Accomplishments

• Awarded a total of $101,000 in grants in 2007 and in 2008.

• Raised more than $160,000 from over 200 donors, of whom 174 are Founding 500 Members (as of February 28, 2008).
  

• Continuing to grow the Women’s Fund Endowment that will support initiatives for women and girls for generations to come.

• Received our first planned gift.
  

• Held the second annual Moving Mountains Award luncheon on June 3, 2008, attended by over 300 people, where grant recipients were announced and women in philanthropy were honored.
  

• Showcased a success story from one of our first grants.
  

• Raised almost $24,000 at the Sephora Pre-Opening Fundraiser , November 2007, attended by 600 people.
  

• Held the Second Annual Grant Program Kickoff in November 2007, attended by 75 people. At this program, Laurie Bacheldor of United Way of the Capital Region shared learning about both the value of collaboration and the challenges found in collaborative efforts.
  

• Held the first annual Moving Mountains Award luncheon on May 15, 2007, attended by almost 300 people, where grant recipients were announced and women in philanthropy were honored.
  
  

• Continuing to build our funding base by reaching out to individuals, the business community and public/private sector organizations.

• Held the grants kickoff on October 19, 2006 with Susan Wefald, Vice President of Planning and Strategy at the Ms. Foundation, and Ai-jen Poo, Lead Organizer for the Domestic Workers United, as our speakers, with nearly 200 in attendance.
  

  
  

• Defined our guidelines for grant making.

  
  

• Held focus groups in May 2006 to explore the issues of economic self-sufficiency for women and maximizing opportunities for girls.
  

• Held our inaugural event on February 16, 2006 with Abigail Disney, past president of the 19-year-old New York Women's Foundation, as our keynote speaker.

  photo by: JoanHeffler.com

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