Leadership Development

The Age: International Women’s Development Agency’s grantee partner is improving education and leadership training for Burmese women.

Voice of America: Washington Area Women’s Foundation is funding programs to train women for jobs in the construction field as part of their strategy to increase women's economic security.

Washington Examiner: Goren recently made the leap from head of the public-private partnership Corporation for National and Community Service to the Washington Area Women's Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of women in the capital region.

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Eight girls, representatives of the Women and Girls Foundation of Southwestern Pennsylvania, were among 150 high school students attending an event to promote mentoring.

New York Times Letter to the Editor: Women must have choices about how many children they can support, affordable child care options and the ability to earn a living that will allow more of them to run for office and lead in other sectors as well.

Philanthropy News Digest: The San Francisco-based Women's Funding Network has announced a $3 million grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to expand its Investment, Influence, and Impact initiative.

Clarion-Ledger: Carol Burnett, founding director of Mississippi's Low-income Childcare Initiative and a grantee partner of The Women's Fund of Mississippi, was awarded The Gloria Award.