Empowering women and girls as the primary agents of change

Social Change Exchange
10:00 to 11:30 a.m.
Join us for an engaging discussion with key community informants, grant partners and donors about Milwaukee’s Black infant mortality crisis and its impact on Black women, their families and the community at large.

Women & Public Policy Luncheon
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Featuring Guest Speaker
Philanthropist Jennifer Buffett
Jennifer Buffett, Milwaukee native and president of the New York-based NoVo Foundation, works passionately to foster a transformation in global society from a culture of domination and exploitation to collaboration and partnership, empowering women and girls as the primary agents of change.

Become a Sponsor

For more information on sponsorship opportunities, click here.
To make a Sponsorship Payment, click here.

RSVP

• If you are a Table Sponsor, please send the names of your guests to afisher@womensfund.com.
• Register for the Social Change Exchange. No charge to attend.
• Register for the Women & Public Policy Luncheon. Individual tickets: $75 (Please note, we are unable to guarantee adjacent seating requests for individual tickets.)

For more information, please contact Ann Fisher, (414) 290-7350 or email afisher@womensfund.com.

CELEBRATING DIVERSITY

Please join us for a wine tasting party at the home of Velvet Moore

A variety of white and red wine will be served with special commentary by the hostess!
Reservations requested.
Please RSVP by July 16, 2010.
(414) 290-7350 • info@womensfund.com

Loving the Women in Our Lives: Lesbians can bring out the best in all of us!
The Lesbian Fund, a fund of the Women’s Fund of Greater Milwaukee, is dedicated to building our community’s capacity to enhance the quality of life for all lesbians and their families. Over the past five years, The Lesbian Fund has funded projects that promote the visibility of lesbians as strong community leaders, inform and advocate for lesbian concerns, address discrimination, and provide vital resources. At the same time, we are building a fund as a legacy for future generations of lesbians.

Our goal is to create this change and have fun at the same time!

4:00 to 5:30 pm
The Social Change Exchange
Join us for an engaging conversation with our grant partners about the Census and its implications for women in our community.

5:30 to 7:00 pm
Annual Celebration
Celebrate with us the accomplishments of the past year and help us honor this year’s recipients of the Lynde Uihlein Award for service to the Women’s Fund. Appetizers will be served.

RSVP
Reservations requested by April 7. This event is free, but we ask that you register for both the Social Change Exchange and the Annual Celebration
Register for the Social Change Exchange.
Register for the Annual Celebration.
For more information, please contact Ann Fisher, (414) 290-7350 or email afisher@womensfund.com.

This year we honor two outstanding women with the Lynde B. Uihlein Award for service to the Women’s Fund:

Heidi Retzlaff
A dedicated Women’s Fund volunteer for over 12 years, including a year as board chair, Heidi Retzlaff was instrumental in transitioning the Women’s Fund to an independent entity and currently serves on the Grants Advisory Committee. As a recipient of the Lynde B. Uihlein Award, a $1,000 grant will be made to The White House Project in her name.

Pat Wilmeth
Recognizing the challenges facing women over 35 who are pursuing higher education goals, Pat Wilmeth has been a long-time, committed supporter of the Her Scholarship Program. As a recipient of the Lynde B. Uihlein Award, a $1,000 grant will be made to the Her Scholarship Program in her name.

Please join us for the 20th Annual Women & Public Policy Luncheon.  The luncheon will feature guest speaker and business strategist Julie Gilbert. The topic of her speech is "Uniting Unheard Voices of Growth...in Business, in Communities and with People."

Tables: $1,250 • Individual tickets: $75
(Please note, we are unable to guarantee adjacent seating requests for individual tickets.)

To purchase individual tickets, click here or mail in your registration using this downloadable form. To purchase a table, click here (pdf).  Note: If you are a Table Sponsor, please send the names of your guests to afisher@womensfund.com.

We hope you will be able to join us before the luncheon for the Social Change Exchange from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.  This event is free but a separate registration is required. To register, click here.

Guest Speaker Business Strategist Julie Gilbert
A visionary business entrepreneur and innovator who helps companies drive sales, Julie Gilbert has spent her career developing industry-changing strategies and creating financial growth from ideation to scale. As she sees it, and has demonstrated for companies like Best Buy where she helped reinvent the $40 billion consumer electronics company and increase its female revenue by more than $4.4 billion in five years, the greatest opportunities to see revolutionary growth are sitting right in front of you: your employees, consumers and communities.

Join us before the luncheon for the Social Change Exchange.
10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. free, but reservations required. Click here to Register.
Join the Women’s Fund and its grant partners in a panel discussion about leadership. According to Business Week, in most studies involving 360-degree feedback, women leaders are considered either equally or more effective than their male counterparts. Then why aren’t there more? And, why do many female leaders of color feel they have to be “150% as good” just to break even with their white male counterparts? Learn more about how leadership, gender and culture influence social change.

Sponsorship Opprtunities

Please support the Women’s Fund as a sponsor of the 2009 luncheon. This luncheon is the largest fund-raiser and public outreach tool of the Women’s Fund. Our organization stands for social change through women and girls. High-profile speakers have used the Women & Public Policy platform to build support for the inclusion of women’s voices. Past speakers have included former President of Ireland, Mary Robinson (2006); U.S. Representative Gwen Moore (2005); Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle (2003); U.S. Representative Tammy Baldwin (1999); former president of the Ms. Foundation and current head of the White House Project Marie Wilson (2000); and Donna Shalala (1991), president of the University of Miami and former Secretary of Health and Human Services.

We guarantee an inspiring and informative event complete with some of the best professional networking in Milwaukee. To make your commitment, please return the form on page two of this booklet [pdf]. If you have questions, don’t hesitate to call Elaine at (414) 290-7350. We thank you in advance for your participation.

Please join the Women's fund and its grant partners for a Social Change Exchange. This event will take place immediately before the 20th Annual Women & Public Policy Luncheon.

This event is free, but reservations are required. Click here to register.

The Social Change Exchange is a space where the Women’s Fund and its grant partners will engage in an honest discussion about leadership. According to Business Week, in most studies involving 360-degree feedback, women leaders are considered either equally or more effective than their male counterparts. Then why aren’t there more? And, why do many female leaders of color feel they have to be “150% as good” just to break even with their white male counterparts? Learn more about how leadership, gender and culture influence social change.

Please join us in celebrating the anniversary of the African American Women’s Fund Project on Thursday, November 12, 2009 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Discovery World, Milwaukee.

5:00 p.m. Reception / Cash Bar
6:00 p.m. Program
8:00 p.m. Event Concludes

Pilot House, at Discovery World at Pier Wisconsin
500 N. Harbor Drive
Milwaukee, WI 53202

Register online or RSVP to Ann Fisher at 414-290-7350 or afisher@womensfund.com

Parking is available underground at Discovery World, for $8 per car. Street parking is also available.

GET TRAINED. GO RUN!

Go Run is a two day training to demystify the political process and inspire a richly diverse group of women to join the leadership pipeline. Go Run teaches the nuts and bolts of running for political office - communications, fundraising, and campaigning - skills you can also use in your work and in your community today and up to the day you decide to run!

Milwaukee Go Run
October 23rd, 5pm – 10pm
October 24th, 8am – 10pm
Mount Mary College, Milwaukee
(additional Sunday morning program for women traveling from rural communities)

Registration fee $150. Limited scholarships are available.

REGISTER NOW at www.thewhitehouseproject.org
Registration deadline October 15, 2009. SPACE IS LIMITED!

• Go Run stripped away all my doubts about running for office and replaced them with tools, networks, and resources to drive an exceptional campaign."
• "The Go Run training was such an intensive weekend of inspiration and motivation. Now I encourage my fellow advocates to move from marching on the steps of the capitol to taking a seat inside."
• "It was also very inspiring to talk with so many other women who had or are thinking about running for office. It made it feel like running for office could be something 'normal.'"
• "I was re-inspired to run for office. The idea of 'setting the agenda' rekindled my desire to help direct the discourse about policy in this country."

 
Questions?

Amina Nur 414-290-7350
anur@TheWhiteHouseProject.org

From the marriage amendment to the AIDS crisis, lesbians have always been among the first to show leadership and financial support for a good cause and we love them for that.

We invite you to support the Lesbian Fund as we near our fundraising goal of $15,000 by September 1.

When we reach this goal, these funds will be matched by the Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors “Cultures of Giving” Program funded by the Kellogg Foundation. This means an additional $15,000 to support critical issues in our community such as:

• Connexus, an African American LGBT program hosted by Diverse and Resilient, which focuses on identifying and addressing the interests of Milwaukee 's African American LGBT population

• “It Takes a Team: An Education Campaign for LGBT Issues in Sports,” an anti-homophobia initiative directed by Images of Us Sports

• Womynz Empowerment, under the guidance of the LGBT Community Center's Project Q, which serves as an educational and social outlet for LGBT-identifying young women and girls

Please join us at the home of Cathy Seasholes & April Calvert
10601 W. Sunset Woods Lane, Mequon, WI 53097
Appetizers and beverages will be served.
Reservations Requested. Please RSVP by September 22, 2009.
414-290-7350 • info@womensfund.com

Come learn about the progress towards building Milwaukee’s first permanent endowment fund for Latina women and girls!

RSVP to latinasenaccion@gmail.com or find us on Facebook!

There's no better time to make a gift to Latinas en Acción! New or increased gifts will be matched by the Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Cultures of Giving Program with major funding by the W. K. Kellogg Foundation (through September 9, 2009).

Please Join Us!

Thursday, July 30, 2009 • 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
At the home of Joseph Pabst
2770 N. Summit Avenue , Milwaukee , WI 53211

Appetizers and beverages will be served.

Reservations Requested. Please RSVP by July 27, 2009.
Click here to RSVP
414-290-7350 • info @ womensfund.com

This is our last chance!

We invite you to support the Lesbian Fund as we near our fundraising goal of $15,000 by September 1.

When we reach this goal, these funds will be matched by the Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors “Cultures of Giving” Program funded by the Kellogg Foundation. This means an additional $15,000 to support critical issues in our community such as:

• Connexus, an African American LGBT program hosted by Diverse and Resilient, which focuses on identifying and addressing the interests of Milwaukee 's African American LGBT population

• “It Takes a Team: An Education Campaign for LGBT Issues in Sports,” an anti-homophobia initiative directed by Images of Us Sports

• Womynz Empowerment, under the guidance of the LGBT Community Center's Project Q, which serves as an educational and social outlet for LGBT-identifying young women and girls

Join us as we celebrate our investment in social change with Women’s Fund donors, grant partners, volunteers and friends on Tuesday, June 9, 2009. 

TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2009
at the Hilton Milwaukee City Center
509 W. Wisconsin Avenue, 5th Floor

3:00 to 5:00 pm
The Social Change Exchange
New! A forum for grant partner leaders to discuss how they are achieving social change during these challenging times. All are welcome.

5:00 to 7:00 pm
Annual Celebration
A celebration of the accomplishments of the past year and recognition of the two recipients of the Lynde Uihlein Award for service to the Women’s Fund.
Light refreshments will be served.

RSVP
Reservations requested by June 2.
Register online.  For more information, call (414) 290-7350 or email info@womensfund.com.

Lynde B. Uihlein Award