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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.

What difference do nonprofits make in our community?

This is the question that we tried to answer in our recently released report, Beyond Charity: Recognizing Return on Investment, on how the nonprofit

Phyllis will lead with purpose and passion!

I’m so thrilled to welcome Phyllis as the next leader of The Women’s Foundation! Phyllis and I share a number of common grounds, from

Reponse to D.C.'s HIV epidemic must focus on realities of women.

HIV has reached epidemic levels here in Washington, D.C., reports Susan Levine in today’s Washington Post. Levine writes, "The first statistics ever amassed on

From Texas to Tchad to Takoma, investing in women works.

Becky Sykes, Executive Director of the Dallas Women’s Foundation, wrote in the Dallas Morning News last week that when you help a woman, there’s

From single mom to nonprofit CEO…a journey of perseverence.

This post is the first in a series from DeVonna on her experience as a single mother and the joys and challenges of starting

Women Moving Millions: What giving a million gave me in return.

Today marks a huge day in women’s philanthropy—the official launch of the National Women Moving Millions campaign. This campaign is the first time that

Cultural relevancy half the battle in fighting teen pregnancy.

Earlier this week, there was hopeful news about the declining national and local teen pregnancy and birth rates. Among the areas that still merited

Drop in teen pregnancy rates shows power of investing in women and girls.

According to today’s Washington Post, there’s good news to celebrate for our region’s women and girls–a declining teen pregnancy rate over the past decade.

Reflections on a transformative Leadership Luncheon!

I find it hard to believe that the big day, our most anticipated event, the 2007 Leadership Luncheon, has come and gone. The luncheon

Leadership Luncheon '07: The power of the collective!

I just want to thank all of you again for the wonderful opportunities that have and will come out of our Women in the