Annual Event Luncheon
September 4th

Space is still available for our 8th Annual Luncheon Event. Susan May, Ph.D., President of Fox Valley Technical College and Chris Grumm, President  & CEO of the Women's Funding Network will speak to this year's theme, Invest in Her. Seats are $50 each and may be purchased in full tables of 10 or individually. Complete event details are available on our website at www.womensfundfvr.org or by contacting us at info@womensfundfvr.org.

 New Website Unveiled

The Women’s fund is pleased to announce that our new website is ready for visitors. Visit www.womensfundfvr.org to learn more about our mission and how you can get involved. There you will find information about the Women’s Fund, our current Financial Fluency and Violence Prevention Education initiatives, a list of our grantee partners, upcoming events and ways to give financial support. You will also find valuable resources to help you stay informed about important issues affecting the women and girls in our community and beyond.

 Project Update:
Women to Women:
Creating Community Connections Book Project

In order to create a comprehensive book with submissions from a broad spectrum of community members, the volunteer planning committee for the Women to Women: Creating Community Connections book project has extended the timeline for the project. The book of poems and essays to honor the contributions made by women to our community will now be unveiled at the 2009 Women's Fund Annual Event Luncheon. If you would like more information about the project, please contact the Women's Fund at info@womensfundfvr.org. Financial support for the project is generously being provided by Kimberly-Clark Corporation.

 WillPower Planned Giving Program

 

Did you know investing in women and girls is one of the best ways to invest in the future of our community? Women and their children are disproportionately affected by poverty and violence. Long-term solutions to our community's most pressing problems will only come when we meet the need for financial investment in programs that help women become economically self-sufficient and address the root causes of domestic violence. Won't you help us create positive social change by including the Women's Fund in your estate gift plan? Planned gifts of any size will make you eligible for membership in the WillPower Social Change Society. Please contact Shauna or Becky at info@womensfundfvr.org for more information, or visit the WAYS TO GIVE page at www.womensfundfvr.org.

 

Volunteer Opportunities

The Women's Fund needs your passion, skills and talents. If you have a desire to help the Women’s Fund encourage and inspire women and girls to flourish personally, economically and professionally, we would love to hear from you. Request a volunteer interest form by visiting the CONTACT US page at www.womensfundfvr.org.

Shelter from the Storm
to air August 7th

Shelter from the Storm, a half-hour documentary about women and children in poverty airs statewide on Wisconsin Public Television on Thursday, August 7 at 7:00 p.m. The show features four low-income women with children who faced the challenge of escaping poverty to find affordable, adequate housing. Everyday struggles with transportation and quality daycare hinder their attempts to locate and hold better paying jobs. Shelter from the Storm gives viewers an insightful look into the issues surrounding women and children in poverty and is designed to raise awareness of the negative social stigmas surrounding poverty and offer positive solutions to some of the problems.

Shelter from the Storm was produced by NEWIST/CESA 7 in cooperation with Educational Television Productions of N.E. Wisconsin and Wisconsin Public Television.