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...
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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...
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August 28, 2018
Reverberating Change: WFMN Innovators Convening
On a Saturday in August, the Women’s Foundation of Minnesota (WFMN) Innovators gathered to engage...
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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...
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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...
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August 20, 2018
Harnessing the Power of Multigenerational Philanthropy
By Alison Spencer, WFMN Strategic Communications Intern Building gender equity takes all of us. As...
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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...
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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...
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July 18, 2018
Ponytail Posse: Increasing Opportunities for Girls in STEM
The young women in the Ponytail Posse are future engineers, entrepreneurs, and graphic designers. After...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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May 28, 2018
Women on the Rise at 2018 United State of Women Summit
By Mys Helen Martin, Young Women’s Cabinet member “Who is the United State of Women?...
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