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In the Washington metropolitan region, nearly half a million women and girls are living in or near poverty. We all have a stake in building the economic security of our region’s women and girls. The Women’s Foundation works to mobilize our community and provide solutions to eliminate the persistent barriers that disproportionately hinder women and girls from achieving economic security.

Even more philanthropy book picks for your reading pleasure…

As a follow on to our last post on recommendations for good philanthropy-related reading, we wanted to let you in on the final results

Philanthropy book picks for your reading pleasure…

As Britton said, “Lisa, do you know that you just used the phrase ‘blogging buddy’ and ‘blogging carnival’ in one e-mail?  What is that? 

Issues and Impact: Documenting That Nebulous Social Change

Philosophers wonder about the chronological concerns of chickens and eggs. Those in Homeland Security wrangle the line between safety and liberty. Corporate CEOs debate strategies for

Greys: Still going philanthropy!

Well, I’m sure I don’t need to tell you this, dear loyal readers, since I am sure that after last week’s endorsement of Grey’s

Money is not a four letter word.

Earlier this month, Andrea Learned posted a Census finding revealing that money holds more weight than life purpose for young people today—compared to youth

Grey's goes philanthropy.

I love Grey’s Anatomy, even more than I love Google and Goodsearch.  I agree completely with Oprah, when she says, "If you’re not watching

A shout out to the ten dollar donor.

It’s been a big week for the little guy (or gal) of philanthropy this week, it seems, between two of my favorite bloggers, Dollar

Pursuing Happyness: Wishing Chris were Christine…

I love Will Smith. And I loved his new movie, Pursuit of Happyness.   Like Blood Diamond, it falls into a new category of movies I’ve

2007: Your Year for Helping Women and Girls!

2006 hasn’t been a bad year for us girls.    The Nobel Prize went to Dr. Muhammed Yunus, father of micro-credit and the Grameen bank,

Search, and they shall fund…us!

I love Google. Possibly too much. I’m an addict. If they had Google Anonymous, I would probably need to go. This occurred to me