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Annual Update Annual Update 2009-2010 A Story of Influence I have a happy story to tell you, and it begins with Teamed with mentors from our Bowdoin College a really big idea: New Girls’ leadership program, they explored their notions of philanthropy and practiced methods of Maine, and the world, are stronger and more decision making – from criteria-driven ranking to peaceful because women and girls are contributing consensus building. In the end, the girls granted their greatest gifts as full economic citizens and $5,000 to five organizations. And further yet, powerful leaders, making a meaningful difference 65 individuals participated in our grant review in their communities, families and professions. process and decided to invest $50,000 in nine This happy story takes place in nonprofit organizations that are towns and venues across the state. Every woman in Maine building the economic security is part of our story. of women and girls through The cast of characters includes more entrepreneurship and better than 50 creative, philanthropic And like any good jobs, public policy and education. women who joined us at Women story, it can connect Through these organizations, Standing Together events to help and inspire us. we are helping parenting accelerate the growth of women- teens become economically owned businesses, like CHART independent, encouraging young women to metalworks and Artascope, through mentoring run for public office and create women friendly and brainstorming. It is the hundreds of women public policy, and strengthening the network of who met quarterly at our Women’s Leadership entrepreneurial women in Aroostook and Bangor. Series to share their wisdom and explore their authority, influence and effectiveness as leaders. Our happy story continues with 730 heroines and They talked about how they could more boldly heros who collectively pooled their philanthropic translate their values into strategic actions. They dollars to invest in the power of women and the discussed feminine leadership as a different, dreams of girls, and more than 500 women (and important contribution to management. They a few bold men) at our Leadership Luncheon gave themselves, and each other, permission to be in June who committed to actions – large and joyful and bold in all that they do. small – to change communities around them. We’ve sprinkled in some of these commitments The cast also includes 30 women in their 20s and throughout this update - like those below. We 30s who gathered in Lewiston, Brunswick, Portland hope that you are as inspired as we were by the and Bangor to build conversation and community parts they will play in making change happen. around the values of social justice, feminism and philanthropy through the New Girls’ Network. Our story is still being written and will unfold in years to come. Thank you for continuing to play The themes of philanthropy and leadership your part. continued throughout the story as 20 high school Elizabeth Stefanski girls from York to Old Town came together to Executive Director allocate grant dollars to projects serving Maine girls in our first round of girls’ STEM grantmaking. I want women and girls to know they can change the world. I will stretch my boundaries and not be afraid to fail. 1 I will lead by example and be involved and present. About Us The Maine Women’s Fund is a philanthropic and leadership community for women. Together, we use our vision, voice and resources to create lasting change for everyone. Through grantmaking we aggregate our resources to fund organizations that build economic security for women and girls, and through them, our communities. Our leadership programs provide resources, community, skills and experience that enable women to tap fully into their leadership potential. LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS MAINE WOMEN’S FUND BOARD AND STAFF New Girls’ Network Working with you to create lasting social change by A leadership community for women in their 20s and 30s investing in the power of women and dreams of girls. to unleash their leadership potential, build networks and explore social change. Spotlight on Philanthropy A community building day that rallies the collective energy of the women and girls engaged in the Maine Women’s Fund to sharpen our focus on philanthropy and accelerate our growth. Women’s Leadership Series A series that engages Maine women in conversation and community to explore how women combine their 2009-10 Board (left to right): Pamela Maus, Erica Libby, Melinda Shain, creativity capacity with their ability to lead with authority, Judy Groth, Patricia F. Kimball, Hannah Bass, Heidi-Anne Loughlin, influence and effectiveness. Layne Gregory, Georgia Nell Nigro, Marsha Greenberg and Jennifer Goldman. Missing: Maryann Kelly and Jennifer Eastman Women Standing Together And we are excited to welcome new board members Deborah Cook, A growing network of creative, dynamic women in pursuit Kathryn Dion, Joan Fortin, Ariel Kernis and Sandra Lipsey! of the opportunity to launch entrepreneurial women to new heights. Women’s Workplace Leadership Customized programs to help companies examine how they can increase their bottom line by advancing the leadership capacity, networking abilities and well-being of their female employees. Current Staff: Betsy Ring, Hazel Holmes, Kristin Chase Duffy, Lauren Dietlin and Elizabeth Stefanski I will create a more supportive work environment which accepts flexibility and the way women want to live their lives. I will be open, true to myself and lead the charge. 2 Economic Security We invest in nonprofits committed to helping us achieve our goal of economic security for all Maine women and girls. In 2009-10, we granted $50,000 to nine non-profits throughout Maine, bringing our 21-year grants total to more than $1.6 million. Through grantmaking, we are pushing for policy changes, investing in education and girls’ independence. We are helping women build and expand businesses, train for better jobs and wages, build assets and make smart financial decisions. We are working with women as leaders and donors to prioritize women as key agents of change for their families, communities and Maine. In partnership with the Maine Girls’ Collaborative, an extension of the National Girls’ Collaborative Project, which strives to create gender equity in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM), we awarded $5,000 in social change grants to five girls programs promoting social change in Maine. Grant decisions were made by girls about programs designed for girls. 2009-10 Grant Partners Coastal Studies School for Girls $5,000 for scholarships to Maine applicants with financial need attending Coastal Studies School for Girls, a 16-week semester program for sophomore high school girls focusing on science, leadership and core academics. Grant Allocations by Strategic Area Cobscook Community Learning Center $4,000 to support the satellite program of The Community School’s Passages program, serving out-of-school pregnant and parenting young women in Washington County through a home- based, self-paced high school diploma program. The Community School $4,000 to support the Passages program, which offers teen mothers a way to complete high school without compromising their ability to be parents at the same time. The program taps into the high motivation they experience during this period of their lives and bolsters their ability to enter post-secondary education, the workplace and adulthood in general. Knox County Community Health Coalition $6,000 for 12 hours per week of case management services dedicated to women in the Women Offender’s Case Management Model (WOCMM) program to provide a more coordinated, collaborative approach to linking women to existing community resources, thus increasing the likelihood of their successful integration into the community and their economic security. Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence $3,500 to support the Maine Employers Against Domestic Violence program, which educates employers about domestic violence 3 Investing in the Power of Women and the Dreams of Girls Economic Security and its impact on the workplace, and their role in ensuring the safety and economic security of their employees who are victims of domestic violence, dating violence and stalking. “It’s never too late to change your life and turn Maine Centers for Women, Work, and Community things around for yourself, your community and your $10,000 for the Aroostook and Bangor Network of family,” says Wendy Rose, the senior micro-enterprise Entrepreneurial Women Programs that will strengthen up coordinator at the Maine Centers for Women, Work to 50 women-owned businesses in rural Aroostook County, and Community (WWC). Rose and WWC staff help women in different stages of life learn how to manage metropolitan Bangor and surrounding small towns in their finances, gain leadership skills, find the right Penobscot County through improved financial management careers and build their own businesses. “We start where and greater access to markets. women are,” says Gilda Nardone, Executive Director of Maine Equal Justice Partners (MEJP) WWC. “We help them figure out where they want to go and how they will get there.” $5,000 to support its advocacy to improve the federal and state Temporary Assistance for Needy families (TANF) program With support from the Maine Women’s Fund, WWC’s so that it better meets the needs of low-income women who Kennebec Corridor Creative Enterprise Project are striving to gain the skills they need to achieve economic addresses the need for business training for creative security for their families and leave poverty behind. entrepreneurs. Through this program, WWC offers a Maine Women’s Policy Center series of workshops to provide artists and artisans with business skills. In addition, the Kennebec Corridor $7,500 to support its work to insure that every statewide Creative Enterprise Project awards small grants to candidate understands and has the opportunity to support a networks of artists.
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