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TABLE OF CONTENTS

WELCOME4

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE OVERVIEW6

SUNDAY PROGRAM12-13

WCGN SPOTLIGHT AWARDS34

ABOUT WCGN44

EXHIBITORS14

TUESDAY PROGRAM35-41

WCGN MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS46

MONDAY PROGRAM15-33

ABOUT IMPACT100 PHILADELPHIA42


WELCOME TO PHILADELPHIA

Dear WCGN members and guests,

On behalf of the WCGN Board of Directors, welcome to Philadelphia and thank

you for joining us as “we the women” change the face of philanthropy. As we

gather together in Philadelphia, this will feel like the “city of sisterly love!”

We come together to connect, and learn, from other smart, passionate

philanthropic women. We come together to improve our high impact grantmaking

skills. We come together to accelerate the power of collective giving in our

communities. By the end of this conference we will leave together as educated,

inspired and energized philanthropists, changing the face of philanthropy.

As the collective giving movement has grown to more than 1,500 groups

worldwide, the Women’s Collective Giving Grantmakers Network has grown in

lock step to support the movement by providing access to education, tools and

ideas. Today, our network is stronger, bigger and more impactful than ever with

64 affiliates and 15,000 members in 27 states, the District of Columbia, and

Australia. Collectively, we have awarded more than $110,000,000!

We are so grateful to our conference co-chairs, Ellan Bernstein and Sue Dubow,

who, along with their terrific Impact100 Philadelphia volunteers, have infused

a content-packed conference with fun, creativity, enthusiasm, and hospitality

throughout.

Heartfelt thanks to all who have volunteered their time to plan, moderate, and

present in the conference breakouts. They have planned for each of you an

energized, inclusive and impactful conference. Get ready to fill those pages with

notes! New this year at the conference are exhibitors, so please be sure and stop

by to find out more about how they support the nonprofit communities.

Let’s use this time together to accelerate the power of collective giving to create

the greatest impact we can for our communities.

Warmly,

Jenny Berg

Chair, WCGN Board of Directors

[email protected]

Member, Impact 100 Cincinnati

Dear Colleagues:

On behalf of Impact100 Philadelphia and our Conference Steering Committee, we

want to welcome you to Philadelphia and to the WCGN 2018 Conference! We are

thrilled to be hosting the WCGN Conference and delighted to share our historic

and vibrant city with you. We hope you will take some time to experience some of

the best of Philly.

The theme of the conference, We the Women - Changing the Face of

Philanthropy, reflects the diversity and catalyzing influence our women’s collective

giving movement is having in the field of philanthropy. As Maya Angelou said, “In

diversity, there is beauty and there is strength.”

This year’s conference attendees are the most diverse group of women to attend

a WCGN conference. Geographically, the more than 300 women in attendance

represent 26 states and Australia. Attendees also represent multiple ethnic

backgrounds. And, because of an increasing emphasis by our affiliates on

attracting and developing young philanthropists, conference attendees range in

age from their early 20s to their 80s. This diversity is changing what philanthropy

looks like and how we are impacting our communities.

We are excited by the breadth and depth of the plenary and breakout sessions

being offered at this conference. We hope you will be energized and inspired by

what you learn in the sessions, who you meet and the work that we are all doing.

We want to thank the incredibly talented members of the Impact100 Philadelphia

Steering Committee who have worked tirelessly to plan this conference. The

Steering Committee’s goal is for you to leave this conference with new ideas,

feeling engaged and excited about the collective giving movement, and what we

can accomplish in our communities by working together. Enjoy!

Regards,

Ellan Bernstein and Sue Dubow

Co-Chairs, WCGN 2018 Conference

Members, Impact100 Philadelphia

CHANGING THE FACE OF PHILANTHROPY


SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23

REGISTRATION & CHECK-IN

Logan Hotel

BREAKFAST PLENARY

Spotlight Awards | WCGN

Transforming Community through Public Art |

Jane Golden

Ballroom

BREAKOUT SESSIONS -

ROUND 4

Posting & Promoting: Effective Social Media

Communications & Tech | Monticello

Managing Growth: Is Bigger Better?

Governance | Mount Vernon

Implicit Bias in Grantmaking: An Open Discussion

Grantmaking | Ballroom South

Young Philanthropist Programs & Initiatives

Membership | Ballroom North

CLOSING PLENARY

A Conversation: Philanthropy in Action |

Liz Scott, Kristina Wahl

Conference Closing | WCGN

Ballroom

SIGHTSEEING ACTIVITIES

Barnes Foundation Tour

Guided Walking Tour in Philadelphia

Advance registration required

NETWORKING SESSIONS

Facilitated conversations with peers

Impact 100 model | Ballroom North

Community foundation affil iation | Ballroom South

<150 Members | Ballroom North

150-300 Members | Monticello

300+ Members | Ballroom South

Paid staff of WCGN orgs | Boardroom 427

Young professionals | Ballroom Terrace

RESEARCH FROM THE FIELD

Philanthropy of High Net Worth Donors of Color |

Hali Lee

Mount Vernon

COCKTAIL RECEPTION

Ballroom Foyer

DINNER PLENARY

Conference Welcome | WCGN

Plug In & Power Up | Uneeka Jay

Ballroom

1:00-6:00 PM 7:30-9:15 AM

9:45-10:45 AM

11:00 AM-12:00 PM

LUNCH PLENARY

A Strong Financial Future: Investing in Women |

Mary Ellen Iskenderian

Ballroom

12:30-2:00 PM

2:00-5:00 PM

4:00-5:00 PM

4:00-5:00 PM

6:00-7:00 PM

7:00-9:00 PM

2018 WCGN “WE THE WOMEN” SCHEDULE

MONDAY, OCTOBER 22

BREAKFAST PLENARY

Amplify the Money You Give | Katherina Rosqueta

Ballroom

BREAKOUT SESSIONS -

ROUND 1

A Practical Guide to Branding & Marketing

Communications & Tech | Mount Vernon

Managing Transitions: Lessons Learned

Governance | Monticello

Making a Difference: How Do You Know?


Strategies Driving Growth: Recruiting & More


7:30-9:15 AM

9:45-10:45 AM

BREAKOUT SESSIONS -

ROUND 2

Plan Ahead for Communications: Improve Results


Tactics for Financial Sustainability


Creating Impact & Building Consensus


Enhancing the Membership Experience


11:00-12:00 PM

BREAKOUT SESSIONS -

ROUND 3

Tech Solutions That Work


How to Create a Pipeline of Future Leaders


Innovative Granting: Powered by Research


Diversity, Equity, Inclusion:

The Essential Journey & Practice

Crossover Track Session | Ballroom North

HOT TOPICS

Gender Lens Investing & Environmental Impact |

Laura LaRosa & Casey Clark

Mount Vernon

Why Creating a Cohesive Culture Matters |

Sandy McCullough

Monticello

The Hidden Crisis of Childhood Poverty |

Michal Smith

Ballroom South

COCKTAIL RECEPTION

Ballroom Foyer

DINNER PLENARY

A Conversation: Advancing Juvenile Justice |

Marsha Levick, Marty Moss-Coane

Update on Collective Giving Nationwide | WCGN

Ballroom

2:30-3:30 PM

4:00-5:00 PM

6:00-7:00 PM

7:00-9:00 PM


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WELCOME RECEPTION

DINNER PROGRAMBallroom | Music by Suzanne Christine

UNEEKA is president of Rewrite 365, a training and performance improvement

firm that works with clients to define, achieve and sustain breakthrough

results. She is the founder of both the LeadHer Academy, a program designed

to provide the necessary skills to women who want to move into leadership

positions, and a program called She Rewrites, which helps women achieve

their goals regardless of their past. Uneeka has more than 20 years of training,

quality, and customer retention experience and more than a decade of senior

executive leadership positions in corporations with annual revenues up to

half a billion dollars. She has appeared on CNN and recently delivered a TEDx

talk. Participants in her presentations describe them as not only inspirational

and motivational, but also transformational, practical, and relevant. Her most

rewarding rewrite, she will tell you, is raising her infant grandson.

PLENARY SESSION

PLUG IN AND POWER UP !

NOTES

6:00

PM

7:00

PM

Ballroom Foyer

UNEEKA JAY President

Rewrite 365

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2018

PRE-CONFERENCE SESSIONS4:00

PM

IMPACT 100 MODEL | Ballroom North | Sandy Cook, Impact100 Metro Denver

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AFFILIATION | Ballroom South | Maggie Glasgow, Greenville Women

Giving

FEWER THAN 100 MEMBERS | Ballroom North | Virginia Mills, Giving WoMN, Womenade Boston

and The Philanthropy Connection

150-300 MEMBERS | Monticello | Karen Holly, Impact 100 Indianapolis

MORE THAN 300 MEMBERS | Ballroom South | Jenny Berg, Impact 100 Cincinnati

PAID STAFF OF WCGN ORGS | Boardroom 427 | Joanne Cohen, Community Foundation of

Northeast Florida

YOUNG PROFESSIONALS | Ballroom Terrace | Isabel Clark, Impact100 Philadelphia

DESCRIPTION: Join one of these groups for a facilitated conversation about common interests,

challenges and questions.

NETWORKING OPPORTUNITY

FACILITATED CONVERSATIONS WITH PEER ORGANIZATIONS


PHILANTHROPY OF HIGH NET WORTH DONORS OF COLOR

WCGN

CONFERENCE WELCOME & KICKOFF

HALI is co-leader of the Asian Women Giving Circle (and new WCGN member);

and co-founder, Faces of Giving. Hali is a co-lead on the Donors of Color

Collaborative, a project around engaging and networking high net worth donors

of color nationally.

HALI LEE

Asian Women Giving Circle

DESCRIPTION: Join us for a presentation that will highlight the insights from research on the

philanthropic practices of communities of color and the implications for engaging and connecting

with this expanding and important group of philanthropists. There will be an opportunity for

dialogue among and between Hali and session participants.

Mount Vernon Room


BREAKFAST PROGRAMBallroom

KATHERINA is the founding executive director of the Center for High Impact

Philanthropy at the University of Pennsylvania, the only university-based

center with a singular focus on philanthropy for social impact. Prior to that

appointment, she was a consultant with McKinsey & Company, founding

director of Board Match Plus, and board president of La Casa de las Madres

(San Francisco’s oldest and largest shelter for battered women and their

children), among other positions. A frequent speaker on philanthropy and

social impact, her work and comments have been cited in The New York Times,

National Public Radio, Wall Street Journal, and Money Magazine, among others.

Kat currently serves on the board of GuideStar, the world’s largest source of

information on nonprofits, and as co-chair of Greenlight Fund Philadelphia,

a venture philanthropy fund dedicated to addressing urgent social needs in

Philadelphia. Kat received her B.A. cum laude from Yale University, and an

M.B.A. from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. She lives in

Philadelphia with her husband Michael Idinopulos and their three children.

NOTES

7:30

AM

KATHERINA M. ROSQUETA Founding Executive Director

Center for High Impact

Philanthropy

MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2018

PLENARY SESSION

AMPLIFY THE MONEY YOU GIVE

EXHIBITORSBallroom Hallway

ALL DAY

Conference exhibitors and vendors will be available for conversations with conference attendees all day Monday.

Please stop by to learn more.

IMPACT100 PHILADELPHIA engages women in philanthropy and collectively funds

high-impact grants to nonprofit organizations in the Philadelphia region. Membership

for the 2019 grant cycle is now open.

BEACON POINTE is one of the largest independent investment advisory firms in the

nation, providing comprehensive wealth management to high net worth individuals

to help them achieve their life goals. Our clients are primarily women (divorced,

widowed, and single) and couples.

SOFIA FINANCIAL partners with smart, professional women to help them make wise

decisions about their money and to relieve areas of money stress so they can focus

their time and energy on the things that matter most to them.

YOUR PART-TIME CONTROLLER builds stronger nonprofits, one accounting

department at a time. We provide nonprofit executives and boards of directors with

timely information and the reassurance and security of knowing that their finance

department is running the way it’s supposed to.

JOHN & KIRA’S are a local Philadelphia favorite, chocolate creations made with the

finest ingredients sourced from urban gardens and small family farms around the

world.

UNITED BY BLUE was created with the idea that a successful outdoor brand can

do serious conservation work. For every product sold, United By Blue removes one

pound of trash from our world’s oceans and waterways.


MONDAY, MARCH 13, 2017

COMMUNICATIONS & TECH TRACK

A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO BRANDING & MARKETING

BREAKOUT SESSIONS - ROUND 19:45

AM Mount Vernon

CAROLE is VP of Research & Planning

at Shepherd, an advertising firm in

Jacksonville FL and a member of the

Women’s Giving Alliance. Responsible

for WCGN’s brand evolution, Carole and

her team also developed the branding

and materials for the March 2017 WCGN

Conference.

CELIA is a WCGN board member and

past president of Impact100 Sonoma. A

communications specialist with 30 years

of experience and founder of a successful

web agency, Tendo Communications,

Celia currently teaches marketing and

business management at Skyline College,

San Mateo, CA.

CAROLE BANKS

Women’s

Giving Alliance

Jacksonville, FL

CELIA CANFIELD

Impact100

Sonoma

Sonoma, CA

DESCRIPTION: This session will highlight what was behind the WCGN brand change with insights

and useful positioning suggestions for its member organizations. It will provide a practicum on

marketing activities and how to use social media wisely and appropriately.

NOTES


GOVERNANCE TRACK

MANAGING TRANSITIONS: LESSONS LEARNED


AM Monticello

LYNNE is co-president and grants

committee engagement chair for

IMPACT100 Sonoma, Sonoma, CA. She is

a founding member and has served on

numerous grants committees.

BETH is president & CEO of Washington

Women’s Foundation and has overall

strategic and operational responsibility

for the Foundation. In 2011, she retired

from the Seattle law firm of Stokes

Lawrence, P.S., where she was a

shareholder in the firm’s estate planning

group.

LYNNE LANCASTER

Impact100

Sonoma

Sonoma, CA

BETH MCCAW

Washington

Women’s

Foundation

Seattle, WA

DESCRIPTION: What happens to an organization when the original founding board members or

inaugural sponsors are no longer in the picture, or when paid staff join the team? The panelists in

this session have led their boards through significant transitions, balancing legacy with renewal to

chart a fresh course. Their stories will inspire and encourage other groups grappling with similar

considerations.


NOTES



AM


MEMBERSHIP TRACK

STRATEGIES DRIVING GROWTH: RECRUITING & MORE

Ballroom North

EILEEN has enjoyed notable success

in her business and community career

in both initiating and sustaining

organizations. As co-founder of ninety-

nine girlfriends, Eileen currently serves on

its Executive Committee, the Membership

and Communications Committee and is a

mentor to a young Fellow.

JANET has served on the Grants

Committee of Greenville Women Giving,

and has co-chaired and chaired the

Membership Committee for six years

as the organization has grown to 500+

members. Her career in marketing and

communication has served her particularly

well in her roles with GWG.

EILEEN BRADY

ninety-nine

girlfriends

Portland, OR

JANET SUMNER

Greenville

Women Giving

Greenville, SC

DESCRIPTION: Hear how two organizations, operating in very different communities, have

experienced significant growth trajectories. Among many strategies, Greenville Women Giving,

12 years young, has had particular success in reaching busy women professionals. Ninety-nine

girlfriends (Portland, OR) describes its phenomenal growth (100 to 400 members in three years)

resulting from a mix of recruiting approaches, messaging, organizational culture and other factors.

Participants will have time to share what has worked (and hasn’t) in their organizations!

NOTES


AM


GRANTMAKING TRACK

MAKING A DIFFERENCE: HOW DO YOU KNOW?

Ballroom South

JOANNE is the vice president of

philanthropic services at The Community

Foundation for Northeast Florida. She

provides staff leadership of The Donors’

Forum of Northeast Florida, the Next Gen

philanthropists program and three giving

circles.

BARB is chair of the Grants Leadership

Team, and serves on the steering

committee of the Women’s Giving

Alliance. The Grants Leadership Team

includes the three leaders of the Decision,

Evaluation and Impact teams.

LAUREN is president of the board of

directors of Impact Austin. She is the

founder and principal consultant of

Higher Order Consulting. The firm works

with entrepreneurs and CEOs to grow

and scale their business. JOANNE E. COHEN

Women’s Giving

Alliance

Jacksonville, FL

BARB WENGER

Women’s Giving

Alliance

Jacksonville, FL

LAUREN PAVER

Impact Austin

Austin, TX

DESCRIPTION: How do we measure what we do in a meaningful way? Sure, we can count the

money or the client touches, yet we all know that our collective giving is so much more. Grantees

talk about the ripple effects of our grants, including leverage for other grants. Longtime members

see the capability and influence of our groups grow over time in our communities. Our members

tell us their involvement leads them to greater philanthropy, in both time and money. Austin and

Jacksonville have been working hard to measure these intangibles, and to tell those stories.

NOTES

MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2018MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2018




AM



PLAN AHEAD FOR COMMUNICATIONS: IMPROVE RESULTS

Monticello

MICHELLE established Witty Gritty, a

firm specializing in marketing strategy

through community engagement, full-

scale event production, and storytelling.

The firm focuses on projects that

highlight and strengthen community as

well as neighborhood identity.

ALLISON is Impact100 Philadelphia’s

Communications Co-Chair. She and

her co-chair have helped Impact100

to engage successfully with members

and followers on more platforms, more

frequently. A key to this success has been

taking the time upfront to develop a clear

plan, and then to develop a culture where

everyone follows it. Allison is director of

capital projects for the Fairmount Park

Conservancy.

MICHELLE FREEMAN

Witty Gritty

Philadelphia, PA

ALLISON SCHAPKER

Impact100

Philadelphia

Philadelphia, PA

DESCRIPTION: It’s tough to consistently and dependably communicate with members, grantees,

and the community at large when you’re an all-volunteer organization. Impact100 Philadelphia

partnered with local marketing professionals to move communications from mundane to meaningful.

After a re-branding and new website, leaders were looking to take the next step to build a stronger

community without overwhelming the all-volunteer board. Learn about the strategic plan and the

tools used to streamline communication throughout the board and reach new audiences, without

breaking the bank.

NOTES


AM


GOVERNANCE TRACK

TACTICS FOR FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY

Mount Vernon

PAULA is the immediate past president

of the Women’s Giving Alliance of

Jacksonville, FL, and former co-chair of

the Decision Team, the Grants Leadership

Team, and the 2017 WCGN Conference.

She is the vice chair of the WCGN Board

of Directors.

SUE is co-founder and co-chair emerita

of Greenville Women Giving. She

continues to serve on the board and

leads GWG’s visioning effort. Currently

Sue chairs the Community Foundation of

Greenville.

TERRY is the president of Impact 100

Greater Indianapolis. She previously

served as vice president and membership

chair. She loves participating in Impact

100 because it provides a personal

connection to the nonprofits that seek to

improve her community. PAULA LIANG

Women’s Giving

Alliance

Jacksonville, FL

SUE PRIESTER

Greenville

Women Giving

Greenville, SC

TERRY MUMFORD

Impact 100

Indianapolis

Indianapolis, IN

DESCRIPTION: The costs to recruit and retain members, plus administer the collective grantmaking

process can be equal to or even more than the cost of a full-time employee. Yet, many groups

interested in providing meaningful programming find it challenging to raise the necessary funds to

“keep the lights on.” Hear how three groups are using a mix of tactics—from smart PR campaigns,

attracting sponsors, to endowments—to pay the bills and fuel their growth for the years ahead.

NOTES

MONDAY, OCTOBER 22,

2018


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AM


GRANTMAKING TRACK

CREATING IMPACT & BUILDING CONSENSUS

Ballroom South

AMY is president of the Spirit of St. Louis

Women’s Fund and past grant chair. As

grant chair, she oversaw the training and

implementation of the organization’s first

multi-year grant using a “renewable grant”

structure.

ARRINGTON is the board chair of

Women’s Impact Fund, and previously

served on the Grants, Membership and

Finance committees. She is retired from

The Leon Levine Foundation and Bank of

America.

AMY INMAN

The Spirit of St.

Louis Women’s

Fund

St Louis, MO

ARRINGTON MIXON

Women’s Impact

Fund

Charlotte, NC

DESCRIPTION: Hear from two organizations that reached out into their communities for ideas to

increase impact, and used those responses to pilot new granting projects. With input from their

members, they have integrated these ideas successfully into their grantmaking processes.

NOTES


AM


MEMBERSHIP TRACK

ENHANCING THE MEMBERSHIP EXPERIENCE

Ballroom North

PEGGY is president of the Wood River

Women’s Foundation. She inaugurated

the initative to define skill sets of new

members and encouraged committee

chairs to use these as a way to enhance

each member’s experience and

engagement in the Foundation. This was

used as a platform for a “news brief” for

featuring members’ outstanding activities.

VIVIAN is past co-chair of the Baltimore

Women’s Giving Circle and former co-

chair of the Grants and Post Grants

Committees. During her tenure she

stablished new, smaller study groups to

engage women in the Circle.

PEGGY GROVE

Wood River

Women’s

Foundation

Wood River, ID

VIVIAN MANEKIN

Baltimore

Women’s Giving

Circle

Baltimore, MD

DESCRIPTION: The engagement of the members of our organizations is rooted in how we translate

our mission and values into compelling opportunities and experiences. These two organizations

focus on seeking feedback from their members and using that information to adapt their structure,

education opportunities, communication, and administration. The results of those efforts show

clearly in member retention rates, attendance at events, and participation in leadership.

NOTES


THIS SESSION GENEROUSLY SUPPORTED BY | B A N K O F A M E R I C A


LUNCH PROGRAMBallroom

MARY ELLEN is president and CEO of Women’s World Banking, a

global nonprofit devoted to giving more low-income women access

to the financial tools and resources they require to achieve security

and prosperity. She joined Women’s World Banking in 2006 and

leads the New York-based global team, which provides innovative

product development, leadership training and strategic support to

a network of institutions focused on the needs of women. She also

serves as a member of the Investment Committee’s $50 million

impact investment fund. Before coming to Women’s World Banking,

Mary Ellen spent 17 years at the International Finance Corporation,

the private sector arm of the World Bank. Prior to that, she worked

for the investment bank Lehman Brothers. She is a permanent

member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a member of the

Business and Sustainable Development Commission, and a 2017

Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center Fellow. Mary Ellen holds

an MBA from the Yale School of Management and a Bachelor of

Science in International Economics from Georgetown University’s

School of Foreign Service.

NOTES

NOTES 12:30

PM

MARY ELLEN ISKENDERIAN President and CEO,

Women’s World Bank


PLENARY SESSION

A STRONG FINANCIAL FUTURE: INVESTING IN WOMEN

THIS SESSION GENEROUSLY SUPPORTED BY | C H A R L E S S C H WA B



PM



TECH SOLUTIONS THAT WORK

Monticello

SHERYL is a past chair of the Grants

Committee of The Roanoke Women’s

Foundation. Under her leadership the

committee implemented a new grants

management software program to

process requests and decisions.

JULIE is a member of the Impact100

Philadelphia board, serving as a co-chair

of the Nonprofit Liaison Committee.

Julie works as a systems analyst at the

University of Pennsylvania and outside

of work she applies her skills to help

improve the effectiveness of Impact100

Philly’s use of technology.

SHERYL MCNALLY

The Roanoke

Women’s

Foundation

Roanoke, VA

JULIE ORTS

Impact100

Philadelphia

Philadelphia, PA

DESCRIPTION: After defining their needs and evaluating options, learn how two organizations

identified, chose, and implemented CRM/Member Management and Grant Management technology

solutions for their organizations.

NOTES


PM


GOVERNANCE TRACK

HOW TO CREATE A PIPELINE OF FUTURE LEADERS

Mount Vernon

LISA is the incoming board chair of

the Women’s Impact Fund of Charlotte,

NC, serves on its Strategic Planning

Committee and is past chair of the

Grants Committee. A retired attorney,

Lisa devotes her advocacy skills to the

nonprofit community in Charlotte.

GWENDOLYN is a founding member and

the immediate past president of the Spirit

of St. Louis Women’s Fund. She currently

serves as chair of its Nominating

Committee and co-chair of the Advisory

Council.LISA M.R. MILLER

Women’s Impact

Fund

Charlotte, NC

GWENDOLYN WESLEY

Spirit of St. Louis

Women’s Fund

St Louis, MO

DESCRIPTION: Recruiting members for leadership positions requires an intentional process to

identify candidates who have the time, interest and passion for the organization. In this session you’ll

learn how two collective giving groups are finding success cultivating relationships and providing

their members with the training and exposure that will help them be effective leaders, not only on

their own boards and committees, but on the boards of their communities’ nonprofits as well.

NOTES


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PM


GRANTMAKING TRACK

INNOVATIVE GRANTMAKING: POWERED BY RESEARCH

Ballroom South

EMILY was a member of Impact100

Philadelphia’s board of directors where she

served as co-chair of Grants and director

of Strategic Initiatives. During her board

service, she oversaw the implementation

of Core Mission Grants and the Young

Philanthropists Program.

BARBARA is active in the leadership

of Women for Women and is chair of

its Collaborative High Impact Grant

Committee. Before joining Women for

Women she was the founder of Social

Venture Kids, a youth philanthropic group

in Seattle, Washington.

SYDNEY, a founding member of

Asheville’s Women for Women, served

as planning chair of its Collective High

Impact Grant Committee. She has

spent over 35 years in the nonprofit

and philanthropic arena and was vice

chairman of the Community Foundation

of Greater Orlando.

EMILY V. BISCARDI

Impact 100

Philadelphia

Phladelphia, PA

BARBARA NORMAN

Women for

Women

Asheville, NC

SYDNEY GREEN

Women for

Women

Asheville, NC

DESCRIPTION: Can you award grants more effectively if you do your research first? The easy

answer is “yes.” The hard part is knowing who, what, where, when and why to research. Driven by

insightful research, two organizations share the details behind their innovative grantmaking.

NOTES


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CROSSOVER SESSION (runs to 4:30pm)

DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION: ESSENTIAL JOURNEY & PRACTICE

Ballroom North

DESCRIPTION: As individuals and organizations committed to women’s collective giving, we share

a commitment to promote the common good. However, the inequities that persist in communities

and institutions inhibit us from fully achieving our collective goals. Issues related to diversity, equity

and inclusion (“DEI”) are complex and many collective giving organizations are at the early stages of

the journey. This two-hour session will provide context, background on the DEI concepts and share

how organizations have embarked on the journey to apply them. Small group breakout work will

allow participants to walk away with ideas to implement back home.


THIS SESSION GENEROUSLY SUPPORTED BYA B A C U S W E A LT H PA R T N E R S & W E B E R G A L L A G H E R

MICHELLE is executive director for the Chester County Fund for Women and Girls. She has

extensive non-profit management experience. Michelle serves on the board of the Philanthropy

Network of Greater Philadelphia and its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee.

MICHELLE LEGASPI SANCHEZ

Chester County Fund for Women and Girls | West Chester, PA

DONNA was a board member of

Washington Women’s Foundation for nine

years terming off the board at the end of

2017. Since then she has been involved in

its diversity, equity and inclusion work and

is now co-chairing the DEI Task Force.

SIMRAN is an independent consultant

focused on developing processes and

setting clear outcomes to achieve

racial equity. She brings over ten years’

experience working with impacted

communities, developing policy and

strategy, and leading organizational

change processes.

DONNA LOU

Washington

Women’s

Foundation |

Seattle, WA

SIMRAN NOOR

Independent

Consultant

New York, NY

MEGHAN is a principal and co-founder

of Capacity for Change, a public interest

consulting firm. As a facilitator, strategic

planner, executive coach, and program

designer, she supports the people,

organizations, and systems that are the

heart of vibrant, healthy, and equitable

communities.

MEGHAN MCVETY

Capacity for

Change

West Chester, PA

SUSAN is president and chair of

the Development Committee of The

Philanthropy Connection, Cambridge,

Massachusetts. In an effort to enhance

equity in its grantmaking, The Philanthropy

Connection made changes that have

produced important results.SUSAN BENFORD

The Philanthropy

Connection |

Boston, MA


NOTES


GENDER LENS INVESTING & ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT


LAURA has over 30 years of experience

in fixed income trading, sales and client

development. As one of two executive

members of the Company’s Management

Committee, Laura is responsible for

setting the strategy and practices

that guide the Company’s business

development professionals. Laura and her

team spearhead initiatives to broaden

relationships with individuals, families,

endowments and foundations. Laura is

an active member of the Philadelphia

community, sitting on several local

boards.

LAURA LAROSA

Executive

Director of Client

Development

Glenmede

HOT TOPICS4:00

PM

DESCRIPTION: Laura LaRosa and Casey Clark will discuss how gender equity and climate change

are intrinsically linked, how strategies exist to globally raise the standing of women thereby reducing

climate change’s impact, and lastly, how these strategies create opportunities for organizations to

leverage their portfolios to maximize social and environmental impact.

Mount Vernon

CASEY is responsible for providing

strategic oversight of Glenmede’s Impact

Investing efforts, aligning portfolios with

environmental and social goals across

public and private markets. He is a regular

commentator for print and broadcast media

including CNBC, CNN, and MarketWatch

and has authored numerous investment

and impact-related publications.

CASEY CLARK

Director of

Sustainable &

Impact Investing

Glenmede

THIS SESSION GENEROUSLY SUPPORTED BY | G L E N M E D E

HOT TOPICS, continued4:00

PM


THE HIDDEN CRISIS OF CHILDHOOD POVERTY

Monticello

MICHAL, since joining Cradles to Crayons, has doubled the Philadelphia program’s

operating revenue and the number of children served, and has expanded the

service area to include New Jersey. Annually, Cradles to Crayons’ chapters provide

250,000 children in poverty with clothing and other essentials and engage

more than 75,000 volunteers in meaningful service. In 2013, SmartCEO Magazine

recognized Michal with its Brava Award for top female CEOs.

MICHAL SMITH

Executive Director, Philadelphia | Cradles to Crayons

DESCRIPTION: It is widely known that basic family needs include food, shelter and clothing.

While there are many influential efforts to address food and housing insecurity, there are almost no

programs addressing clothing insecurity. Research shows that of the top 10 reasons why children

do not attend school, three of them include issues with clothing insecurity. This session will describe

how community organizations are taking the initiative and creating grassroots movements to

address the silent crisis of clothing insecurity and what you can do in your own neighborhood to

move the needle.

WHEN EVERYONE IS YOUR SPOKESWOMAN:

WHY CREATING A COHESIVE CULTURE MATTERS

DESCRIPTION: When every member is a representative of the organization and effectively acts

as a spokesperson via her information sharing—how do we ensure the messages are consistent

and reflect the organization’s values? This session offers perspectives on internal communications

strategies, effective tools and an opportunity to share lessons learned—both good and bad.

Ballroom South

SANDY brings her long career in communications and public affairs to her work in

the non-profit and philanthropic communities. She currently serves on the boards

of the Wood River Women’s Foundation in Idaho and the Women’s Funding

Alliance in Washington State.

SANDY MCCULLOUGH

Board member Wood River Women’s Foundation and Women’s Funding Alliance


COCKTAIL RECEPTION

DINNER PROGRAMBallroom

MARSHA, a graduate of Temple University Law School, is co-founder, deputy

director and chief counsel of Juvenile Law Center, America’s first public interest

law firm for children. As director of the Center’s litigation program, she has

participated in numerous cases before the U.S. Supreme Court as well as federal

and state courts, including three cases that struck down severe adult sentences

for youth in the criminal justice system and one that required consideration of a

suspect’s youth in the Miranda custody determination. Levick spearheaded the

Center’s work in the Luzerne County, PA, “Kids for Cash” judges’ scandal, which

is the subject of both a book and a documentary. She serves on the board of

the Southern Poverty Law Center and Louisiana Center for Children’s Rights,

and is a member of the Dean’s Council of the Indiana University School of Public

and Environmental Affairs. The 2016 recipient of the prestigious Philadelphia

Award, Marsha has also been honored by the Philadelphia and American Bar

Associations and the American Association for Justice.

6:00

PM

7:00

PM

Ballroom Foyer

MARSHA LEVICK

Co-Founder, Deputy

Director & Chief Counsel

Juvenile Law Center


MARTY is host and executive producer of Radio Times, one of the most

respected weekday interview programs on public radio. She has earned praise

for her versatility and engaging conversations and interviews with guests and

phone callers alike during the live, daily weekday program which covers social

issues, politics, public policy, books, films, and more. Working for WHYY-FM,

the region’s leading public broadcasting station for more than 30 years, she

has become one of the tri-state area’s most thought-provoking and balanced

radio hosts. Her interviews reflect the belief that guiding discussions fairly and

accurately is of prime importance in educating the audience, allowing them

to make sound and informed decisions. Marty has been recognized locally,

regionally, and nationally for her skills as an interviewer and radio host. Most

recently she joined previous recipients Coretta Scott King and Eve Ensler in

accepting the Lucretia Mott Award at WOMEN’S WAY for the 39th annual

Powerful Voice Awards.

MARTY MOSS-COANE

Esecutive Producer

Radio Times

PLENARY SESSION

A CONVERSATION: ADVANCING JUVENILE JUSTICE

WCGN BRIEFING

AN UPDATE ON WCGN & THE COLLECTIVE GIVING MOVEMENT

NOTES


NOTES

BREAKFAST PROGRAM, continued

Ballroom

JANE, executive director of Mural Arts Philadelphia, has overseen

the organization’s growth from a small city agency to the nation’s

largest mural program and a model for community development

around the globe. Under her direction, Mural Arts has created

more than 4,000 landmark works of public art through innovative

collaborations with community-based organizations, city agencies,

nonprofits, schools, the private sector, and philanthropies. Sought

after as an expert on urban transformation through art, Jane

received the 2017 ACE (Mentor Program) Person of the Year

Award, the 2016 Women of Distinction Award from the Philadelphia

Business Journal, and the 2012 Governor’s Award for Innovation in

the Arts, among others. Co-author of three books about the murals

in Philadelphia, she holds an MFA from Rutgers University and

degrees in fine arts and political science from Stanford University. In

addition, Jane serves on the Mayor’s Cultural Advisory Council, the

Penn Museum advisory committee, and the board of directors of

The Heliotrope Foundation.

NOTES

7:30

AM

JANE GOLDEN Executive Director

Mural Arts Philadelphia

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2018

BREAKFAST PROGRAMBallroom

7:30

AM

WCGN SPOTLIGHT AWARDS

CELEBRATING COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION

Our member organizations are changing the face of philanthropy by practicing high

impact, transformational grantmaking. At each conference, Women’s Collective Giving

Grantmakers Network celebrates these women-powered philanthropic efforts with the

Spotlight Awards. This recognition highlights grants that demonstrate the impact of

investing in our community nonprofits.

A few months prior to each conference, WCGN members are invited to nominate a grant

that has transformed their grantmaking organization, a grantee’s organization, and/or

their community. This year, up to three grants will be recognized with a Spotlight Award

for excellence in transformational grantmaking.

Past Spotlight awardees can be found on our website at wcgn-network.org/

impactinggrantmaking.

Thanks to this year’s panel of evaluators for their fine work: Jenny Berg and Ginny

Jarrett, representing the WCGN Board of Directors; Jacquie Stern, Val Rossman, and Julie

Hochman, representing the conference host organization, Impact100 Philadelphia.

PLENARY SESSION

TRANSFORMING COMMUNITY THROUGH PUBLIC ART



AM


GOVERNANCE TRACK

MANAGING GROWTH: IS BIGGER BETTER?

Mount Vernon

SUSAN is president and serves as chair

of the Development Committee for The

Philanthropy Connection in Cambridge,

MA. She runs Masterpiece Cards, a

publisher of art history educational

and reference cards exploring the most

famous paintings in art history.

BEVERLEY has applied her corporate

and consulting career experiences to her

work in many community organizations--

-including Impact 100 San Antonio where

she is past president and now co-chair of

the Marketing Committee.SUSAN BENFORD

The Philanthropy

Connection

Boston, MA

BEVERLEY MCCLURE

Impact100 San

Antonio

San Antonio, TX

DESCRIPTION: After the initial, exciting ramp-up of members to form a collective giving group, many

boards reckon with whether or not to keep recruiting at such a fast pace. Bigger means more funds

are raised for the community. It also means more organizational complexity, a heavier workload for

the board and the pressing need to raise funds every year for operational and programming costs.

Meet the leaders of two groups that chose different paths.

NOTES


AM



POSTING & PROMOTING: EFFECTIVE SOCIAL MEDIA

Monticello

LEIGH is a second year fellow with The

Philanthropy Connection in Boston, for

which she co-manages social media

content. She also works as the senior

engagement associate at the social

justice organization, YW Boston.

KATIE is executive director of the San

Diego Women’s Foundation. She works

closely with the board, members and

staff to ensure that SDWF fulfills its

mission to educate and inspire women to

engage in collective philanthropy.

JAMY, a co-founder and current

co-president of Impact100 Greater

Milwaukee, was instrumental in the

development of the organization’s grant

process and selection of its online grant

platform.LEIGH C CHANDLER

The Philanthropy

Connection

Boston, MA

KATIE SAWYER

San Diego

Women’s

Foundation

San Diego, CA

JAMY MALATESTA

Impact100

Greater

Milwaukee

Milwaukee, WI

DESCRIPTION: Three speakers reveal how their organizations use social media to achieve

communication goals, as well as build relationships with their members, prospective members,

nonprofit partners and potential partners, and their communities at large. They will also share the

resources they incorporate to accomplish this -- all while still managing their organizations and the

hundreds of other priorities clamoring for their attention.

NOTES

MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2018MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2018




AM


GRANTMAKING TRACK

IMPLICIT BIAS IN GRANTING: AN OPEN DISCUSSION

Ballroom South

DEBORAH is a co-founder of ninety-nine

girlfriends in Portland, OR. She leads

the Member Education Committee.

She’s been involved with nonprofits and

philanthropy as an executive director,

consultant and University faculty member

in Austin, Portland and the Czech

Republic.

KATIE, a former Founders Fellow

and current member of Impact100

Philadelphia, facilitated the program

design for the organization’s Founders

Fellow program, which aims to attract

and amplify diverse voices in the

grantmaking process. She is a strategic

planning consultant for nonprofits.

DEBORAH EDWARD

ninety-nine

girlfriends

Portland, OR

KATIE MULLER

Impact100

Philadelphia

Philadelphia, PA

DESCRIPTION: Our brains are amazing, however, sometimes the cognitive biases that accelerate

our thinking can also limit our openness. Participate in a discussion about how we can recognize and

minimize implicit bias in the grant process, facilitated by members of two organizations that strive to

incorporate social justice in their collective giving.

NOTES


AM


MEMBERSHIP TRACK

YOUNG PHILANTHROPIST PROGRAMS & INITIATIVES

Ballroom North

ANGELA was a member of the founding

cohort of Impact 100 Sonoma’s

Next Gen Program. As a member of

the Communication Committee she

introduced a social media plan to reach

members and new audiences. Angela

now serves on Sonoma’s board of

directors.

CASSANDRA is a Young Philanthropist

Fellow with The Philanthropy Connection.

She has been responsible for recruiting

fellows to expand the pipeline of

powerful, passionate and diverse young

women. She has also served on grants

review committees and as a liaison to

grantees.

SANDY serves as vice-chair of the board

of directors of Impact100 Metro Denver;

is a past president and now a legacy

member of Women’s Giving Alliance of

Northeast Florida. She is a new member

of WCGN’s board of directors.

KARA is a Delores Barr Weaver Fellow

of Women’s Giving Alliance, and co-chair

of the 4-Sight Initiative with its focus to

raise awareness and recruit women under

40 to join WGA. She has served on the

Grants Evaluation Team and advocated

for women and girls with WGA during the

legislative session.

STEPHANIE joined Impact100

Philadelphia in 2014 in the inaugural

cohort of Founders Fellows. She has

served as both a co-chair and a team

leader of a grant review committee.

Currently, she juggles a career with

YMCA-USA and serves on Impact100

Philadelphia’s board of directors as co-

chair of the Founders Fellows and Young

Philanthropist committees.

ANGELA RYAN

Impact100

Sonoma

Sonoma, CA

CASSANDRA TRUJILLO

The Philanthropy

Connection

Boston, MA

SANDY COOK

MODERATOR

Impact100 Metro

Denver, CO;

Women’s Giving

Alliance

Jacksonville, FL

KARA WILLIAMS

Women’s Giving

Alliance

Jacksonville, FL

STEPHANIE TAYLOR

Impact100

Philadelphia

Philadelphia, PA

DESCRIPTION: The concept of a focused effort to diversify membership was introduced at the

2015 WCGN Leadership Conference. Several organizations have built on that concept and adopted

programs to cultivate younger members. Young philanthropists from four such programs will

outline the objectives, structure, evolution, challenges and successes of their respective “next gen”

initiatives.


THIS SESSION GENEROUSLY SUPPORTED BY | B R Y N M AW R T R U S T


CLOSING SESSIONBallroom

LIZ is the co-executive director of Alex’s Lemonade Stand

Foundation (ALSF), but she is most proud of her title of “Mom”

to her three sons -- Patrick, Eddie, and Joey -- and her daughter

Alexandra “Alex” Scott. ALSF emerged from the front yard lemonade

stand initiated by Alex, who was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a

childhood cancer, when she was an infant. In 2000, at age four, Alex

announced that she wanted to set up a lemonade stand to raise

money to help find a cure for other children with cancer. Alex would

go on to raise more than $1 million before she passed away in 2004

at age eight. Since then, Liz and her husband, Jay, have worked

alongside thousands of supporters across the country to carry on

Alex’s legacy of hope. In addition to serving as the co-executive

director of ALSF, Liz also serves on the National Cancer Institute

Pediatric Solid Tumor Steering Committee as well as the editorial

advisory board of Cancer Today, a resource for cancer patients,

survivors, and their family members and friends.

NOTES 11:00

AM

LIZ SCOTT Co-Executive Director

Alex’s Lemonade Stand

Foundation


KRISTINA joined The Barra Foundation as a program officer in 2010

and became president in 2013. Prior to joining Barra, she worked

at The Pew Charitable Trusts as a senior associate and then as a

program officer. She also served as managing director of marketing

and development at the Transitional Work Corporation, which at

one time was the largest urban transitional jobs program in the

country. After graduating from La Salle University, Kristina joined the

Vincentian Service Corps and was a volunteer at Covenant House

in New York City. She holds a Master’s Degree in Public Policy from

the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

She served on the board of trustees at La Salle University, Gwynedd

Mercy Academy High School and La Salle Academy, an elementary

school for at-risk youth located in North Philadelphia, and has

been a member of Villanova University’s Department of Public

Administration advisory board. Kristina grew up in Ambler, Pa., and

feels a strong allegiance to the Greater Philadelphia region.

KRISTINA L WAHL President

Barra Foundation

PLENARY SESSION

A CONVERSATION: PHILANTHROPY IN ACTION

BALANCING FUNDRAISING, GRANTS AND VOLUNTEERS

MISSION-ALIGNED INVESTING


IMPACT100 PHILADELPHIA engages women in philanthropy and collectively funds high-impact grants

to nonprofit organizations in the Philadelphia region.

Impact100 Philadelphia provides thoughtful, committed women the opportunity to become more

informed and effective philanthropists, to see how nonprofits in the Philadelphia area are changing

lives for the better, and to pool their membership contributions with hundreds of other women to fund

$100,000 Core Mission and smaller operating grants to nonprofits with a proven record of success.

Since our founding in 2008, the women of Impact100 Philadelphia have awarded close to $2.8 million

to 44 nonprofit organizations. To ensure a diversity of perspectives in our organization and grantmaking

process and to develop the next generation of women philanthropists, we offer the Founders Fellowship

Program and Young Philanthropists Membership. To learn more, please visit www.impact100philly.org.

IMPACT100 PHILADELPHIA

WE THE WOMEN CONFERENCE STEERING COMMITTEE

Ellan Bernstein, Co-Chair

Sue Dubow, Co-Chair

Mary Broach

Kate Carp

Beth Dahle

Jackie Demby Greenberg

Anita Lockhart

Wendy Peck

Charlotte Schutzman

Additional volunteers:

Wendy Stern Branzburg

Carrie Brodsky

Susan Greenbaum

Cheryl Haze

Ellen Ragone

Robbie Shell

Amy Silverman

IMPACT100 PHILADELPHIA 2018 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Left to right: Tamara Banko, Rachel Levin, Kathy Schlesinger, Julie Orts, Susan Wirshba, Allison Schapker, Mary Grace TIghe, Emily Biscardi, Eve Prensky

Roe, Claudie Williams, Pat Bonney, Madge Rothenberg, Francesca Rothschild, Sandra Lazovitz, Carolyn Ashburn, Toby Gang, Jennifer Vollmer

CONFERENCE HOST

IMPACT100 PHILADELPHIA

2018-19 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Madge Rothenberg & Carolyn Ashburn, Co-

Presidents

Pat Bonney, Treasurer

Jennifer Vollmer, Secretary

Claudie Williams, Past President, Leadership

Development & Advancement

Tamara Banko & Diane Mars Wertime,

Membership

Eve Prensky Roe & Susan Wirshba, Programs

Allison Schapker & Kathy Schlesinger,

Communications

Toby Gang & Renee Applegate, Grants

Sandra Lazovitz & Julie Orts, Nonprofit Liaisons

Joanne Levy & Stephanie Taylor, Founders

Fellowship & Young Philanthropists


Jenny Berg, Chair | Impact 100 (Cincinnati, OH)

Ellan Bernstein | Impact100 Philadelphia (PA)

Celia Canfield | Impact100 Sonoma (CA)

Dale Clifford | Women’s Giving Alliance

(Jacksonville, FL)

Sandy Cook | Impact100 Metro Denver (CO),

Women’s Giving Alliance (Jacksonville, FL)

Avani Desai | 100 Women Strong, (Orlando, FL)

Sue Dubow | Impact100 Philadelphia (PA)

Karen Holly | Impact 100 Indianapolis (IN)

Ginny Jarrett | Roanoke Women’s Foundation

(VA)

Val Kirk, Treasurer | Impact Austin (TX)

WCGN 2019 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

WCGN WE THE WOMEN CONFERENCE PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Sandy Cook, Chair | Impact100 Metro Denver (CO), Women’s Giving Alliance (Jacksonville, FL)

Maggie Glasgow | Greenville Women’s Giving (SC)

Wendy Hoffman | Impact100 Sonoma (CA)

Maureen Romito | Impact Las Vegas (NV)

WCGN 2018 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

From back to front: Paula Liang, Colleen Willoughby, Virginia Mills,

Vicki Sheehan, Karen Holly, Laura Midgley, Sandy Cook, Val Kirk,

Avani Desai, Sue Dubow, Celia Canfield, Susan Smith, Jenny Berg,

Ginny Jarrett

Not pictured: Ellan Bernstein, Dale Clifford

CONFERENCE CONVENOR

THE WOMEN’S COLLECTIVE GIVING

GRANTMAKERS NETWORK supports, leads,

and mobilizes a powerful movement in the

philanthropic landscape in which women come

together, pool their resources, and collectively

award grants to their local communities.

WCGN is a recognized national authority in

women’s philanthropic leadership. We inspire

generations of women to be catalysts for

community transformation by supporting

the expansion of women’s collective giving

nationwide.

We believe:

• the advancement of collective giving

organizations brings new assets and

leadership to transform communities,

• women’s philanthropic leadership improves

the world through pooling women’s

intellectual and financial capital for the

common good,

• mentorship and learning are essential

elements for effective grantmaking.

As of September 2018, WCGN includes 64

member organizations in 27 states, the District

of Columbia, and Australia and is more than

15,000 women strong. Our members have

awarded more than $110 million to their

communities.

Paula Liang, Vice Chair | Women’s Giving

Alliance (Jacksonville, FL)

Laura Midgley | Washington Women’s

Foundation (Seattle, WA), Wood River

Women’s Foundation (Ketchum, ID)

Virginia Mills, Immediate Past Chair | GIVING

WoMN (Minneapolis, MN), Womenade Boston

(MA), The Philanthropy Connection (Boston,

MA)

Vicki Sheehan, Secretary | Spirit of St. Louis

Women’s Fund (MO)

Susan Smith | Idaho Women’s Charitable

Foundation (Boise, ID)

Colleen Willoughby | Washington Women’s

Foundation (Seattle, WA)


CALIFORNIA

FLORIDA

Impact100 Sonoma, Sonoma

Impact Giving, Laguna Beach

San Diego Women’s Foundation, San Diego

Women’s Fund El Dorado, Placerville

Women’s Fund Shasta Regional Community Foundation,

Redding

100 Women Strong at Central Florida Foundation, Orlando

Women’s Giving Circle of Southwest Florida, Naples

Impact 100 Palm Beach County, West Palm Beach

Impact the Palm Beaches, Palm Beach

Impact 100 SRQ, Sarasota

Indian River Impact 100, Vero Beach

Women’s Giving Alliance, Jacksonville

CONNECTICUT

Impact Fairfield County, Greenwich

NEW YORK

NORTH CAROLINA

TEXAS

VIRGINIA

WASHINGTON

WISCONSIN

AUSTRALIA

OHIO

OREGON

PENNSYLVANIA

SOUTH CAROLINA

Impact100 Westchester, Scarsdale

ALLINBKLYN, Brooklyn

Asian Women Giving Circle, New York

Rochester Women’s Giving Circle, Rochester

The Wellmet Group, New York

Women for Women, Asheville

Women’s Giving Circle of Cumberland County, Fayetteville

Women’s Impact Fund, Charlotte

Impact Austin, Austin

Impact San Antonio, San Antonio

The Women’s Fund of Smith County, Tyler

Giving Circle of HOPE, Reston

Impact 100 Richmond, Richmond

Roanoke Women’s Foundation, Roanoke

SisterFund, Richmond

Washington Women’s Foundation, Seattle

Impact100 Greater Milwaukee, Milwaukee

Melbourne Women’s Fund, Melbourne

Impact 100, Cincinnati

Miami University: Women’s Initiatives, Oxford, Miami

ninety-nine girlfriends, Portland

Impact100 Philadelphia, Philadelphia

Greenville Women Giving, Greenville

Women Giving for Spartanburg, Spartanburg

WCGN MEMBER MAP

Impact 100 Baldwin County, Fairhope

- As of 9/1/2018

ALABAMA

COLORADO

Impact100 Metro Denver, Denver

Many Hands, Washington D.C.DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

NEW JERSEY

IDAHO

ILLINOIS

INDIANA

MARYLAND

MASSACHUSETTS

MISSOURI

NEBRASKA

NEVADA

MINNESOTA

Impact 100 Garden State, Morristown

Impact100 Essex, Essex

Impact100 South Jersey, Haddonfield

Impact 100 Jersey Coast, Shrewsbury

Idaho Women’s Charitable Foundation, Boise

Women’s Gift Alliance, Coeur d’Alene

Wood River Women’s Foundation, Ketchum

Impact 100 Chicago, Chicago

Impact Grants, Chicago

Impact 100 Greater Indianapolis, Indianapolis

Baltimore Women’s Giving Circle, Baltimore

Anne Arundel Women Giving Together, Annapolis

Giving Together Inc., Chevy Chase

Women’s Giving Circle of Harford County, Bel Air

The Philanthropy Connection, Boston

Womenade Boston, Boston

Spirit of St. Louis Women’s Fund, St. Louis

Women on Mission, St. Louis

I Be Black Girl Giving Circle, Omaha

Women Investing in Nebraska, University of Nebraska

Impact Las Vegas, Las Vegas

GIVING WoMN, Minneapolis

Women in Philanthropy for the CSRA, AugustaGEORGIA

OKLAHOMAImpact Oklahoma, Oklahoma City

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA(Not shown)

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