Women’s Fund Presents…The Power of Philanthropy with Joan Marie Johnson, PhD.
Recent News at the Women’s Fund
HER Scholars Challenge – Donate to our HER Scholarship program and your gift is matched.
July 2018
Former WF Board Director and long-time supporter, Missy Levit, has announced a $2,500 challenge grant! Missy will proudly match all gifts made to the Women’s Fund in support of HER Scholarship program for the entire month of July.
Women’s Fund Named Partner to Associated Bank, the Main Sponsor for MBJ “Women of Influence 2018”
June 2018
The Women’s Fund of Greater Milwaukee was selected by Associated Bank, the main event sponsor to partner and celebrate together.
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Why It Matters
Equity among people is a necessary foundation for a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable world.
Fact
In Wisconsin, men are 2.5 times more likely to be in STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) occupations than women.
‘Education Is The Answer’: Lessons From The Daughter Of A Suffragette on WUWM Lake Effect
Robertson was born just before the 19th Amendment was ratified and is the daughter of Annette Roberts, an outspoken pacifist and suffragette who worked toward world peace and diplomacy up until her death at age 102.... read more
Milwaukee Business Journal – Patti Keating Kahn, Joan Robertson honored by Women’s Fund for philanthropy: Slideshow
Milwaukee real estate executive Patti Keating Kahn and philanthropist Joan Robertson were among nine women honored Nov. 1 by the Women’s Fund of Greater Milwaukee for their philanthropy work in southeastern Wisconsin. Check out the attached slideshow to see photos from the event, which was held at the Harley-Davidson Museum.
The annual Power of Philanthropy drew hundreds of Milwaukee-area business and community leaders. The keynote speaker was author and philanthropist Joan Marie Johnson, whose most recent book was “Funding Feminism: Monied Women, Philanthropy, and the Women’s Movement, 1870-1967.” In her book, Johnson discusses historical milestones, themes in women’s philanthropy and the impact of money.
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