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Wednesday, May 1, 2019 10:00 am – 11:30 am Jones Dairy Farm Culinary Theater You are invited to celebrate the graduation ceremony for the spring semester of Starting Point 2.0 and EmpowHER students. You will see how these courageous women have taken the first steps […]

Please Join Us! Tuesday, May 7 | 4:30 – 6:00 pm Pullman’s Waterfront Banquets Join us and see how you are making an impact in the lives of local women and girls. A brief program announcing the 2019 Women’s Fund grants will begin at 5:15 pm. […]

The Women’s Fund celebrated International Women’s Day at Philanthropy Matters with an engaging conversation about philanthropy with our panelists Kris Hietpas, Sara Micheletti, Debra Michiels and Stacie Hazlett-Rothe. They shared why philanthropy is important to them and gave inspirational advice on how to get involved. […]

The Women’s Fund welcomed 17 girls from Neenah, Menasha and St. Mary Catholic high schools for the 8th annual Girls’ Grantmaking Project on March 5. The girls discussed topics important to them and their peers, including issues and problems they are facing, and what we […]

Philanthropy Matters March 7, 2019 Butte des Morts Country Club 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm – Registration 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm – Program: Conversations in Philanthropy 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm – Social Time & Light Hors d’oeuvres Formerly known as the Women’s Philanthropy Forum, this […]

  Are you, or do you know, a young woman between the ages of 18-29? If so, Starting Point 2.0 or EmpowHER might be the perfect next step down the path toward economic security. These empowerment workshops explore topics like career development, time management, self-esteem, […]

The Board of Directors of the Women’s Fund for the Fox Valley Region is pleased to announce the hiring of Julie Keller as the organization’s new Executive Director, effective February 4, 2019. Julie’s current role as a fundraiser for the St. Elizabeth Hospital Foundation, combined […]

On Wednesday, December 5, the Women’s Fund had much to celebrate! The third class of students graduated from Starting Point 2.0 and the first class graduated from the new EmpowHER program. Both are designed to help women ages 18-29 with financial planning skills, empowerment and […]

Submitted by: Michelle Dejno The Women’s Fund, like so many other nonprofit organizations that inspire change in our community, not only benefits the recipients of the programs it funds, but enriches the lives of the community members who help make that possible. This couldn’t be […]