This year’s annual meeting took place on May 8, 2023, and the energy throughout the evening was palpable with almost 200 women gathered to celebrate and reflect. After a fun networking event in the lobby of the Knight Theater at the Levine Center for the Arts, with plenty of food, conversation, and picture taking, members …
The Community Impact Committee recently checked in with Lindsay LaPlante, Executive Director of Refugee Support Services. We listened with gratitude to the wonderful programs being offered in support of the refugees in the Charlotte area. During our visit, we had the opportunity to visit the Knit Together Group (KTG) which meets every Thursday. KTG is …
Continue reading “Stories of Impact: Refugee Support Services”
The Community Impact Committee spent the fall connecting in person with our Nonprofit Partners, formerly known as Grantees. Our committee was interested to learn how the Women’s Impact Fund’s unrestricted grant had affected the goals and outcomes of the organizations. We also started the discussion of how WIF can sit beside instead of across the …
Continue reading “Stories of Impact: Community Impact Committee Updates“
Women’s Impact Fund’s grants committee kicked off the grants season with a webinar for potential grantees last month. In WIF’s second annual webinar grants leadership walked attendees through a wide range of topics including an intro to WIF, changes to the process over the last few years, eligibility requirements, information about our grants committee, and …
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 …
Continue reading “Together Again! 2022 Annual Meeting Recap”
Common Wealth Charlotte, a 2021 WIF grant recipient, replaces reliance on charitable and government assistance with financial capability, equipping Charlotte’s economically vulnerable population with: trauma-informed education certified financial counseling asset- and wealth-building skills access to banking services and 0% interest, no-fee loans Charlotte is home to 200,000 people who work full-time and take home …
A key goal of collective giving is to amplify impact. It starts by pooling resources and giving in targeted ways. Many women’s collective giving circles, like Women’s Impact Fund (WIF), started their journey with project-based grants in topical funding areas — arts & culture, health, environment, education, and human services. More recently, trends in philanthropy …
Continue reading “Changing Funding Priorities to Drive Impact”
Though mostly virtual, Women’s Impact Fund had a busy last year. We launched our diversity, equity, and inclusion initiative; continued our grantmaking work through project and unrestricted grantmaking; connected women with each other through creative engagement events; engaged more than 120 women in leadership through a committee or board service; and discussed challenging, important topics …
Congratulations to all of our 2021 grantee finalists! Though they did not receive a grant from Women’s Impact Fund this year, these nonprofits are deserving of recognition and your attention. Together, they are meeting needs in Charlotte and inspiring growth and change in our city. If you are interested in any of the Board of …