Our celebration featured Jennifer Buffett, President and Co-Chair of the New York based NoVo Foundation, where she works passionately to empower girls and women worldwide as primary agents of change and end violence against them. The NoVo Foundation also supports a specific strategic plan to scale the adoption of evidence-based Social and Emotional Learning in US School districts in pursuit of advancing whole child education.
Presented by Kathy LeMay, Founder, President, and CEO of Raising Change, author, and agent of social change and philanthropy.
Fundraising for Small Nonprofits
October 18, 2011
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Easthampton, MA
Brown bag lunch on Raising Funds without a Development Director. Hear from a panel of executive directors and share your experiences on the challenges and successes of raising resources in a small shop.
WORKSHOP WILL BE REPEATED IN THE FUTURE. CONTACT JULIE HOLT TO BE PLACED ON THE WAITING LIST.
529-0087 X 10
Eileen Fisher Shopping Day
September 24, 2011
Northampton, MA
Thank you to everyone who came out to support the Women's Fund for the fourth year at the Eileen Fisher Shopping Day. The Eileen Fisher store in Northampton chose the Women’s Fund as the recipient of its Fall shopping day, generously contributing 10% of the day’s proceeds in support of the foundation’s work. Your Women's Fund of Western Massachusetts joined women's funds across the country, all participating in this wonderful partnership with Eileen Fisher and her stores nationwide!
Annual Golf Classic
July 25, 2011
Hickory Ridge Country Club
Amherst, MA
This year's golf tournament was a wonderful success thanks to both our sponsors and participants! With LPGA Pro Marisa Kulig and two-time Olympic Medalist Mary Ellen Clark offering skills to enhance technique coupled with expert instruction from Lynn Oberbilling, this year's play was as skillful as it was fun. Thank you again to all who participated for your support of the Women's Fund of Western Massachusetts.
Leadership Institute for Political Impact Graduation
June 8, 2011
Northampton, MA
A new wave of leadership emerged in Western Massachusetts as the first women of our Leadership Institute for Political Impact graduated and were honored alongside Northampton Mayor Clare Higgins.
Listen to LIPI grad Karen Jarvis-Vance tell the audience what her participation has meant for her and her two young daughters.
Here is a slide show of all our LIPI graduates!
Eileen Fisher Shopping Day
March 26, 2011
Northampton, MA
For the fourth year, Eileen Fisher in Northampton, chose the Women’s Fund as the recipient of its Spring shopping day, generously contributing 10% of the day’s proceeds in support of the foundation’s work. Thanks to everyone who came in and shopped for our mission!
International Women's Day Conference
March 8, 2011
Springfield Sheraton
Springfield, MA
The 2011 conference, Leaders Among Us: Women Redefining What’s Possible, offered compelling stories, practical lessons and unique perspectives from women leaders of all ages, including keynote speaker Maria Hinojosa, NPR & PBS award-winning correspondent.
Participants gained valuable skills and cutting edge strategies for personal, political, economic and civic leadership.
The Women's Fund was thrilled to be the first local beneficiary for WAM Theatre's first full production of a play by a female playwright. The show was a great success and received rave reviews!
Information Technology and Nonprofits 101
Brown Bag Workshop
November 18, 2010
Women's Fund Office
Cheryl Kiras, MMPA and IT specialist, trained attendees to identify low cost tools and tech resources for their organization and to build confidence about their information security.
Your Life and Work Balance:
Creating Happier and Healthier Workplaces
Brown Bag Lunch Workshop
October 27, 2010
Women's Fund Office
Laurie Shannon, Ph.D., shared her strategies for creating supportive and productive work environments, developed from her research with Fortune 500 companies.
D-Cup Diatribes
October 20, 2010
CityStage
Springfield MA
The Women's Fund was chosen as one of the beneficiaries for this hilarious and heartfelt performance of the D-Cup Diatribes. Through six monologues, audiences enjoyed quizzical and quirky tales of our "Cleavage Culture".
See the flyer for a full description of the evening.
Build the Board of Directors You Need
Brown Bag Lunch Workshop
September 29, 2010
Women's Fund Office, Easthampton MA
Nonprofit leaders learned how to recruit and retain good board members —
with the skills, perspectives, backgrounds, and resources that
fit their needs. Full description of this workshop available here.
Women's Fund Annual Golf Classic
July 26, 2010
Hickory Ridge Country Club
Amherst, MA
This year's golf tournament was a fantastic success, raising nearly $12,000, despite the challenging economy. Over 125 players gathered to enjoy a day of golf, to support the Women's Fund and to honor Cindy Johnson for her commitment to women's golf in Western Mass. See the slideshow below for photos from the day.
Photo credit: Barbara Howe, Julie Kumble
Past Event Speakers The Women’s Fund has been privileged to welcome these remarkable women to our annual celebrations, symposiums, and conferences: