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In the Washington metropolitan region, nearly half a million women and girls are living in or near poverty. We all have a stake in building the economic security of our region’s women and girls. The Women’s Foundation works to mobilize our community and provide solutions to eliminate the persistent barriers that disproportionately hinder women and girls from achieving economic security.

International Women's Day: Fetes and festivities.

Lisa’s blog today got me wondering, what are people in the Washington metropolitan area and around the world doing to celebrate International Women’s Day?

International Women's Day: Where's the parade?

I haven’t always been a fan of International Women’s Day. Largely because I haven’t always known it existed. Here in the U.S., it seems

Deamonte's story is hardly an isolated case…

I hate going to the dentist as much as the next girl, but I have to tell you, these days, I’m feeling pretty grateful

Response to the death of young Deamonte Driver

In today’s world, we hear of tragedies on a regular basis. From Hurricane Katrina to the "War on Terror," pictures of devastation and chaos constantly

Info and impact: the inextricable link.

As I put together this month’s e-newsletter, I couldn’t help but notice that engaged philanthropy seemed to be the theme that carried the day

The CASA visit: We should be so proud!

As a proud member of The Women’s Foundation’s board, I wanted to tell those of you who couldn’t make it last week to the site visit

CASA visit: Philanthropy and the power of untapped potential.

In order to weave philanthropy into the lives of women and girls in our region, and help low-income women gain financial and economic security,

Breaking bread and the feel of home with CASA de Maryland

Today I had the privilege of participating in a site visit with The Women’s Foundation’s Grantee Partner, CASA de Maryland. As a program officer,

Even more philanthropy book picks for your reading pleasure…

As a follow on to our last post on recommendations for good philanthropy-related reading, we wanted to let you in on the final results

Philanthropy book picks for your reading pleasure…

As Britton said, “Lisa, do you know that you just used the phrase ‘blogging buddy’ and ‘blogging carnival’ in one e-mail? What is that?

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712 H Street NE,

Suite 1099

Washington, DC 20002

T: (202) 347-7737
E: info@wawf.org

Tax ID:52-2028612

Washington Area Women’s Foundation mobilizes our community to ensure women and girls of color in the Washington metropolitan area have the resources they need to thrive. Since 1998,
The Women’s Foundation has worked to transform the lives of women and girls in our region and across the world.