April 11, 2017

On Tuesday, April 11, 2017, the Women’s Fund of the Capital Region collaborated with the Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Northeastern New York as well as the Helen M. Upton Women’s Studies Centre at Russell Sage College for a free public viewing and panel discussion on the inspiring film Girl Rising.

March 10, 2017

On Friday, March 10, 2017, the Women’s Fund of the Capital Region honored three outstanding women of achievement at its ninth Trailblazers Awards Luncheon at the Glen Sanders Mansion.

March 23, 2016

Over 50 people joined the Women's Fund of the Capital Region for our 10th Anniversary Celebration at The State Room in Albany.

March is Women's History Month and we recognized these distinguished women in government and public service.

November 6, 2015

On Friday, November 6, 2015, the Women’s Fund of the Capital Region honored three outstanding women of achievement at its eighth Trailblazers Awards Luncheon at the Glen Sanders Mansion.

June 5, 2015

The Women's Fund of the Capital Region was the charity partner of KeyBank at the Key4Women 2015 Forum. KeyCorp Chairman and CEO Beth Mooney shared the lessons she learned as she built her career to become the first woman CEO of a top 20 U.S. bank.

Here are some items from her speech:

• Beth advised her listeners to think of their eventual legacy when they start a new job.
• She shared something she learned at Harvard's class for new CEOs: If you don't like change, you're going to hate extinction.
• She informed her listeners that women-owned businesses are the fastest growing segment of the economy.