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Welcome to the summer edition of the WFN newsletter. This space is to highlight the great work of the network, provide meaningful content, and centralize the most pressing issues in the our sector. The newsletter will return in the fall to kick off the Women Funded 2021 Conference!
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Call For Sessions Deadline Wednesday 7/28
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Call for Sessions: Two Opportunities
We’re thrilled to announce two open submission opportunities to participate in WFN's virtual conference, Women Funded 2021. This gathering is open to the broader philanthropic and movement community as well as WFN membership, and we welcome session ideas from organizations and individuals committed to our shared work.
Learn more about these opportunities below and join us!
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Live Session: We welcome your submissions for session ideas, including roundtable discussions on a piece of your work, a panel conversation, interactive workshop, research presentation, and more. Submit your concept to be part of Women Funded 2021. Apply by July 28, 2021.
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Virtual “Site Visit”: Bring the conference to your part of the world. A virtual conference provides the unique opportunity to explore the many regions that WFN community represents. Take conference attendees on a tour of your work, or highlight your region and the people you work with and serve. To indicate your interest in participating in a Virtual Site Visit, please complete this form by July 28, 2021.
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Congratulations to Teresa Younger, President and CEO of Ms. Foundation, who is on Inside Philanthropy's Power List, a list of the 100 most powerful players in philanthropy! "Nearly 50 years after its founding, the Ms. Foundation for Women remains a key player in funding for women and girls. CEO Younger is also involved in several leading-edge initiatives such as Grantmakers for Girls of Color."
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Registration is open for Change Philanthropy's 2021 Unity Summit! Early Bird rates end August 9 with code EARLYBIRD2021.
Join us for the live Unity Summit experience from October 25-28, followed by a week of interactive experiences, and six months of access to over 50 hours of content featuring philanthropic and movement leader voices sharing practices, case studies and tools for our shared work to ignite the sector to advance equity.
The virtual experience will be rooted in Minneapolis, with a Welcome Reception, Learning Tour video experience, and special gift box to connect you directly with the Twin Cities and region.
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Emily O. Weltman, Founder of Collective Flow Consulting, was featured in Philanthropy Impact Magazine's Summer 2021 Issue.
Collective Flow Consulting provides mission-driven leaders the systems, skills, and strategies to increase revenue and make a positive impact. Their mission is to achieve equal opportunity and economic empowerment.
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OPPORTUNITIES AND RESOURCES
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As Congress takes up President Biden’s Build Back Better plan and the American Jobs and American Families Plan, we need our members of Congress to prioritize women and their families in all upcoming legislation.
Join The United State of Women to tell your members of Congress today that they must prioritize building back better for all women and families! |
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Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) is hosting a webinar, The Role of the Arts in the Immigrant Justice Movement, which aims to explore the various approaches artists use to influence immigration narratives and use stories to build power for the immigrant justice movement.
July 29, 2021 | 10:00am-11:00am PDT | Register here
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Please join Plan International virtually and celebrate International Youth Day with a discussion on how young people, development practitioners and governments can work together to mobilize resources and support girls, non-binary youth and young feminists.
Where is the money for girls? Funding girl-led movements in a pandemic
August 11, 2021 | 10 – 11 a.m. EST
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The Women's Fund of Rhode Island is currently hiring for a Development Director. Read the job description here.
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The New Hampshire Women's Foundation is hiring for a Director of Policy and Director of Development. Read the job descriptions here.
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In the 2021 Olympics, women's bodies continue to be policed. - NPR
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Singer-songwriter Pink is offering to pay the fine levied on the Norwegian women's handball team for refusing to play in bikini bottoms during a game in the sport's Euro 2021 tournament. - NBC News
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This year's Olympics is the debut of women's street skateboarding. Competitors hope to inspire a new generation of girls to try skateboarding. - Sports Illustrated
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In hour of Amy Winehouse's legacy, Amy's Place, a recovery house for women with addiction problems, provides a space where women support women. - BBC
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A program in Germany teaches refugee women how to ride bikes as a way to build confidence and integrate themselves into a new society. - NPR
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WATCH: ‘So in the single year… we wiped out three decades of progress of women in the workforce.’ — Women, particularly mothers, have been disproportionately impacted by a loss of jobs during the pandemic.
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