Impact Archives - Women's Foundation of Minnesota

June 27, 2019 Increasing Awareness, Agency, & Activism Through girlsBEST

In May, the girls Building Economic Success Together (girlsBEST) committee held its biannual meeting at...

April 23, 2019 What It Means to Be An Innovator

Image courtesy of Women for Political Change (WFPC). Sixth grade students participate in a WFPC...

April 10, 2019 What We Need to Thrive

When women thrive, all of society benefits, and succeeding generations are given a better start...

April 1, 2019 On a Mission to Equity: How Women’s Foundations Around the World Are Changing the World

No matter where you are – from vibrant cities to rural communities in the United...

December 21, 2018 WFMN Innovators Grant Application Now Open

How can $2,500 help move your leadership and ideas forward? Young women of color, American...

December 14, 2018 WFMN Innovators Q&A Webinar

Through the Young Women’s Initiative of Minnesota WFMN Innovators program, the Women’s Foundation of Minnesota provides one-time...

December 13, 2018 Celebrating Leadership & Impact from The White House to the Minnesota State House

Three years ago, in partnership with The White House Council on Women and Girls, we...

November 14, 2018 Equity By Design – The Young Women’s Cabinet

One question the Women’s Foundation is often asked is how we select 25 leaders from eight...

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...

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 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 10, 2018 Driving Opportunity Through Program Related Investments

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

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 8, 2018 Funding Change with Girls in the Lead

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