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When you donate to the Women and Girls Fund of Waukesha County, you address multiple needs with a single gift.
· How does the WGF decide where to target its grants?
· What types of issues do we address?
· Who’s impacted by your donation?
Michelle DuBord, WGF executive director, talked about WGF’s focus, its grant process and its track record of making a difference in the community in a recent program broadcast on News/Talk 1130 WISN AM.
In addition to the big picture, Michelle offered examples of individuals served by WGF grants: a woman battling addiction to painkillers, a girl in grief counseling following her father’s suicide, a grandmother who filed for bankruptcy because of medical bills, a mother going back to school for her nursing degree to provide a better life for her family and herself.
Across the community, WGF addresses multiple needs facing women and girls. Michelle explained:
“We recognize through our grant investments, we are going to have stronger families. When we have stronger families, we’re going to have more diverse and thoughtful workforces. And that essentially leads to more robust communities.”
She also emphasized that individual gifts collectively have an impact, and anyone can be a philanthropist:
“A philanthropist by definition is someone who donates time or money or expertise or skills to make the world better. We want people to know you don’t have to be wealthy to be a philanthropist. You just have to care.”
The radio program, “EIG Milwaukee’s Philanthropic Community,” was hosted by Jill Economou, director of community outreach at Ellenbecker Investment Group.
Joining Michelle on the program was Cindy Simons, president of Forward Careers, a nonprofit that provides job training and career services in southeastern Wisconsin and Andrew, a client of Forward Careers, who benefitted from its help. WGF has made grants to Forward Careers to support programs for women seeking to improve their employment potential.
You can listen to the program here.
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