Arlington fire department sets the bar for female-friendly environments.

In a cool semi-related follow-on to yesterday’s story about how more low-income women aren’t gaining access to our region’s financial boom because they’re not

Washington Post: D.C. boom leaves out minorities, women.

According to today’s Washington Post, the economic boom in D.C. is leaving out those who stand to benefit the most from it–low-income families. Nearly

An "Hour of Power" with the women of the Prince George's County Fire Department.

Today, I had the pleasure of joining Phyllis, our president, and our new philanthropic education officer, Nicole, at the Prince George’s County Fire Department’s

My journey to The Women's Foundation…like a moth to a flame.

I have never been especially impressed by the heroics of people who are convinced they are about to change the world. I am more

Women's philanthropy: not philanthropy as usual.

Here at The Women’s Foundation we see it all the time. How women’s philanthropy is different. How it tends to not only build up

FOGH: Advice for today's young women.

For some inspiration for your Friday, I can’t help but sharing a blog post I recently found on Friend of Guest House’s blog about

Grantee Partner reflects on the value of technical assistance.

I’ve been working with Washington Area Women’s Foundation for a number of years in my role as director of development and volunteer services at

Early childhood education finds advocates in unusual places.

Access to quality early childhood education is finding articulate advocates in unusual places, including voices from the Federal Reserve Bank. The economic argument for

Stimulating talk: ESP and savings

No not Extra-Sensory Perception, I’m talking about the Economic Stimulus Payments. Beginning in May, the IRS will send Economic Stimulus Payment checks to over

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