Thanks, Anne, for making D.C. a better place for us all!
A Message from Donna Callejon, Board Chair , The Women’s Foundation
As Board Chair of The Women’s Foundation, I am honored to share with the The Women’s Foundation community, that our very own Anne Mosle has been selected as a 2006 Washingtonian of The Year. Read the story here!
Anne is being recognized for her singular vision, inspiring leadership and profound commitment to meeting the needs of women and girls in the D.C. metropolitan area. This honor is a terrific affirmation of what we all have known for so long: that Anne’s leadership has been a key component in the success of The Women’s Foundation and our partners, making the D.C. region better for all of us… one woman, one girl and one family at a time.
As Anne is always the first to say, The Women’s Foundation’s success is due to the many grantee partners, donors, staff, board members and friends who share in our mission: to both build a powerful wave of philanthropy and better serve the needs of low-income women and girls. Under Anne’s leadership each of us has had the opportunity to connect with the work of the foundation while sharing in a vision of the kind of community we can create when we invest – and give – together.
Please join me in congratulating Anne by sharing your own stories of Anne’s inspiring leadership by commenting on this blog!
The Women’s Foundation also extends its sincere congratulations to this year’s other Washingtonians of the Year: Vivian G. Bass, Jacquelyn Davis, Ricardo Drumond, Jatrice Martel Gaiter, Natwar M. Gandhi, Jean Guiffré, Terrence D. Jones, James Larranaga, Joseph Mornini, Charlene R. Nunley, Earl A. Powell III, Andrea Roane, Zainab Salbi, W. Christopher Smith Jr. and Keely Thompson Jr.
December 21st, 2006 at 5:44 pm
Well deserved and long overdue. I know we don’t do what we do for fame or glory but you are definitely worthy of the recognition.
December 21st, 2006 at 5:45 pm
Congrats, Anne! Well deserved. You and the Foundationo have made a huge difference in Washington. Keep up the great work!
Dennis
December 21st, 2006 at 5:49 pm
CONGRATULATIONS! What a great holiday gift!
December 21st, 2006 at 5:51 pm
Thank Anne for your leadership. I especially was encouraged by the seminar held on the Hill that included a focus on the re-entry incarcerated women back into our community.
Gail.
December 21st, 2006 at 5:52 pm
Yeah Anne! So well deserved. You have done such a great job at growing the Women’s Foundation into a first class organization. I think that vacation in the sun is in order!
December 21st, 2006 at 5:59 pm
Certainly well-deserved Kudos to Anne for all the hard work, leadership and amazing philanthropy! There is no doubt that without the generosity of the Washington Area Women’s Foundation many residents of our community would not have nearly all the blessings that they do. Anne, you are a gem!
December 21st, 2006 at 6:02 pm
You go, girl! You are an inspiration to all of us in the women’s funding movement.
December 21st, 2006 at 6:03 pm
Congratulations Anne! What a terrific honor for you and the Women’s Foundation! Best wishes to all!
December 21st, 2006 at 6:04 pm
Anne, you give new definition to “Girl Power”!! You were there to plant and water the work of the Foundation and organizations that serve women and girls around the region reaped the harvest. Thanks for all you have done.
December 21st, 2006 at 6:09 pm
Anne, congratulations on a well-deserved recognition for all of your and the Women’s Foundation staff’s hardwork. Best to you and the Women’s Foundation in the coming year.
December 21st, 2006 at 6:11 pm
Congratulations Women’s Foundation!! This honor, and the honors to come, are undeniably deserved and inspiring. Now all of Washington knows what we have known for years and years - Anne Mosle is a visionary leader! We must continue to marshall all of our energies around her powerful and proven vision to change our part of the world for the better. Best of all, this award like all of the Women’s Foundation’s celebrations and gifts, allows room for all of us to celebrate, belong, contribute, and share in the success. Anne brings us along with her, making our lives better through proximity and realizing the power of giving together. Thank you and congratulations.
December 21st, 2006 at 6:20 pm
Way to go Anne and the Women’s Foundation. I have had the honor of watching you from day one and your excellence and devotion and smarts have been exceptional. May your team REST in the full knowing that of all you accomplish, it’s your spirit and the hope you bring to so many through your excellence and love and outstanding GENEROSITY and persistance, that truly support us all to make change for women and girls. Thank you! For lifting all of us. And happy holidays.
P.S. The market is up 15% or more for many reading. This means more good dough for giving to women and girls so that solutions to all our problems are better addressed. How great if more of us would make year end gifts in honor of Anne and the Women’s Fund team!
December 21st, 2006 at 6:22 pm
WOOOOO HOOOOO! Anne, many many congratulations and thank you for demonstrating what is possible for women and girls. Your leadership is felt far outside of the Beltway (and defintely as far north as Maine).
December 21st, 2006 at 6:27 pm
Anne…. congratulations!!! you deserve the kudos…. we are so delighted that you have lifted the visibility of women and girls in our region …many are in the midst of putting up the struggle of their lives to find better futures for themselves and their children …We thank you for your efforts on their behalf …….
December 21st, 2006 at 6:27 pm
Anne,
Congratulations! You’ve done a fabulous job of connecting the women of the District around issues facing women and girls. It’s great to see you recognized for your leadership in buidling the Women’s Foundation.
Elizabeth Boris
December 21st, 2006 at 6:29 pm
Way to go, Anne!!!! We’re all so proud of where you have taken The Women’s Foundation. It’s your focus and strategic thinking that count for a lot of our achievement. Let’s keep at it - till we eradicate poverty. We can do it with you at the helm.
December 21st, 2006 at 6:37 pm
Anne, Congratulations! It’s been amazing to see WAWF grow … even more impressive to see everyone that you’ve helped in the community. Its your leadership, vision and energy that has really made the difference. And it’s wonderful that all of Washington will get to know you. Can’t think of anyone who deserves it more.
December 21st, 2006 at 6:37 pm
Congratulations to Leadership Greater Washington’s finest. You make us so proud.
December 21st, 2006 at 6:38 pm
Anne,
You are phenomenal. I am honored to know you and congratulate you for all that you do for women and girls in Washington and beyond. What an inspiration you are to all of us. You make us all reach for more — as it should be!
December 21st, 2006 at 6:46 pm
Anne, congratulations on this well-deserved honor. Your leadership and passion are an inspiration to all of us working to build a better Washington region!
December 21st, 2006 at 6:50 pm
Anne,
It has been incredible to see you and your team realize the vision of WAWF within a few short years and to bring the foundation to its full potential.
Congratulations!
Barbara
December 21st, 2006 at 6:57 pm
Anne,
Congratulations from the Ramona’s Way team, you truly deserve it. You have been strong champion for women & girls of the Washington region. I am so pleased to have been a grantee partner of Washington Area Foundation for these past years. I am truly inspired by your vision and committment to making the Washington a better place for women.
December 21st, 2006 at 7:03 pm
Congratulations Anne, and thank you for again providing a model of women leading the way.
December 21st, 2006 at 7:17 pm
Congratulations Anne, on this terrific honor. I’m sure everyone and every group with which you have been associated is very proud. You shine a light on everyone involved in this important work.
December 21st, 2006 at 7:28 pm
So pleased that Washingtonian has selected you and your work with the WAWF! There are so many ways to make a difference and you have found one that resonates within a community of disparate interests and bridged those divides to enhance the lives of women, families and children. Thank you for your vision and leadership! Congratulations!
December 21st, 2006 at 7:52 pm
Anne
Congratulations on your award and the recognition you and the WAWF so richly deserve. You have a come a long way in a short time, and have been insturmental in helping the less fortunate in the DC area. I know this is only the beginning.
December 21st, 2006 at 9:07 pm
One woman’s success is a success for all women. I humbly join others in congratulating you- Hongera! (congratulations in Kiswahili)
December 21st, 2006 at 9:55 pm
Anne — a much deserved honor for you and the Foundation. Congratulations!! It’s exciting to see this recognition of you and your team’s hard work and what you’re accomplishing for women and girls in the region.
December 21st, 2006 at 10:00 pm
Anne, this is a wonderful and well-deserved honor. Now that you’re famous, don’t forget your humble friends in Colorado.
December 21st, 2006 at 10:07 pm
Congrats Anne, and the entire Foundation, on this terrific honor. And thanks for your inspirational leadership - I’m proud to be WAWF volunteer!
December 21st, 2006 at 10:19 pm
Always knew this would happen some day. What a grand year-end gift to you and to the Women’s Foundation. Félicitations!!!!!
December 21st, 2006 at 10:31 pm
A well deserved award to your dedication, perseverance, and insightful leadership. Congratulations and an huge gracias!
December 22nd, 2006 at 9:18 am
Anne:
This is just terrific for you! What a great honor to take home for the holidays. Best, Tacy Paul Roby
December 22nd, 2006 at 9:39 am
Anne- Congratulations on this special honor. You are a remarkable and special leader. It is exciting to see that others recognize what I have seen and known for years. You are the BEST!!!! Continued success in all that you do!!!
Delba
December 22nd, 2006 at 10:22 am
Congratulations Anne to you and your team.
The Women’s Network at AOL looks forward to working with you next year.
December 22nd, 2006 at 10:26 am
Congratulations, Anne. What a great accomplishment! I’m glad to be associated with you and everyone there at The Women’s Foundation. Have a Happy New Year!
December 22nd, 2006 at 10:28 am
Congratulations, Anne on this well-deserved honor. You are an inspriation to your LGW 2006 - Greatest Mix classmates and to all of us in the Washngton Region. Love and blessings…Janet
December 22nd, 2006 at 10:37 am
Congratulations, Anne, on a well-deserved honor. It’s been a great pleasure to see the Women’s Foundation grow and thrive over the years. With warm best wishes for a wonderful holiday! –Michelle
December 22nd, 2006 at 11:03 am
Congratulations, Anne on your award and the great work and recognition of both you and WAWF. The Foundation’s commitment to improve the lives of women, families and children is a gift to our communities.
December 22nd, 2006 at 11:11 am
Congratulations, Anne. I thank you on behalf of Laurel Advocacy and Referral Services, Inc. for the opportunities you have provied us to aid in our efforts to improve the lives of women in the region. I am inspired by you. Peace and Blessings for a wonderful holiday and a prosperous New Year.
Nancy Graham
December 22nd, 2006 at 11:21 am
Congratulations Ann!
What a wonderful acknowledgement for a job well done! Because of you, women and children in Metropolitan Washington, D.C., have better lives.
December 22nd, 2006 at 11:23 am
Congratulations, Anne; your work is inspirational; we are all proud to follow your lead as you make a difference to so many women and children in D. C. You deserve it all!
December 22nd, 2006 at 11:37 am
Congratulations, Anne! It’s nice to see hard work and leadership awarded — you have done such an amazing job — have a Happy New Year!
December 22nd, 2006 at 12:37 pm
…goes without saying that this is an honor well-earned! Congratulations on this wonderful recognition of your achievements and your visionary work at Washington Area Women’s Foundation. You are the personification of passion, energy and enthusiasm.
December 22nd, 2006 at 1:21 pm
Congratulations, Anne for this well-deserved honor and recognition! Wishing you and WAWF continued success!
December 22nd, 2006 at 1:21 pm
Anne - What a wonderful recognition for your years of caring, sharing, leadership and hard work. Congratulations to you and also to everyone who has supported you and your vision at the WAWF.
December 22nd, 2006 at 1:36 pm
Congratulations, Anne! And I have five words for the fine folks at Washingtonian:
YOU AIN’T SEEN NOTHING YET!
December 22nd, 2006 at 1:47 pm
Ann…
Congratulations for this very well-deserved honor. You have made such a difference to so many lives and our community!
December 22nd, 2006 at 3:32 pm
MAZELTOV ANN!
I am thrilled for you! You have always given 100% to our community. The determination you
have shown regardless of the obstacles crossed has been an inspiration.
I look forward to seeing your gorgeous smilie in print!
Thanks for all that you do to m ake our world a better place.
hugs
elissa oshinsky
December 22nd, 2006 at 4:24 pm
Dear Anne - You came into an organization poised to take off - and you have provided leadership to a growing corps of women and men who grasp the importance of women giving/receiving together. Carry on at WAWF and beyond. Peace.
December 22nd, 2006 at 5:15 pm
Dear Anne, What wonderful recognition for your contributions to women in Washington, whether they are learning about philanthropy or exploring ways to improve our community. Many Congratulations. Jane
December 22nd, 2006 at 5:17 pm
No one deserves this more. Anne,you have done so much for women all over this area and have kept your sense of perspctive and never let yor well deserved usccess go to you head. I am glad to have served with your organization in the Rainmakers Cicle and the Council. of 100. Many congratulations!!!
December 22nd, 2006 at 9:50 pm
Congratulations from all of us at Interstages!
It is a sign of true success when we are known not only by our name, but also by the fruits of our labor. As a new WAWF grantee partner, Interstages feels the impact of your work indirectly but daily. We are proud to be associated with you and WAWF, thrilled that you have been honored in this way, and hopeful that the visibility gained from this award will bring new focus and new dollars to the issues faced by women and girls in our community.
December 24th, 2006 at 8:52 pm
Congratulations Anne. You really deserve this honor. I have known you from the time Jehan was at SAIS and really knew that you are a great person and can make a difference. Happy New Year. Shirin
December 26th, 2006 at 2:31 pm
Your potential is unlimited, Anne. The Washingtonian is to be congratulated for honoring someone as accomplished as you and I am glad, too, that Jatrice Martel Gaiter is joining you in receiving this pretigious community award. All the best, Jeffrey
December 26th, 2006 at 5:30 pm
Congratulaions Anne, I was fortunate enough to atend this year’s conference luncheon and couldn’t have been more impressed with you and what you and the foundation have done for the region. Continue the fight.
Kevin
December 27th, 2006 at 9:15 am
Congratulations!
December 28th, 2006 at 1:25 pm
congrats Anne! it’s great to see all of your hard work recognized — along with the amazing job you are doing for all of us! here’s to an even better 2007. best. nadia
December 28th, 2006 at 9:01 pm
Anne,
Congrats!!!! What a wonderful honor and no one more deserving than you to receive such an award. You are a leader in the international women’s funding movement but, it is great to see you honored in your own town. Thank you for your ongoing commitment to women and girls both at home and around the world. Chris
December 29th, 2006 at 12:34 am
Anne, I am proud of you and I believe the Washintonian chose the correct Woman of the Year.
This is a superb and well deserved honor for an inventive champion of women and children! Thanks -
Helga Tarver
December 29th, 2006 at 1:28 pm
Anne, It couldn’t go to a better person. You deserve the honor! Thanks for being there for all of us.
Orysia
December 29th, 2006 at 4:33 pm
Heartiest congratulations from the board of Asian Women’s Self Help Association (ASHA), Inc. ASHA feels honored and privileged to be a grantee partner with Washington Area Women’s Foundation under Anne’s outstanding leadership.
December 31st, 2006 at 12:41 am
Anne,
What fabulous and well-deserved recognition for you and the leadership you provide to WAWF! Thank you for all you do to show commitment to women and girls here and around the world. ~Robin
January 1st, 2007 at 1:27 pm
Let me begin the New Year by joining in the applause! Congratulations from all at The Washington Middle School for Girls and thank you for your commitment to women and girls!
January 1st, 2007 at 10:43 pm
Bravo Anne. So well deserved for the most outstanding work you have guided for women and girls.
January 1st, 2007 at 11:24 pm
Congratulations! You certainly deserve to be recognized for your dedicated and effective leadership. The women of Washington have been well served by your efforts. I know that they will continue to benefit in the future.
Lauren
January 2nd, 2007 at 1:45 am
Anne - Thanks for all the great work that you do for women and girls in DC (and beyond!). You have always been an inspiration and I’m so happy that you have been recognized for your contributions. Sending you congratulations from the SF Bay area and best wishes for 2007!
January 2nd, 2007 at 12:23 pm
Anne, wow! This ratifies your success. It is not easy to create a meaningful organization that touches so many lives and connects those who want to give with those who need. Bask in the recognition! You deserve more.
Kathleen
January 2nd, 2007 at 2:30 pm
BRAVO Anne!! What a fabulous honor for you and the foundation. You deserve it and I’m very excited for you. What an incredible start to the new year.
All best, Jo Ann
January 2nd, 2007 at 3:24 pm
Anne,
Thank you for the time, energy, creativity and commitment you’ve dedicated to making this community a better place for women and girls. Congratulations on this well-deserved honor! Wishing you and all your WAWF team a wonderful year in ‘07. Leah
January 2nd, 2007 at 4:51 pm
Anne,
This honor is well deserved — your values-driven leadership and hard work is creating an economic justice movement of and for Washington area women;
and well-timed — the WAWF is now coming into its glory, and destined to have a positive impact on the wellbeing of the region’s most challenged women and girls over the next five years.
Thank you for giving me the opportunity to be a part of it.
January 2nd, 2007 at 10:27 pm
Congratulations Anne! What a lovely testimony to your achievements and to the mission of the Foundation.
Best,
Lisa Claudy Fleischman
January 4th, 2007 at 4:18 pm
Congrats, Anne. What an inspiration for us as a small, start-up fund. Enjoy the success!
January 4th, 2007 at 6:19 pm
Anne-
This award is so fitting. You are one of the smartest, strategic women that I know. I hope you will/have celebrated this tremendous honor.
Cheers,
Ericka
January 5th, 2007 at 2:11 pm
Congratulations!
Todd
January 6th, 2007 at 5:26 pm
Anne,
You inspire us alll with your passion and determination. Congratulations on this honor and all your transformational work that it represents. You’ve accomplished much with a rare collaborative leadership — plus, you make the work so much fun!
Kudos and Thank You,
Barb
January 8th, 2007 at 6:14 pm
Yea! Congrats and you are the best! Miss seeing you as you are always a joy.
Marty
January 16th, 2007 at 12:27 pm
Anne,
Congratulations!! I can’t think of anyone deserving that title more than you. You are a shining light in a world that needs a committed ,wonderful leader like you. Berit Robertson
March 10th, 2007 at 9:23 pm
Better last than never (?)
Anne, your passion, patience, and persistence is extraordinary and the result of your work is this powerhouse organization. I hope you are very proud of all your accomplishments. I am in awe of your smarts and dynamism.
Rock on.
Laurie