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October 17, 2018 She the People, She the Movement

In September, I attended the She the People Summit in San Francisco, California. Because WFMN was...

October 11, 2018 From Local to the National, Achieving Equity Requires Young Women’s Solutions

Kalisha Dessources shared the following remarks at the Young Women’s Initiative of Minnesota’s Power Luncheon...

October 5, 2018 Joyce and Dick McFarland Honored with 2018 Mary Lee Dayton Catalyst for Change Award

The Women’s Foundation of Minnesota has named Joyce and Dick McFarland as recipients of the...

August 28, 2018 Reverberating Change: WFMN Innovators Convening

On a Saturday in August, the Women’s Foundation of Minnesota (WFMN) Innovators gathered to engage...

August 27, 2018 Growing Leaders at the Minnesota State Tribal Youth Gathering

“Nothing is done by ourselves, but through the help of Creator” – Billy Mills Two...

August 22, 2018 Shining a Spotlight on Gender-Based Violence

By Lee Roper-Batker, President and CEO, WFMN In a year of pivotal reckoning for survivors...

August 20, 2018 Harnessing the Power of Multigenerational Philanthropy

By Alison Spencer, WFMN Strategic Communications Intern Building gender equity takes all of us. As...

August 16, 2018 The Madada Fund: Funding Global, Community-Centered Change

In 2016, The Women’s Foundation of Minnesota took an exciting step toward supporting gender equity...

July 30, 2018 New Horizons for Young Women’s Cabinet Members

By Alison Spencer, WFMN Strategic Communications Intern The Women’s Foundation of Minnesota (WFMN) celebrates the...

July 18, 2018 Ponytail Posse: Increasing Opportunities for Girls in STEM

By Erika Idrovo-Cuesta, 2017-18 Wenda Weekes Moore Intern The young women in the Ponytail Posse...

July 10, 2018 Driving Opportunity Through Program Related Investments

By Alison Spencer, WFMN Strategic Communications Intern For 35 years, the Women’s Foundation of Minnesota...

July 2, 2018 Promotion, Reunions, and New Staff at WFMN

The Women’s Foundation of Minnesota (WFMN) welcomed three new staff members this summer, including the...

June 26, 2018 Sustaining family values through a donor advised fund

By Aileen Rosa Kasper, Senior Development Officer at the Women’s Foundation of Minnesota I never...

June 25, 2018 Impacting Policy, Leading Culture Change: My Experiences as a Young Latinx Woman Intern the State Capitol

(Photo: Capitol Pathways interns cohort at the Minnesota State Capitol. Kathy Santamaria-Mendez pictured third from the...

June 22, 2018 Taking Pride in Our Potential: Ensuring Pathways to Safety, Learning, and Opportunity for LGBTQ+ Students

By Ollie Kalthoff, Young Women’s Cabinet member I only went to high school for two...

June 18, 2018 Our Statement of Opposition to Policy of Separating Immigrant Families

The Women’s Foundation of Minnesota stands in the strongest possible opposition to the Trump administration...

June 8, 2018 Funding Change with Girls in the Lead

By Kennedy Rupert Last week, the girls Building Economic Success Together (girlsBEST) committee held its...

May 28, 2018 48 Hours at the 2018 United State of Women Summit

By Nashel’ Bebeau, Young Women’s Cabinet member “Aaniin Anishinabe doog. Nashel’ Bebeau nindishinikaanigoo Awasasee nindoodem....

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