Do you have friends or family that you are not communicating with right now because of different political views? How did we get to the point where we do not speak to people we love due to politics? By moving to our safe spaces, it has negatively impacted our relationships with our family and friends. …
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The COVID-19 pandemic affects everyone, but it does not affect us equally. Women across the United States bear disproportionate burdens as primary caretakers of children and elderly. Working women are most affected as they attempt to juggle their jobs and complicated home lives. As of September 2020, at least 876,000 women have dropped out of …
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This article was written as a companion piece to our Black Philanthropy Month newsletter feature in August. It is important to consider how we can continue to respond to systemic racism in our community. On a clear sunny day in LA, a woman walks down the street. She is young and blond and white. She …
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The first Lunch & Learn of our program year held on National Voter Registration Day and the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment was highly topical. The event featured a panel of three impressive women: Retired Judge Yvonne Mims Evans, Delores Johnson Hurt, President of the League of Women Voters of Charlotte-Mecklenburg …
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As Women’s Impact Fund developed its new strategic plan, we knew diversity and inclusion was a vital pillar of our organization that needed additional focus. However, the realities of 2020 have shown us that even more intentional effort needs to be placed on this aspect of our organization. Finding ways to incorporate diversity and inclusion …
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To honor Black Philanthropy Month, I had the privilege to speak with three Black members of Women’s Impact Fund – Toni Freeman, Founding Board Member, and past Board Chair; Sharon Harrington, Founding Member and past Board Member; and Erika Ross, member since 2018 and a part of the Grants Committee. Our conversations follow. Enjoy! Lisa …
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The Bechtler Museum of Modern Art was awarded a two-year, $54,600 grant in 2014. The grant allowed 1,259 CMS elementary and high school students to have an authentic arts-integrated educational experience, 114 incarcerated individuals to participate in arts programming that was recently featured in The Charlotte Observer, 87 individuals with low-to-no vision to experience art …
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The Climate Reality Project was founded in 2006, as a non-partisan organization that trains and empowers individuals to engage with and teach their communities about the science behind global warming and the effects of climate change. On March 2, Sarah Haley, our speaker, and a “Climate Reality Leader,”, shared sobering statistics on greenhouse gas emission …
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How can parental expectations and socialization influence a child’s educational success? On January 30 at the Mint Museum Randolph, WIF explored this question in the third segment of its five-part Lunch & Learn series. Dr. Bryanna Campbell, a young adult psychologist at Southeast Psych, and Molly Shaw, president of Communities in Schools, shed light on …
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