Women Moving Millions

A Brief History of the Women's Donor Activist Movement

We are thrilled to announce the launch of a short, motivational film about how women today are making history through their giving.

Dallas Women's Foundation Donor Hopes $1 Million Gift Will Inspire Others to Give

07/22/2010

Dallas Morning News: Cindy K. Engles, who generally prefers to give anonymously, is going public with the largest gift of her philanthropic career – a $1 million donation to the Dallas Women's Foundation – in an effort to empower women and girls.

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Will You Be My Valentine?

02/09/2010

The Huffington Post: A Women Moving Millions donor asks undecided philanthropists to be a special valentine, and give to women's funds.

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The Moment Is Now: Women Funding Women

02/05/2010

Financial Planning: While women’s funding is not a new phenomenon, what is happening for the first time ever is that women are funding other women in a big way -- as the Women Moving Millions campaign attests.

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Philanthropists Urged to Focus More on Women

01/25/2010

The Age: Organizations in Australia, including IWDA and Women Donors Network, are preparing to launch Women Mobilising Millions to take Women Moving Millions and high-net worth philanthropy to Oz.

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Making a Difference: Acts of Courage and Compassion

12/28/2009

ABC News: Nine stories -- including Women Moving Millions -- illustrate achievements both bold and benevolent, all representative of how people make a difference in the lives of others.

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Women's Equality Day -- Thank you President Jimmy Carter

08/26/2009

Huffingtonpost.com: Commentator and author Ellen Snortland urges a National Voting Day to commemorate women's right to vote.

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The Power of the Purse

The New York Times profiles the power of women's philanthropy. READ THE FULL STORY HERE!

08/23/2009

The New York Times: Remember the concept of “sisterhood”? It just might be taking new root in a most unexpected place — among women with money

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Women Are Bright Spot Amid Economic Gloom

06/23/2009

PhilanTopic Blog: A growing number of philanthropic institutions are realizing that investing in women and girls serves to lift up entire communities -- something that women's funds have known and practiced for thirty years.

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The Future of Philanthropy

06/08/2009

The American Prospect: New movements reacting against the "nonprofit-industrial complex" are pushing the funding world to give grants with fewer strings attached -- and to give directly to grass-roots groups.

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