We Will Be Better. We Will Do Better.

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Dear Members, Grief, pain, frustration, anger.  We Americans have been awakened by the violent and inhumane deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and, sadly, countless other innocent Black women and men over the years. We stand unequivocally against racism, injustice, and inequality – structural roadblocks that have negated Black involvement as equally participating and contributing participants of our …

Lessons Learned in 10 Years of Women Give San Diego

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Founders Linda Katz and Gayle Tauber shared with us insights into what they’ve learned over the past 10 years… The secret sauce is: intentionally recruiting, cultivating, stewarding and engaging an intergenerational membership. Equally valuing the gifts of time, talent and treasure, there is magic in a multi-generational membership, where learning and mentorship is a two way street.  When generations of women …

10 Fun Facts

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Check out these interesting facts and fun tidbits about Women Give San Diego: Fun Fact #1: Including our current grant partners, Women Give San Diego has contributed $810,000 to 30 organizations focused on lifting up the vulnerable women and girls of San Diego. Fun Fact #2: Originally, Women Give San Diego operated in partnership with the California Women’s Foundation, which …

Surviving (and Thriving) in Male Dominated Industries

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General Membership Meeting March 6th The Communications Committee hosted a panel by three of our Women Give members entitled “Surviving and Thriving in Male-Dominated Industries”.  The panelists included Karin Winner, who began her career as a journalist and concluded as the first woman editor of the San Diego Union Tribune, Christine Oster, who spent several decades at Intel, from its …

Exploring Gender and Sexuality Spectrums

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Consider these sobering statistics: 40% of homeless youth are LGBTQ, most having left or been kicked out of unsupportive homes. Nearly a fifth of homeless youth in the United States and Canada are victims of trafficking, reportsfrom the University of Pennsylvania and Loyola University New Orleans  ~Philanthropy News Digest “LGBT San Diego’s Trailblazing Generation”found that 23% of seniors earn less than $20,000 a year and …

Grant Partner Impact Event

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September 6, 2018 The Women Give Impact Event was an informative and fun membership meeting, with about 60 women from WGSD and the four nonprofit grant partners in attendance. There was a “mix and mingle” time followed by a short introduction to Women Give San Diego and the work of the Community Engagement Team, as well as an introduction to our four …

California Women’s Well-Being Index

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If you’ve ever questioned whether the work that Women Give San Diego does is vitally important, a new study by the California Budget and Policy Center and the Women’s Foundation of California will dispel any doubts. They have created a California Women’s Well-Being Index, which provides a comprehensive measure of how well women are doing in each of the state’s …

Grants Celebration of Impact

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On May 21st, Women Give San Diego membership and guests came together for our 2018 Grants Ceremony. This was a celebration—a celebration of our mission in action, a celebration of the past and forthcoming accomplishments of our newest grant partners, a celebration of the strength and resilience of the women and girls they serve, and a celebration of the power …

Who’s in the Room – The Power of Our Connections

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Women Give San Diego convened March 12th for one of its five annual general membership meetings.  The meeting took place at the Jewish Family Center, and was attended by 55 of the most powerful women in San Diego.  You might not hear about them in the UT, but we are so proud to have them as members and guests of …

Coming From Away : Local Refugee and Immigrant Women

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One of the six areas of focus for Women Give San Diego is helping immigrant and refugee women. Two weeks ago, the Education Team led a lively panel discussion of recent policy changes that are impacting local refugee and immigrant women. The four panelists were from organizations that are working to help these women navigate through these changes, including two …