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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.

How a strategic plan can change a woman's life.

A strategic plan for a nonprofit can change a woman’s life. We can prove it. Computer C.O.R.E. (CORE), which helps low-income adults acquire the

"Spring" cleaning clears a pathway to summer planning.

Here at The Women’s Foundation, we’ve had four new staff members join us just in the past month, inspiring a lot of shuffling, organizing

See where we're investing more than half a million dollars!

The Women’s Foundation is proud to announce that the board of directors has recently approved grants totaling $645,500 to be invested in the Washington

Phyllis Caldwell: Charity not a luxury, but a necessity, in tough economic times.

In the June 20, 2008 edition of the Washington Business Journal, Phyllis Caldwell, president of The Women’s Foundation, addressed the need to give–and to give

Navigating egalitarian values and wealth led to pathway of philanthropy and justice.

Philanthropist Laurie Emrich, a "woman moving millions," and a founding board member and supporter of The Women’s Foundation, as well as many international women’s

Grantmaking through a giving circle: inspiring, intense, and lively!

Last Monday, I met with 12 other women for three hours and discussed our shared goal: improving the lives of young women in the

The Women's Foundation congratulates our hometown heroes!

Here at The Women’s Foundation, we know that our Grantee Partners are heroes–out there every day doing the tough work on the ground that

Words of inspiration from WFN for your Friday!

I couldn’t help but pass along some of the words of inspiration I gathered at last week’s Women’s Funding Network Conference. I thought these

Highlights from the 2008 Women's Funding Network Conference.

Whew, that was a whirlwind! But alas, the 2008 Women’s Funding Network Conference has ended and those of us who aren’t attending the Council

Women's funding movement spending the week here in our own backyard.

Starting this evening and through the rest of the week, we here at The Women’s Foundation will be attending the Women’s Funding Network’s annual