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** OCTOBER 5, 2021
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** Thank You for Joining Us
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Dear Colleagues,

What is the feminist factor to you? If you attended Women Funded 2021, be sure to take our conference survey and let us know what resonated with you. Take the survey now. ([link removed])

Additionally, content from the conference is continually being posted on the WFN YouTube channel. Top highlights like the Women’s Economic Mobility Hub videos are also now live on a WFN YouTube Playlist. ([link removed])

Thank you for joining us to share insights, knowledge, best practices, policy developments, groundbreaking research initiatives ([link removed]) , and strategies for long-lasting, structural change. We remain inspired by your commitments to creating local change in your communities that have global impacts.

In solidarity,
Elizabeth

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Elizabeth Barajas-Román
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President & CEO

p.s. To help us continue to provide powerful support to women’s funds and gender justice funders across the globe, donate here. ([link removed])
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** WFN MEMBER NEWS
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The Women's Foundation of Southern Arizona is expanding their scope and will now be called the Women's Foundation for the State of Arizona (WFSA)! WFSA CEO Amalia Luxardo will discuss the expansion in a brief conversation on October 6 at 12:00pm PST ([link removed]) .
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The Iowa Women's Foundation is having their annual luncheon on Thursday, October 7, 2021. Organizations or individuals are welcome to join virtually via the live stream. Chris Grumm, former WFN President/CEO, is the keynote speaker. Learn more and register here. ([link removed])
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Victorian's Women Trust presents Strong Female Lead - A Panel Discussion ([link removed]) . Join moderator Nyadol Nyuon for a special conversation with Mary Crooks, Executive Director of the Victorian Women's Trust, Kerry-Anne Walsh, Canberra-based journalist, and filmmaker Tosca Looby, that spans the trials and the triumphs of the first female prime minister, the importance of Strong Female Lead and the path we must beat into the future.

October 7, 2021 | 1:00pm-2:00pm AEDT | Register here ([link removed]) .
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Join A Philanthropic Partnership for Black Communities (ABFE) for their Membership Monday Spotlight discussion ([link removed]) with Ruby Bright, President & CEO, of Women Foundation of Greater Memphis ([link removed]) , discussing Breaking The Cycle of Poverty Through Philanthropy.

October 25, 2021 | 12:00pm EST | Register here ([link removed]) .
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Join CHANGE Philanthropy for the Unity Summit experience from October 25-28, followed by a week of interactive experiences featuring philanthropic and movement leader voices sharing practices, case studies, and tools to ignite the sector to advance equity. Register for the 2021 Unity Summit ([link removed]) before October 8th to receive their conference welcome gift.
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The Women's Fund of Omaha is hosting their annual Our Lead the Change celebration ([link removed]) , where they will welcome activist, author and founder of the ‘me too.’ Movement Tarana Burke ([link removed]) as their keynote speaker. They will recognize local nonprofits who will be awarded grants to support programs that make a positive impact on the lives of women and girls.

October 28, 2021 | 11:30am-1:00pm | Register here ([link removed]) .
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Women's Fund of Greater Milwaukee is hosting their annual luncheon, "Women’s Fund Presents…Disruptors, Changing the Power Dynamics." ([link removed]) Johnson Controls as Speaker Sponsor, brings Abby Phillip, senior political correspondent and anchor of Inside Politics Sunday on CNN, to talk about her journey, share stories from the road traveling with politicians, and relate her personal insights about how gender and race impact women.

November 18, 2021 | 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM | Pfister Hotel, Grand Ballroom & Virtual
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Congratulations to Jordan Casteel, the daughter of Lauren Y. Casteel, President and CEO of The Women’s Foundation of Colorado, who was named a "Genius" Grant Winner by The MacArthur Foundation! To learn more, click here ([link removed]) .


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The National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy invites everyone to an important conversation, Centering Black Power for Migrant and Racial Justice ([link removed]) . Last week, we collectively and viscerally witnessed the cruelty and violence that black migrants have been experiencing at the U.S.- Mexico border and across the region for decades. In this crucial moment, we must center black migrant voices and power for migrant and racial justice.

October 6, 2021 | 8:00am PST - 9:30am PST | Register here ([link removed]) .
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The Council on Foundation’s Career Pathways program has launched their 2022 cohort applications ([link removed]) for both the fall and spring cohorts. Career Pathways is design for mid-career professional committed to strengthening their practice and building connections within the sector. Participants in this highly selective program represent a wide range of foundations, grantmaking institutions, and philanthropic organizations.

Applications are due by November 1, 2021. They will also be hosting an information session on Wednesday October 6^th at 4pm EST. To register, click here ([link removed]) .
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Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity (PRE) released their latest report, Mismatched: Philanthropy’s Response to the Call for Racial Justice ([link removed]) , the most comprehensive assessment of racial equity and racial justice funding to date, providing a detailed analysis of funding from 2015–2018 and a preliminary analysis for 2020. The report examines trends, contradictions, and divergences in funding for both racial equity and racial justice work.

PRE will also be hosting a webinar on October 14th at 12:45-2 pm EST on the report.
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Are you interested in learning about some of the latest theories and practices from frontline feminist movements around the world? Are you interested in collaborating with other progressive feminist funders? Join a community of funders to build a broader, stronger global feminist funder network! Building on the inspiring success of the International Feminist Organizing School ([link removed]) and the Feminist Organizing School for Funders ([link removed]) , The Funder Committee for the Future of Feminist Organizing School are offering a mini-training, that provides a glimpse of the latest Feminist Organizing School training.
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WAM Theatre is live-streaming their performance of Kamloopa: An Indigenous Matriarch Story ([link removed]) . This high energy comedy follows two urban Indigenous sisters and their encounter with a lawless trickster, as they explore what it means to honor who they are and where they come from. Follow their journey in this captivating, contemporary new play, as the courageous sisters turn to the ancestors for help to reclaim their power.

November 1-7, 2021 (US only) | Buy tickets here ([link removed]) .
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The United Nations LGBTI Core Group held a high-level discussion during the high-level segment of the 76th session of the General Assembly to address the need to end the criminalization of same sex relations and trans identities in order to achieve the 2030 Agenda. To watch the meeting, click here ([link removed]) .
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W.K. Kellogg Foundation has released a new set of resources, The Promise of Farm to Early Care and Education, based on the learnings from WKKF’s five-year, five-state investment in farm to early care and education. Farm to early care and education ([link removed]) is a promising community-based solution to ensure that every child in America has access to healthy, culturally relevant foods and is meeting nutrient-driven developmental milestones.


** WEEKLY READ
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** What We're Reading

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** We need to pull every lever for gender justice ([link removed]) Melinda French Gates: Our Economy Is Powered by Caregivers. That’s Why It’s Time for National Paid Leave ([link removed])
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Fortune released its annual Most Powerful Women list ([link removed]) , with CVS Health's CEO Karen Lynch ranked as number one.
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Women in Kabul return to work, school and the streets, in defiance of the Taliban. - CNN ([link removed])

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When women of color disappear, who says their names? - The Guardian ([link removed])
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Only around 1 in 5 space industry workers are women. - United Nations ([link removed])

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If we're serious about ending violence against women, we need to talk about culture. Read an opinion piece here ([link removed]) .
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WATCH: Rachel O’Leary Carmona, executive director of the Women’s March, is calling on advocates to relentlessly pursue the right to abortion care.
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