Network in Focus

February 2012

The Women’s Foundation of Minnesota funds innovative social change programs to advance women’s economic justice, safety, health and reproductive rights, and leadership. Find out how their Executive Director, Lee Roper-Batker, and her team conduct and report research on the status of women and girls in Minnesota. Read the full interview here.

 

March 2012

Her Fund in Hong Kong is incorporating the arts into their activism and fundraising work in innovative ways. WFN intervewed Linda To, Executive Director of HER Fund, to learn more about their creative approaches to carrying out their grassroots work.

 

April 2012

Women's Funding Network interviewed Nicky McIntyre, Executive Director of Mama Cash, to discuss how their fund organizes convenings to facilitate knowledge and strategy sharing. Read our interview with Nicky. 

 

June 2012

The Fund for Women and Girls is a permanent Field of Interest fund for the Fairfield County Community Foundation; it has become the largest women's fund in New England. WFN interviewed Director, Suzanne Peters, to find out more about how their fund partners with universities and colleges to advance women's economic empowerment.

 

July 2012

The Women's Fund of Mississippi is the only grantmaking and advocacy organization in Mississippi entirely dedicated to funding programs that improve the lives of women and girls statewide. WFN interviewed Executive Director, Carol Pennick, to learn about the work they are doing to end teen pregnancy in Mississippi.