF member Rachel Miner moderated an engaging and informative discussion on the topic with local experts, including Natalie Moore, School Psychology Manager at Charlotte-Mecklenburg …
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WomenGiveCLT, an amazing gathering of close to 400 philanthropically minded women with local nonprofits, was held at the Mint Museum on April 7, 2022. This first-of-its-kind event was co-hosted by Women’s Impact Fund, SHARE Charlotte, and the Junior League of Charlotte and has been in the making since 2019. After being delayed several times due …
The Community Impact Committee’s work continues to evolve as Women’s Impact Fund embraces a focus on trust-based philanthropy. New for the 2021-2022 WIF year, Community Impact committee members planned and conducted Anniversary Connections conversations with past grantees. The objective is to continue the relationship between WIF and past grantees, spread the word of the past …
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The Women LEAD series ended March 22 on a high note. Hosted by community partner, J.P. Morgan in South Park, the room was full of members and guests enjoying time to network, catch up, and hear from a stellar panel. It is hard to capture all that the dynamic and candid conversation covered, but here …
An incredible panel of community leaders assembled on March 8, 2022, engaging in a robust discussion on what can be a complicated topic to approach – power and philanthropy. Program Director for the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Charles Thomas, expertly guided panelists Laura Clark, President and CEO of United Way of Central Carolinas, …
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March marks the celebration of Women’s History Month, a period to celebrate and recognize women’s contributions to the United States and the recognition of the specific achievements women have made over the course of history in a variety of fields. The roots of Women’s History Month go back to 1978 when a school district in California …