The Member Education Lunch & Learn committee hosted its final event – The Power of Storytelling. The event came about after the committee discussed how great it would be to hear stories of impact from organizations that have benefited from WIF support. Hannah Hasan, a local artist, and poet opened the event by sharing a …
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Last week’s Lunch & Learn was a wonderful opportunity to get familiar with the Latinx community in Charlotte, an important contributor to the growth of our local economy. The purpose of the Lunch & Learn was to get WIF members better acquainted with the Latinx community and discuss ways in which we can foster positive …
Charlotte is ready to show you the future and it begins with unpacking the details of the Unified Development Ordinance or UDO. A panel of three Charlotte leaders, moderated by Stephanie Stenglein, and members of the Women’s Impact Fund, gathered virtually to unpack details of the Unified Development Ordinance, UDO, with the goal of educating …
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The resettlement of Afghanistan refugees and Charlotte’s affordable housing crisis – these two topics do not have an obvious tie, but they have a huge impact on Charlotte’s local refugee community. This was one of the lessons, among others, we learned during our Lunch & Learn: At the Intersection of Hope and Refuge: Supporting Charlotte’s …
Be close to the causes you serve. Rather than simply checking a numerical box, we need to ask ourselves, how are we supporting the people we serve? These themes resonated throughout our Lunch & Learn: Turning Roadblocks Into On-Ramps discussion. Angie Bush, Executive Director of Hospitability House of Charlotte, led a discussion with Sherri Chisholm, …
Attending arts events, following artists on social media, and buying local art are all great ways to individually support the arts. Artists davita galloway and Bree Stallings, who were the speakers at the September Lunch & Learn facilitated by Alli Celebron-Brown, would encourage you to do all of the above. But they also made a …
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The Member Education Committee ended the year with an outstanding virtual event focused on gun violence in the Charlotte region. We were fortunate to have two experienced community leaders – Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden and local barber and leader of Cops & Barbers, Shaun Corbett. Committee member, Amanda Glowacki, facilitated the event. I strongly …
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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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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