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A Letter from Board Chair: Arrington Mixon
August, 2018
Dear Friends,
The new Vision of Women's Impact Fund is powerful:
A community of philanthropic women impacting the world.
As the board worked to update our
Mission, Vision and Values last year, we questioned whether we could be so bold as to envision impacting the world. While it is true that enumerable lives have been touched by our investment of nearly $5.5 million in 70 individual grants over the past 15 years, does our influence extend beyond Mecklenburg County? We thought of the many agencies we have funded, and reflected on how they have grown and expanded and shared their best practices with others. We recalled reports from those agencies of individuals served making a vow to "pay it forward". Then we began to consider the reach of over 500 diverse, educated, philanthropic and empowered women taking what they have learned through Women's Impact Fund into their various communities of influence. Much like a stone that has been thrown into a still pond, the ripples begin to spread quickly!
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Board of Advisors Luncheon Update
We are thrilled with the popularity and excitement around our
Board of Advisors Luncheon series. The September lunch invite/registration went out this week and was filled quickly (more popular than Hamilton tickets!).
The seating at each luncheon is limited to 10 attendees. It is a first come-first served basis and all members will be given the same opportunity to sign up t
hrough the monthly emailed invite (sent out the 2nd Wednesday of the previous month). We are not able to register people in advance. Members are only able to attend one luncheon each, 100 of our members will participate. If you missed this one, great news is that there will be nine more from October through July!
Luncheon Dates
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Tuesday, September 11, 2018-closed
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Tuesday, October 9, 2018
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Friday, November 16, 2018
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Tuesday, December 11, 2018
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Tuesday, January 8, 2019
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Tuesday, February 12, 2019
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Tuesday, March 12, 2019
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Tuesday, April 9, 2019
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Tuesday, May 14, 2019
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Tuesday, June 11, 2019
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*Please note: emailed invitations will go out the
second Wednesday for the upcoming month
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Volunteers Needed! Tutor Charlotte
We are so excited to support Tutor Charlotte with our recent SPARK grant of $50,000 and to join them in recruiting volunteers to help the 20,000 kindergarten children in CMS schools increase their reading proficiency.
We need at least 20 volunteers to support one classroom at Billingsville Elementary beginning in Fall 2018. Once enrollment and bell schedules have been determined, we will be able to provide specifics regarding an assigned day and time for our group. We do know that the expected time commitment involves 90 minutes of Active Reading training and then tutoring for 30 minutes each week. Tutor sessions generally occur first thing in the morning (approximately 8:00 a.m.) or at lunch (approximately 11:15 a.m.) on either Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday. Tutoring will most likely begin the first week of October.
Please join your fellow Women's Impact Fund members and the greater Charlotte community in this critical initiative to double third-grade reading proficiency from 39% to 80% by 2025.
Visit the Tutor Charlotte website:
Ready to sign up?
Click
HERE to submit your name
Interested? But not yet ready to sign up until a day and time is selected? Please contact Kathleen O'Bannon: [email protected]
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Welcome New Members!
- Jerri Fatticci
- Amy George
- Beth Hansen
- Sarah Richardson
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It may be summer, but WIF members are not sitting still. They're continuing to make their mark across our community!
- CEO of SHARE Good and founder of SHARE Charlotte, Kelly Brooks, is taking her SHARE Good software national. Share Good is a community engagement platform offering simple ways for neighbors, nonprofits and businesses to come together and strengthen their local communities. Kelly is realizing her vision to scale the service and turn it into an adaptable resource for nationwide use. Congratulations, Kelly.
- Mary Gallivan will be moving to Albuquerque, New Mexico in late August. Her husband, Sean, will be joining the VCA Veterinary Animal Hospital and Referral Center practice as a Veterinary Surgeon. Mary plans to remain engaged in the Women's Impact Fund from afar. She will also be conducting her own job search and working to build community in Albuquerque, so if you know anyone in New Mexico, she would welcome an introduction. Mary has been an active and enthusiastic Women's Impact Fund member since joining in 2010. She was the Communications & Marketing Chair for two years. With her leadership abilities quickly recognized, she went on to serve as our Board Chair in 2016 -2017.
- Communications and marketing chair, Melissa Hovey, has been chosen as the SEED20 Lead Partner for 2019. Social Venture Partners' SEED20 program is an annual pitch competition for Charlotte-area nonprofit organizations. Melissa is also marketing director for SHARE Charlotte.
- The Lee Institute has named Candice Langston, the woman who brought TEDx to Charlotte, as its new managing director. The Lee Institute, a nonprofit that strengthens organizations, empowers leaders and engages citizens so they can build great communities.
- There's big news this summer at The Leon Levine Foundation. Deborah Majewski, 2017-2018 Board Chair, has accepted a new position as a Sr. Program Officer at The Leon Levine Foundation.
- It's official! Our current Board Chair, Arrington Mixon, retired from her position as Sr. Program Officer at The Leon Levine Foundation this July.
Members, we want to hear from you! Send us news of a new job, new volunteer leadership role, a new addition to your family, a big move or anything else you'd like to share with your family of Women's Impact Fund friends. Email:
[email protected]
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The mission of Women's Impact Fund is to strengthen communities by maximizing women's leadership in philanthropy through collective giving, education and engagement.
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