Event Title
BREAK OUT SESSION - Leveraging Philanthropy for Policy Action
Start Date
11-7-2014 2:50 PM
End Date
11-7-2014 3:50 PM
Description
For over 25 years, Women's Funds have contributed to the advancement of women and girls through commissioning Status of Women reports, documenting women’s needs, organizing women’s political action and winning policies that enhance women’s economic security. Join leaders from Women’s Funds across New England and engage in a facilitated conversation about the critical role philanthropy has in leveraging policy action.
Moderator: Marcia Coné, Marcia Coné Consulting and Women’s Fund of Rhode Island
Panelists:
Elizabeth Barajas-Roman, CEO, Women's Fund of Western Massachusetts
Arianne Corrente, Vice Chair of the Women's Fund of Rhode Island Board and Policy Chair
Marianne Jones, Executive Director, Women's Fund of New Hampshire
Kate Murray, NH Women’s Foundation
Cynthia Nimmo, Interim CEO, Women's Funding Network
Suzanne B. Peters, The Fund for Women and Girls/ Fairfield County’s Community Foundation
Sarah Ruef-Lindquist, CEO, Maine Women's Fund
BREAK OUT SESSION - Leveraging Philanthropy for Policy Action
For over 25 years, Women's Funds have contributed to the advancement of women and girls through commissioning Status of Women reports, documenting women’s needs, organizing women’s political action and winning policies that enhance women’s economic security. Join leaders from Women’s Funds across New England and engage in a facilitated conversation about the critical role philanthropy has in leveraging policy action.
Moderator: Marcia Coné, Marcia Coné Consulting and Women’s Fund of Rhode Island
Panelists:
Elizabeth Barajas-Roman, CEO, Women's Fund of Western Massachusetts
Arianne Corrente, Vice Chair of the Women's Fund of Rhode Island Board and Policy Chair
Marianne Jones, Executive Director, Women's Fund of New Hampshire
Kate Murray, NH Women’s Foundation
Cynthia Nimmo, Interim CEO, Women's Funding Network
Suzanne B. Peters, The Fund for Women and Girls/ Fairfield County’s Community Foundation
Sarah Ruef-Lindquist, CEO, Maine Women's Fund
Comments
Organized by Marcia Coné, Founding CEO, Women’s Fund of Rhode Island.