IWCF will be celebrating International Women’s Day (March 8th) by supporting our 2020 pooled-fund beneficiaries with in-kind or monetary contributions in lieu of an in-person service day. IWCF asked each of our 2020 grant recipients to submit a list of requests for in-kind donations. We will be collecting these donations and delivering them directly to…
Letter from the President: Caring for Ourselves, our Organization, and our Community Christine AveyPresident As I sit down to write this letter, I reflect on what stories we would typically share in our summer newsletter, and how the changes in the world have impacted IWCF and our members. The summer of 2020 has slowly…
During our “Un-Book Club” on July 13, 2020, Rebecca Leber-Gottberg, with Rediscovered Books, facilitated a fun and interesting conversation around the latest books of all kinds. Below is a list of what was recommended by both Rediscovered books and our members. If you are interested in us continuing to have these types of events –…
At IWCF, we encourage our members to be mindful of their health and the health of their families. In that regard, our Board and committees are holding all necessary meetings over Zoom or conference call; we have cancelled our Annual meeting and rescheduled it for September in conjunction with our Anniversary Party; and we are…
We are grieved by the senseless murder of George Floyd. His death, and the deaths of so many others, shine a light on the systemic racism and inequity in our country. We want to be clear in condemning these recent acts of police brutality and violence. They represent a disregard for basic human rights that…
IWCF is excited to announce that a membership payment plan is now open for enrollment and available to new, returning and current members. This pilot allows members to sign up in August for a 6-month payment plan option from August 2019-January 2020 using Paypal or automatic payments through their bank account. For this renewal year,…
GRANTS Members Give $291,917 in Pooled Grant Funding By Amy Duque, 2018-2019 Grants Program Chair What an exciting year it has been in IWCF Grants! We had a record-breaking 391 members vote on the ballot this year. Thank you all for your participation! We started out the grants cycle with 84 submissions. Our five annual…
Letter from the President This fall has been a busy and exciting time at IWCF. We celebrated 18 years of educated and impactful philanthropy at our Anniversary Celebration, held two education workshops, one member social, kicked off our 2020 grants cycle, and started planning for next year’s Symposium. Everything we do is with the…
Letter from the President We have just wrapped up our membership renewal period and I want to express my sincere GRATITUDE to all of you for renewing your membership. I know it is a significant contribution and a vote of confidence in IWCF when you send in your membership renewal. We do not take…
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