FIFTEENTH ANNIVERSARY
1 In 2018, Dining for Women celebrated its 15th anniversary with the Knowledge is Power National Conference in Washington D.C. Held at the iconic U.S. Institute of Peace, the event welcomed more than 300 DFW members and international experts, including representatives of 14 DFW grantee organizations. More than 15 countries were represented at the conference.
Cover and Conference Photos ©MadAngelPhotos/Peggy Baker 15 Years of Closing the Gender Gap
th 2018 was a momentous year and girls. That is no longer the At our 15 Anniversary National Beth Ellen for Dining for Women as we case. The benefits of investing Conference, we celebrated celebrated our 15th anniversary. in women and girls are well- what we have achieved together Holimon We could not have reached this documented and recognized thus far, and we looked into the milestone without the collective worldwide. Gender equality is future. We felt the power of our efforts of thousands of dedicated an important part of the UN membership, our grantees, and members and volunteers. Dining Sustainable Development Goals, our partners. And the opportunities for Women is a volunteer-driven and several countries have adopted to continue to create change in organization, and we appreciate feminist foreign policies that put our world were clear: educating all our volunteers. women and girls at the core of and engaging more global development efforts. citizens; fostering a diverse and Since DFW was founded in 2003, inclusive community; investing in there have been tremendous Despite these improvements, many high-impact, sustainable projects; Beth Ellen at improvements in our world in global challenges remain. The and raising our collective voices WISER in Kenya general and for women and girls people who live on the margins— as well as our collective donations. specifically. Extreme poverty in the remote, impoverished has dropped faster than ever in areas that our grantees serve—are There is much work still to be world history—from 29% of the most impacted by these challenges. done and, thanks to you, we are world population in 1997 to 9% Climate change, for instance, is beautifully positioned for the Susan in 2017.1 Important strides have one of the most critical issues of growth and bold action it will take been made in gender equality— our time, and women and girls to be successful in our quest for Stall women and girls’ literacy and are more vulnerable to the gender equality. education is one example. While environmental and humanitarian significant gaps continue in crises caused by climate change. secondary and higher education, According to the World Economic 90% of primary school age Forum’s 2018 Global Gender Gap Beth Ellen Holimon girls now attend school; Report, it will take more than President for boys, the figure is 92%.2 100 years to reach overall gender equality worldwide When DFW was founded, few at the current rate of progress. people were talking about the We cannot wait that long! Susan Stall importance of investing in women 2018 Board Chair
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Dining for Women was founded in Fifteen years later, Dining for Greenville, SC in 2003 by Marsha Women is the world’s largest Wallace and Barb Collins—two educational giving circle women whose backgrounds dedicated to ensuring gender made them uniquely called to equality and eradicating launch a global movement that global poverty. We are harnesses the collective action of recognized as a highly professional people who share the vision of an grant maker and an innovative equitable world for all. educator fostering global citizenship. From a small group of friends who got together for a birthday celebration came the powerful but simple idea that is Dining for Women. Marsha Barb Wallace Collins
2 Current Chapters
Dining for Women gives me connection, inspiration, and perspective. I am connected with my passionate sisters and brothers to collaborate with and empower one another here and globally.
Corinne Blakemore Member since 2011, Chapter Leader, Regional Leader, and Grant Selection Committee member
3 Our Impact on Global Gender Equality Over the past 15 years, we have:
Since we began in 2003, Dining for Women has funded more than Educated more than Invested nearly $7M in Impacted 200 grassroots projects in over 35K global citizens grants and partnerships 1.25M people 60 countries. We fund projects that focus on the varied issues Through grants and and needs of women and girls partnerships, DFW has and provide lasting change in directly impacted about their lives. We are guided in our 250K women and girls. grant making by the 17 UN We indirectly impacted Sustainable Development Goals about 1 million people, (and the Millennium Development including families and Goals which preceded them), community members. which provide a blueprint for achieving a better and more sustainable future for all by the year 2030.
©UNICEF Jordan/2019 4 Impacted Countries
DFW grantees, Peace Corps, and UNICEF Partnerships
DFW’s grants reach the most vulnerable and marginalized Education community. Women with secondary to create safe spaces for learning, communities around the world, education can earn nearly two STEM (Science, Technology, including women and girls Worldwide, 63% of illiterate adults times more income than women Engineering, and Math), discovery, living in extreme poverty, are women, and 130 million girls with no education.2 and leadership. In doing so, 1 widows, grandmothers, do not have access to education. countless women and girls across DFW has always believed in the commercial sex workers, Yet women who are educated are the world build self-confidence transformative power of education. and people with disabilities. more likely to delay marriage, have and agency and begin writing Our grantees tear down structural Here are some of the key fewer and healthier children, their own scripts for their lives. issues where DFW has made an and improve the quality of life barriers to education, train teachers, impact over our 15-year history. for herself, her family, and her and work with community members
1 UNESCO 2 World Bank
5 Health Gender-Based Economic Environment
Healthy women and girls are Violence Prevention Empowerment Women are particularly vulnerable the building blocks of a stable, & Intervention Investing in women’s economic to the effects of climate change productive society. Timely, quality empowerment is key to achieving and other adverse environmental healthcare remains a challenge Gender-based violence (GBV) is gender equality and eradicating impacts. Around the world, women for the poor in urban and rural a global pandemic that affects are the ones growing the food, 1 extreme poverty. If women and DFW has assisted 1 in 3 women in their lifetime. areas. men played an equal role in caring for livestock, and collecting our grantees in building Culture plays a significant role in labor markets worldwide, as water and firewood—all of which sustainable, accessible health GBV, especially with the two most much as US $28 trillion, or are impacted by the natural systems to reach marginalized common forms: Female Genital 26%, could be added to the environment. DFW’s investments women and girls from the Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) and global GDP.4 When women have help build food and water security, remote regions of the early child marriage (where one more discretionary income, they sustainable agricultural systems, Himalayas to the tributaries partner is under the age of 18). reinvest it in the health, nutrition, and address deforestation. of the Amazon. Innovative Twelve million girls under the We support projects that and education of their children, projects teach communities about age of 18 are married off every preserve local resources 2 which benefits their families and sustainable farming, healthy year. Two hundred million and ensure they are communities. DFW funds projects nutrition, benefits of breastfeeding girls and women have been sustainable, while also 3 that develop women’s knowledge, and immunizations, and the subjected to FGM/C. DFW has having long-term, positive skills, and vision for achieving indignity of Female Genital funded projects that address the effects on the environment. safe and dignified employment. Mutilation/Cutting. By receiving cultural aspects of GBV as well We help women obtain access surgery for obstetric fistulas, as prevention and enforcement. to banks, microcredit, and other prevention and treatment of These projects have helped financial services, and enable cervical cancer, and education survivors recover both physically them to start up and maintain about menstrual management and mentally and regain their strong businesses. and sexual reproductive health, confidence and independence women and girls have been so they can go on to lead happy, 4 McKinsey Global Institute able to re-engage with their productive lives. communities with confidence 1 World Health Organization and dignity. Compassionate 2, 3 UNICEF projects give hope to refugee populations and focus on the rehabilitation of the physical and mental scars of conflict, war, and homelessness.
6 A Catalytic Grant: The One Acre Fund Story
By Barb Collins Dining for Women Co-Founder
All it took was one click on LinkedIn to discover a powerful story of transformation. What happened Forti, the managing director who after Dining for Women’s 2009 was with One Acre Fund when grant to One Acre Fund provides they received what he calls DFW’s irrefutable evidence that DFW’s “catalytic grant.” At the time, the Speciose Uwimana was one of movement sends massive ripple organization was operating only the beneficiaries from our 2009 effects around the world. in Kenya. DFW invested in their grant. She and her husband, It was early in DFW’s history that bold expansion into a second Donatien, were struggling to touching the lives of 1 million we supported One Acre Fund—an country in Africa, training 400 support their six children. Enrolling farmers by 2020, the story of organization that supplies small- women farmers in Rwanda. in One Acre Fund’s training One Acre Fund’s organizational program led to being promoted evolution is an astonishing holder farmers with the financing According to Matt, One Acre to group leader, and today she example of what is possible and training they need to grow Fund’s “expansive growth raised continues to pay it forward as a when thousands of DFW mem- their way out of hunger and poverty. the visibility that 75 per cent of field director with One Acre Fund. bers share a common African’s poor are farmers, the Curious about what happened in While Donatien manages the belief that our world is better majority women, and the impact the lives of women and girls from family farm, Speciose’s salary built when women and girls have not only reduces hunger, it spills our early Featured Grants, I sent a new home, sends her children equal opportunities to thrive. over economically into families, an invitation to connect to Matt to school, and buys them new paying for school tuition, housing The impact of this one Featured clothing four times a year. and health care.” One story Grant shows the power of DFW’s demonstrates what is possible Our grant planted the seeds for own unique model and what is when a woman is given the training over 300,000 Rwandan possible when people work Speciose opportunity to reach her farmers and fueled One Acre together in today’s fractured Uwimana full potential. Fund’s expansion into six African world. Thanks for 15 years of countries. With a vision for being champions of change.
7 Betsy’s DFW Story
Betsy. “I was so impressed—the deepened my connections members knew so much and within my local community. asked so many questions. It was I wasn’t expecting to make new a delight to talk to people who friends, but that has happened, cared so passionately about the and it has been so gratifying. world’s girls and women!” It’s such a luxury to sit down to dinner once a month and catch She promptly wrote a column in up on everyone’s lives.” Betsy and her identical her local Weavers Way Food Co-op twin grandsons, Eyal newspaper, inviting women to Her DFW friends were also her convene a DFW chapter focusing cheerleaders when she wrote and Nadav on “local food and global impact.” and published her first book, 100 The response from people in her Under $100: One Hundred Tools When Betsy Teutsch first heard Mount Airy neighborhood of for Empowering Global Women in about Dining for Women, she was Philadelphia was overwhelming. 2015. Many initiatives featured in already actively engaged in global She and co-leader Ann Mintz the book are also DFW grantees. issues. As Communications launched the first Weaver’s Way “DFW gave me a target Director at GreenMicrofinance, she chapter in October 2011. As audience while I was writing promoted affordable, sustainable Betsy describes it, “Like magic, my book. Through DFW, I paths out of rural poverty. She was we soon had three chapters, all realized there is a very large also a founding board member loosely connected to the Weaver’s population of women eager of Shining Hope for Communities Way co-op.” Since then, a fourth to help other women.” (SHOFCO) in Kenya, an organization chapter has launched; each has that received its firstDFW grant in its own unique vibe. Over the Betsy is now busy promoting her 2011. It was through SHOFCO that years, the Weaver’s Way second book, 100 Under $100: Betsy’s DFW story began. chapters have raised almost Tools for Reducing Postharvest Losses, mentoring new DFW “As a SHOFCO board member, I $200,000 through monthly chapters, and marveling at her volunteered to speak to several donations and fundraisers. identical twin grandsons born DFW chapters in the Philly area According to Betsy, DFW turned in early 2019. and was blown away by how out to be enormously impactful. different they each were,” says “DFW really expanded and
8 Thank You to Our Long-Standing Chapters!
Countless volunteers have contributed to Dining for Women’s success. While it would be impossible to list all of the amazing volunteers who have served over the years, we would like to give special recognition to the following chapters which—for 10 years or more*—have been sharing food and a sense of com- munity, learning about global issues, and supporting women and girls all over the world.
*As of 12/31/18
PA, Abington-1 chapter
AZ, Phoenix – 1 CT, Torrington – 1 NC, Charlotte – 2 PA, Abington – 1 Led by Rita Dickinson Led by Deborah Pokrinchak, Led by Julia Edelson, Tricia Malinowski Led by Mary Liz Jones, Debbie Britt Alice-Jane Slaiby AZ, Phoenix – 2 NC, Greensboro – 5 PA, Lancaster – 2 Led by Cathy Kim GA, Atlanta – 1 Led by Regula Spottl, Leslie Isakoff Led by Mary Jane Wilcox, Bonita Led by Andrea Strauss, Heather Ribbs Shumate, Bernice Stadler CA, Agoura – 2 NJ, Roseland – 1 Led by Julie Kassan, Michelle Langa IL, Springfield – 1 Led by Rhonda Graber SC, Columbia – 2 Led by Anne Capestrain, Willa Pelkey Led by Janie Kerzan, Mary Rogers CA, San Francisco – 2 NY, Ithaca – 1 Led by Bri Kapellas, Chris King IL, Wheaton – 1 Led by Karin Suskin, Karen Baum, Susie SC, Greenville – 1 Led by Barb Harris Rakow, Judith Ashton Led by Connie Williamson, Cindy Henry CA, San Jose – 1 Led by Mary Force, Gale Infeld, MD, Rockville – 1 NY, New York – 1 VA, Herndon – 1 Anne Andrews Led by Peggy Fitzgerald Bare, Led by Connie Lewin, Pamela Schiess Led by Sheila Hanz, Helen Belletti Merle Steiner CA, Santa Cruz – 1 OH, Cincinnati – 2 VA, Onancock – 1 Led by Lisa Krigsman, Suzanne Morrow, MI, Dearborn Heights – 1 Led by Karen Whitney Led by Kitty Croke, Shannon Gordon, Michelle Jensen Led by Sherri Jessup Wendy Miles OH, Sylvania – 1 CO, Colorado Springs – 1 MI, Grand Rapids – 1 Led by Mary Toneff VA, Vienna – 1 Led by Jandy Sharp Barentin, Led by Jill Peirce, Joan DeVries Led by Colleen McLain, Shelley Brosnan OR, Eugene – 1 Dorcas Wilkinson MO, Saint Louis – 1 Led by Kathi Jaworski Led by Cathy Edmond
9 Conference Sponsors Knowledge is Power Session Sponsors 15th Anniversary National Conference
Dining for Women celebrated USIP provided all the programming This theme reflects DFW’s its 15th anniversary with the for the first day of the conference, commitment to education, global Knowledge is Power National including expert speakers on citizenship, and empowerment— Showcase Conference in Washington, D.C., women’s role in peace and for both the women and girls we May 4–5, 2018. DFW partnered conflict in the world. support and our own members. Sponsors with the United States Institute of The Knowledge is Power BeadforLife The conference theme “Knowledge Peace (USIP) for a state-of-the art conference offered attendees the is Power” was inspired by a quote National Peace Corps venue in our nation’s capital. opportunity to invest in their own from Wa’ad, a beneficiary of DFW’s Association The USIP is an independent, knowledge about global issues, January 2015 Featured Grantee, nonpartisan thought leader that current challenges affecting Collateral Repair Project in Jordan: convenes people from various women and girls, and how DFW In-Kind Sponsor sides of an issue and facilitates is supporting grassroots solutions “Knowledge is power. I feel Total Wine & More constructive solutions to prevent empowered; I know my rights; on the ground. and reduce violent conflict The two-day conference included around the world. In addition to I share my thoughts and my Recognition experts in issues affecting women hosting the two-day event, the friends welcome my input. and girls around the world, as Sponsors On the outside, I am still the well as 14 DFW grantees who are Susan Damplo same, but deep inside I feel trailblazers in human rights, girls’ different; I feel strong.” empowerment, innovation in Kathryn Sullivan Kolar education, and remote health care Karen Rowley and community work. Speakers and panelists represented more Merle Steiner than 15 countries. UNICEF USA
10 “It was a demonstration that DFW now has a seat at “I now understand more the table for international deeply the meaning of women’s issues.” global citizen.”
“I have more understanding of global gender issues and new ways to talk about them.” “To see what has taken place in 15 years and to see and hear how many “I loved connecting with so lives have been changed many like-minded, wonderful was very touching and inclusive women.” and amazing.”
11 Conference Photos ©MadAngelPhotos/Peggy Baker Promoting Global Citizens
Educating and engaging global citizens. In 2018, 76 new our collective voices to create about diversity and inclusion at chapters were added across th people as global citizens change. As we increase our our 15 Anniversary National the country, bringing the total diversity, we will also focus on Conference in 2018, and is a key part of Dining number of chapters to 451 by inclusion to ensure that all voices continued this discussion through for Women’s mission. the end of the year, the highest are empowered in DFW. a series of interviews with diverse number in our history. chapters. The committee’s efforts By educating people Our Diversity & Inclusion will help to inform a DFW Diversity Committee consists of DFW about gender inequality and Inclusion Policy as well as an members who are people of around the world, we are action plan for going forward. Diversity & Inclusion color, have a cross-section of fostering global citizens As DFW strives to grow and expand faiths, ages, income levels, who are aware, informed, our reach, we are committed sexual orientations, geography, Travel Program and empowered to to making our membership as and more. The committee’s purpose is to define, encourage, diverse as possible. A greater Many of our members engage in take action. and support diversity and diversity of race, ethnicity, gender our Travel Program. DFW trips allow inclusion in DFW so people from In order to increase our impact identities, sexual orientation, socio- our members to connect face-to- all walks of life feel welcome to both here in the U.S. and abroad, economic status, age, physical face with our grantees and the participate and engage in our Dining for Women is taking steps abilities, faiths, political beliefs, women and girls we support, mission and outreach. Committee to increase the number of chapters cultures, and languages among and to learn more about the and grow our movement of our members will strengthen members began a conversation
SC, Greenville-15 chapter
12 country and the culture. These Rwanda Trip experiences deepen our members’ Fourteen travelers participated understanding of the issues facing in a learning journey to meet the women and girls, while also women and girls we supported enhancing their sense of a through Sustainable Health global community. Enterprises (SHE), Gardens for Health, and Global Grassroots, In 2018, we re-launched our Travel and to see firsthand how women Program with trips to Rwanda and have played a leading role in the Guatemala, organized by our reconstruction of the country exclusive travel provider, Elevate following the 1994 genocide. Destinations. We are proud to The group was honored to have partner with Elevate Destinations, a private meeting with Rose which specializes in travel programs Rwabuhihi, Rwanda’s Chief Gender for nonprofit organizations and Monitor. This trip also provided Our travelers shared in the is committed to sustainability the opportunity to trek the Urubuhero, or women’s gathering, practices in all aspects of its trips. Volcanoes National Park to at Gardens for Health in Rwanda. see the critically endangered Talking through an interpreter, the mountain gorillas. women discovered that many of Guatemala Trip the challenges women face caring for a family are universal. In October, 14 members connected with the beauty of Guatemala, its culture, and the work that DFW is supporting at MAIA (formerly Starfish), Women’s Justice Initiative, and Mercado Global. A trip highlight was witnessing the world-famous Day of the Dead Kite Festival.
“In Dining for Women we hear the Judy Bacon word “impact” all the time. To us, the Guatemala word “impact” now has a face—the Traveler face of Irma and thousands of others.”
13 Investing in Women & Girls
2018 Featured Grants Dining for Women awards 12 Featured Grants per year that range in amounts from $35,000 to $50,000. Grantees are featured in a specific month and are promoted at chapter meetings and in newsletters, social media, and online communications.
Women’s Justice Asia Global AIDS Haiti Initiative Initiatives Interfaith Alliance Projects Guatemala India Malawi Haiti $45,000 $47,414 $49,445 $39,721 Increases access to justice Generates income and food Supports disadvantaged Breaks gender stereotypes, creates for vulnerable Mayan women security for women through the nursing students who then income-generating activities, and girls and prevents use of unique and innovative commit to work in underserved fosters women-run businesses, gender-based violence. Social Capital Credits. communities that are hard hit and promotes environmental by HIV/AIDS. stewardship through beekeeping.
14 The Batonga Women for Women’s Global Gramin Vikas Vigyan Foundation Afghan Women Education Project Samiti (GRAVIS) Benin Afghanistan Kenya India $48,099 $50,000 $47,766 $49,000 Locates the most vulnerable, Provides critical health services Ends Female Genital Mutilation/ Improves the health and living hardest-to-reach, at-risk girls in to Afghan women and girls who Cutting (FGM/C) through a holistic, conditions of women and girls Benin through a cost-effective are survivors of rape, incest, or community-involved approach that living in the Thar Desert through cell phone application and physical abuse/violence. includes workshops for parents, a community-based, sustainable creates Girls’ Clubs to improve teachers, school officials, and village model of virtual healthcare workers, these girls’ academic and leaders; youth education through mobile pharmacies, sexual and economic opportunities. after-school Molding Clubs; and reproductive health training, and a healthy alternative to FGM/C. Household Horticulture Units to provide nutrition.
African Women Rising ConTextos Sacred Valley Health WISER International Uganda El Salvador Peru Kenya $50,000 $49,763 $44,088 $49,402 Increases food security and Promotes emotional development Improves the nutritional status of Expands WISER’s boarding school improves health for women in and empowerment for incarcerated children and economic empow- program for at-risk adolescent Northern Uganda, including women through literacy, including erment of women by training girls. Provides academic resources, South Sudanese refugees, by facilitated dialogue and creative Community Health Workers to experiential learning, and leadership teaching them to grow their own writing workshops, as well as a disseminate nutrition information development, as well as an alumni food through permagardens. library for the women’s children. in rural, underserved communities. mentoring program.
15 2018 Sustained Grants
Dining for Women’s Sustained Grants are a larger, three-year commitment that we make to previous Featured Grantees who are invited to submit proposals. Anchal Girl Determined In 2018, we completed our $60,000, three-year commitment to the India Myanmar five Sustained Grantees which are highlighted in this report. We also researched and explored new ideas for our Sustained Grants Trains commercial sex workers so Assists vulnerable teenage girls program and announced future improvements that will expand they can transition to alternative to avoid the pitfalls of trafficking, our impact and deepen our relationships with these grantees. employment opportunities in dangerous labor, and other forms Starting with the 2019-21 grant cycle, we will fund 12 former textiles and design. of violence by facilitating the girls’ Featured Grantees with each grant totaling $75,000 over three recognition of their personal and years, which is an increase from the previous $60,000. group potential.
“DFW has given my chapter the privilege to invest in women and children through vetted, on-the-ground projects that provide the education, skills and encouragement that enable these women and children to improve their lives and, hopefully, break 2016–2018 the cycle of poverty.” Sustained Bill Stephenson Grantees Member since 2010, Chapter Leader
16 DFW’s Sustained Grant Health in Harmony Nepal Youth Foundation MAIA (formerly Starfish) allows Girl Determined to further develop its Indonesia Nepal Guatemala core program of Colorful Girls Circles, Helps local women establish Provides vocational skills for girls Leverages MAIA’s success and which advances organic vegetable gardens, freed from the Kamlari system of female leadership to create an all- adolescent girls’ rights wives of illegal loggers start bonded servitude, thus enabling girl flagship school to empower and leadership skills small businesses, and widows them to support themselves and and educate a generation of so they can be effective change agents in their establish goat herds. their families. female leaders in rural Guatemala. communities.
17 Impact of 2018 Grants & Partnerships
The Featured Grants and Partnerships we awarded in 2018 directly impact 19,024 women and girls and indirectly impact 45,862 family and community members.
10,595 2,243 3,938 940 at-risk girls enrolled in high- indigenous Guatemalan women women in impoverished girls enrolled in health programs quality academic programs, and girls improved their lives communities pursued food that sought cultural change joined clubs and vocational through education, access to security initiatives, nutrition by using a holistic, community- training classes, and made legal services, and gender-based education, and developed involved approach to ending major strides in writing their violence prevention. their own permagardens. Female Genital Mutilation/ own scripts for their future. Cutting in Kenya.
500 589 219 Multi-Year Impact of women and girls received women took ownership of incarcerated women found medical and psychological their communities, broke their voice, self-expression, our Sustained Grantees services as they recovered from gender barriers, pursued conflict resolution, and Over the three-year period the aftermath of gender-based specialized economic activities, forgiveness through of the grants, our Sustained violence (GBV) in Afghanistan. and provided financial stability facilitated dialogue and Grantees directly impact 9,183 to their families. creative writing. women and girls and indirectly impact 36,235 others, including family and community members.
18 UN Commission on the UNICEF Partnership Status of Women
Our UNICEF partnership has Dining for Women’s partnership Syrian Refugee Project South Sudan Project helped raise DFW’s profile within with UNICEF USA is allowing us the international gender equality From funds raised in 2017, By the end of 2018, DFW had also to expand our reach and impact arena. In 2018, DFW and UNICEF DFW awarded $100,000 to met its $100,000 commitment refugee women and girls around USA co-sponsored a panel UNICEF USA for a livelihood for a second UNICEF USA grant the world. The significant size of discussion about gender-based empowerment program to to address gender-based violence today’s refugee populations makes violence during the 62nd session of benefit Syrian refugee women (GBV) in South Sudan refugee this the greatest humanitarian the Commission on the Status of and their families living in Jordan. camps. This project provides crisis of our time, and we are Women (CSW62). The CSW is the The program provides income- crucial psychosocial support to addressing this crisis through a principal global intergovernmental generating opportunities for help women and girls overcome gender lens. It is well-documented body exclusively dedicated to the women living in the Za’atari and rape, sexual abuse, and other that women and girls suffer the promotion of gender equality and Azraqu refugee camps, while also forms of GBV. It also mitigates most during humanitarian crises. the empowerment of women. For example, with limited access addressing the need for maternal the risk of GBV by ensuring to health care, maternal and and newborn health services. sufficient lighting and security patrols at displacement newborn deaths go up in settings With this project, UNICEF is camps and protective patrols of conflict and displacement. identifying vulnerable women to help women traveling There is also an increase in all and training them to produce outside the camps. forms of violence against women. lifesaving newborn kits. The kits contain vital items such as warm clothing and baby blankets, cots, diapers, and hygiene items, and they are distributed in conjunction with prenatal and postnatal counseling visits.
From left: Kate Flatley, DFW Newborn kits include grantee Women’s Justice Initiative; handmade clothing, hats, mittens, scarfs, Veena Khandke, DFW Director and socks that improve of Grants & Partnerships; Viviana the wellbeing of babies Patal, Women’s Justice Initiative; born in the Jordan Catherine Leil Poulton, UNICEF; refugee camps. and Mansi Mehta, UNICEF. ©UNICEF Jordan/2019
©UNICEF Jordan/2019 19 Advocacy Program
Advocacy is an important and To assist members in speaking necessary aspect of Dining for out on this issue, we produced Women’s mission to achieve our first advocacy guide, Raise gender equality and eradicate Your Voices for Women and Girls. global poverty. By raising The guide explains how the awareness and encouraging our federal budget process works, members to advocate for U.S. why foreign aid is important to policy reform, we can create women and girls, and how DFW systemic, long-term change to members can impact U.S. funding Shown in back row is DFW’s Advocacy Committee, improve the lives of women and through grassroots advocacy. from left: Cathy Caldwell, Chris King, Betsy Dunklin, girls internationally. Members were also provided Nancy Jacobsen, and Susan Whaley. Missing from photo with tools to call, write, or visit In 2018, our volunteer Advocacy is Jim Hennigan and Leslye Heilig. their members of Congress in Committee launched our new order to oppose any cuts to the Front row is our conference panelists, from left: Betsy Advocacy Program during our International Affairs Budget. Teutsch, DFW Chapter Leader; Carey Campbell, United “Biggest Chapter Meeting of States Global Leadership Coalition; Grace Choi, Save the the Year”, an annual event on Our Advocacy Committee Children; Jonathan Pearson, National Peace Corps International Women’s Day. The continued this call to action with Association; and Diane Smock (Moderator), DFW member. committee called on members to an advocacy session and expert voice their support for a strong panel at our 15th Anniversary International Affairs Budget—one National Conference in that puts women and girls at Washington, D.C. its core. DFW urges the U.S. government to become a leader in advancing gender equality and empowering women and girls in the developing world because this is the most effective way to end extreme poverty.
20 International Women’s Day CA, San Francisco-2 chapter
Each year, Dining for Women The webcast included a panel recognizes International Women’s discussion on the importance of Day on March 8 with our “Biggest U.S. foreign aid for women and Chapter Meeting of the Year”. girls in the developing world, This virtual meeting links all of as well as our first official call our DFW chapters and members to action. Panelists included across the U.S. Jonathan Pearson, National Peace Corps Association Advocacy Our 2018 event focused on Director, and Dianne Calvi, grassroots advocacy with a live President and CEO of DFW webcast entitled “Putting Women grantee Village Enterprise. at the Center of U.S. Foreign Aid”.
21 Dining for Women is committed to the highest 2018 Financial standards for financial management and transparency. Overview
2018 Revenue 2018 Expenses
Monthly Chapter Donations Direct Expenses 67% 78% Annual Appeal 25% Core Mission Support: Administrative Conference Revenue 6% 16% Core Mission Support: Fundraising & Marketing 2% Foundation Grant Revenue 6%
Monthly Chapter Donations $1,327,560 67% Direct Expenses3 $1,386,519 78% Annual Appeal $492,619 25% Conference Expenses4 $128,899 Conference Revenue1 $114,942 6% Core Mission Support 5 $293,142 16% 2 Administrative Foundation Grant Revenue $37,500 2% Total Revenue $1,972,621 100% Core Mission Support $99,661 6% Fundraising & Marketing5 Total Expenses $1,779,322 100%
1 In 2018, Dining for Women hosted its 3 Direct Expenses are those costs directly 4 Conference Expenses of $128,999 permits, financial management, staff 15th Anniversary National Conference in related to running our four programs: are part of the total Direct Expenses, training and development, information Washington, D.C. Income from registration Grants, Partnerships, Member Education but are being broken out and listed technology, donor/member fees and sponsorships was restricted to and Engagement, and Advocacy. These separately since this is an exceptional, management systems, fundraising/ this exceptional, one-time event. expenses include the actual payment of one-time expense. marketing materials and services, our Featured, Sustained, and Partnership and donor development. 2 5 Additional funds from foundations and Grants as well as the cost of managing all Core Mission Support is critically corporations (listed on page 27) are four of our programs. important to our operations. Examples included in Monthly Chapter Donations include rent, insurance, licensing and and Annual Appeal.
22 Retired Board Our Staff Board of Directors Members in 2018 As of 12/31/18 Justine Allen Member Engagement Coordinator Betsy Dunklin Lena Dunham Barb Collins Lynn O’Connell Administrative Coordinator Co-Founder, Greenville, SC Vice Chair, Alexandria, VA Wendy Frattolin Sarah Durry Cynthia Radford Communications Atlanta, GA Travelers Rest, SC Connie Lewin & Membership Director Kathy Fitts Caren Senter Beth Ellen Holimon Treasurer, Woodstock, GA Secretary, Greenville, SC President Veena Khandke, Ph.D. Carol Dillon Kissal Susan Stall Barbara Wagner Washington, DC Chair, Greenville, SC Director of Grants & Partnerships Gina League Tara O’Connor LaRose Director of Administration Plainwell, MI Advisory Committee Harriet Ligon Members Accounting & Data Associate Leslie Mason Dianne Calvi Accounting Specialist Grants and Partnership Oversight Committee Amy West Moore Technology Coordinator Cheryl Holland Resource Development Committee Education/Grants Team* Sandy Lease Elizabeth Anderson Finance Committee Jessica Fowler Connie Lewin Megan Pomphrey Member Education & Engagement Committee Chris Worthy Susan Negrin Member Education & Engagement Committee *Part-time contractors
23 Our Volunteer Leaders As of 12/31/18
Regional Leader Mentors Mid-Atlantic West Shereen Arent Dawn Boyer Committee Carolinas Dianne Blais Laura Burnett Anna Schoon, Chair Florae Helmstetter Elaine Butterfoss Mary Force Julia Edelson, Carolinas Tricia Malinowski Judy Christensen Diane Glaser Meredith Stoudenmire, Marnie Walsh Peggy Fitzgerald Bare Lisa Krigsman Carolinas Sylvia Gentry Hannah Lineberry Corinne Blakemore, Central Central Rosemary McGee Monika McQuarrie Jan Richards, Florida Diane Bray Sylvie Meyers Ingrid Rosten Peggy Smith, Mid-Atlantic Vicki Granger Betsy Teutsch Cynthia Sawtell Merle Steiner, Mid-Atlantic Mary Toneff Susan Prener, Northeast Kim Whetstone Northeast Kathy Williams, Northeast Ruth Bates Karen McCune, Northwest Florida Leslye Heilig Panel of Experts Betty Purkey-Huck, Beth Palmer Michele Krieg Bauer Rocky Mountain Dr. Angela Eikenberry Kay Yoder Barbara Myers Terri Abraham, Southeast David C. Scott Diamond Alumni Barbara Quine-Moran Tammy Frazier, Southwest Professor of Public Affairs Heartland Jan Zimbler Sybbie Fox, Texokana Mary Caroline Mitchell School of Public Administration, Colleen Kill, West University of Nebraska at Omaha Patricia Payne, West Northwest Southeast Author of Giving Circles: Judy Bacon Linda Bodine Philanthropy, Voluntary Retired in 2018 Lynn Kellogg Association, Democracy Linda Dougall Jane Newby Texokana Ambassador Steven E. Kathleen Jaworski Tami Savage Hari Kitching Steiner (Ret.) Patty Karabatsos Lisa Kerley Rocky Mountain Affiliate and Former Gender Kay Manley Thora Pabst Advisor, United States Institute of Peace
24 Grant Selection Diversity and Committee Inclusion Committee Lynn O’Connell, Chair Shontel Babb, Co-Chair Jada Anderson Denise Woods, Co-Chair Shereen Arent Barbara Chatzkel Debra Baldauff Cathy Hammoud Janine Baumgartner Rizwana Khader Linda Baxter Kathy Shearer Brighid Blake Leah Victorino Corinne Blakemore Melesa Treize Lynn Broadbent Cathy Caldwell Education Team Lindy Cater Gayle Felbain Deborah Fiske Harriet Dichter Linda McElroy Kathy Duffield Marie Narlock Cindy Dyballa Kathy Williams Stephanie Kelly Sandy Lease Grantee Sue Malick Julia Manning Reports Team Celeste Medina Ellie Bisese Jeanne Miller Abby Cardwell Clare O’Brien Hugo Lagos Karen O’Brien Amelia Miles Elizabeth Scott Osborne
Advocacy Committee Cathy Caldwell SC, Greenville-1 Chris King chapter Jim Hennigan Leslye Heilig Nancy Jacobsen
25 of Western North Carolina Inc Revae Moran Joan Finnigan Carol Mertz Nakashima Founders’ Circle Karin Ford Susan Nash Susan Foster Peggy Newell Valerie Foulkes Susan Olson Susan Garrity Patricia O’Neil Kathi George Carol Ozier Catalysts $50,000+ Sustainers $1,000+ Wanda Ginner Lourdes Page Tara O’Connor LaRose Bobbie Aitchison Susan Goldby Patricia Payne Lynne Anderson Cari Gradison Betty Purkey-Huck Shereen Arent Diana R Greene | Wildflower Boutique Cynthia Radford Visionaries $25,000+ Jeannette Artini Jenn Gudebski Susan & Don Ray Anne Capestrain | Tracy Judy Bacon Sherry Haefele Margaret Roberts Family Foundation Deborah Baker Jennifer Hammer Francine Roy Nanci Ann Banninger Julia Handley Walta Ruff Margaret Fitzgerald Bare Jane & Fred Harvey Ruth Russell Innovators $10,000+ Ruth Bates Janet Hatmaker Jackie Saber Corinne Blakemore Wilma Bates Bonnie Hay Shannon Santee Linda Byars Alice Bentley Jean Helwing Tami Savage Karen Rowley Catriona Binder-Macleod Barbara Hill Cynthia Sawtell Susan & Russell Stall Whitney Bischoff Darcy Hitchcock & Dale Graham | Lois Schaper Jan Blunt Dragonfly Fund Susan & Edmund Schenck Investors $5,000+ Claudia Bonilla Diane Hoffman Maryanne Schiller Helen M Borland | Joseph W Anne Arjani Barry Hoffner | Hoffner Charitable Foundation Sue Scollo Kiskel Charitable Fund William Browne, in memory of Ellen Browne Cheryl Holland Neeti Sharma Annette Bowers Lindy Cater Gayle Horn Kathleen Shearer Frank Buonanotte Polly Dunn Tiki Hubbard Joyce Shields Gail Burchard Sandy Lease & David Hugg Kara Johns Tennis Brenda Skelly Elaine Butterfoss Marilyn & Stephen Kohler Lynda Johnson Diane Smock Cathy Caldwell Renee Losh Inez Kalin Susan Sogard Stacey Cameron Donna Shaver Julie Kassan Emily Squyer Gail Caulkins Trudi Sommerfield Natha Katz Bill Stephenson Marie Cecil Connie Williamson Lisa Keamy Jill Stoliker Sherry Centanni Helen Keane Nancy Sullivan Barb & Greg Collins Sarah Kearney Margaret Tabar Advocates $2,500+ Anne Conlan Linda Kerr-Saville Sherry Taylor Maryann Boehmke Christel Cothran Kathryn Sullivan Kolar Betsy Teutsch Francine Fleming Robyn Crane Christy Lamb Susan Thomas (VA) Jane Gennrich Ginger Creevy Pamela Lane Lee Tracy Rhonda Graber Bernadette Cronin-Geller Lee Lindsay Jackie Verity | Ayco Charitable Foundation Carol Dillon Kissal Diane Dakin Amy Madsen Laurie & Brad Vroom Marie Narlock Susan Damplo Joan Mateker Elizabeth Wagoner Susan Negrin Harriet Dichter Peggy McCaffrey Sandy Ward Lynn O’Connell Eileen Donnelly Karen McCune Wendy Wheeler Anna Pujol Linda Dougall Colleen McQueen Karen Whitney Steven & Merle Steiner Betsy Dunklin & Charles Cole Birgit Meyer Carolyn Wier Barbara Wagner Laura Eckhardt Lorraine Miller-Wolf Rhonda Willies | Willies Family Foundation Jennifer Wilcox Darger Karen Faunt Mary Caroline Mitchell Priscilla Zambor Fran Wolff Sue Fernbach | Fernbach Rishebarger Deborah Monaco Fund of the Community Foundation Joan Monts
26 Corporations, Foundations, and Organizations
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$10,000+ $500+ Christ Church Episcopal School Asheville, NC Depass and Company Ten Thousand Villages Abacus Amazon Smile Dunwoody Woman’s Club Greensboro, NC Bank of America Lake Oswego United Facebook The Good Beginning Journey Charitable Foundation Church of Christ Falconieri Electrical Contractors The Omnology Group Networking Entrepreneurial Oxfam America The Talbots Women of Marin Gemms Jewels LLC Tracy Family Foundation Water is Life Kenya West Grove Religious Girl Scouts GSOSW Troop 40156 Society of Friends Hoffman Travel Yellow Dog Design Development LLC Woman’s Society First Hummingbird Longarm Quilting $5,000+ Congregational Church Isaak Design PLLC of Western Springs National Peace Corps Association Life Fit P E O Sisterhood Chapter K Padua Academy Up to $499 Passing Seisins LLC $1,000+ Purpose Boutique LLC Abington Newcomers Club Alternative Gifts of Quartz Hill Woman’s Club Alpha Delta Kappa Sorority Greater Washington Saint Giles Presbyterian Church Altrusa Foundation of Lexington Olympia World Affairs Council Sister ACTS BeadforLife Rockefeller & Co Sparrow and Hawk Apothecary Blue Door Properties LLC Ten Thousand Villages Akron, OH St Jude’s Episcopal Church Butler Tillman Express Trucking UNICEF USA Ten Thousand Villages NY, Fairport-1 chapter 27 Matching Gifts Cause Marketing Accenture LLP Anchal Donors Adobe Systems, Inc. BeadforLife Aetna Foundation Betsy Teutsch America’s Charities Darzah $750—999 Alissa Johnson Amgen Foundation Friendship Bridge Ellen Benson Margie Kaplan AT&T Employee Haiti Projects Molly Bentsen Colleen Kill Giving Campaign Huaywasi Sarah Billups Patti Lee B D Associate Matching TisBest Philanthropy Memory Blodgett Nancy Light Gifts Program Women’s Peace Collection Benevity Inc Robin Boston Brenda Major Benevity Community Impact Darlene Braunschneider Sue Malick Fund/Apple Matching In-Kind Donors Ranie Cahill Ruthann Manders Gifts Program Althea Callaway Barbara Merrell BeadforLife Benevity Community Impact Lorraine Cino Sylvie Meyers Greenleaf Consulting Fund/Genentech International Maureen Clark Andrea Michaels Benevity Community Impact Microsoft Cathryn Cox Jacqueline Morrill Fund/Google Inc Nelson Mullins Judi Crane Judy Nardacci Benevity Community Impact Mary Cullen Beth Palmer Fund/UnitedHealth Group Quality Business Solutions Elaine Daly Stephanie Perrett Boeing Company Gift Match Salesforce Foundation Dianne Dryer Louise Persson Charles Schwab Foundation Total Wine & More Jerrie Earthman Virginia Lee Roberts Conoco Phillips Company YellaSoft Marlane Forsberg Mona Roussey IBM Employee Services Tammy Frazier Kathy Seaman Levi Strauss & Co Linda Frederick Caren Senter Members Give Powered Kathy Goltz Mary H Smith by Justgive Lori Greenawalt Kristin Spear Microsoft Matching Gifts Program Mary Griesedieck Marsha Spreier Qualcomm Charitable Sheila Hanz Meredith Stoudenmire Foundation Sally Harris Nancy Truluck Shell Oil Company Linda Hazelton Marybeth Tyler Matching Gifts Florae Helmstetter Linda Wagner (CO) The Pew Charitable Trusts Cindy Henry Jennifer Walker Your Cause Janet Herron Cathryn Wasson YourCause/Pacific Joanne Houghton Nancy Winslow Gas & Electric Marie Johantgen
28 $500—749 Marlies Block Carol Chillemi Celeste Eaton Anonymous Linda Bodine Shari Clare Claire Eberle Marty Abbott Hinda Bodinger Margaret Clark Julia Edelson Terri Abraham Dale Boercker Sandy Clark Gretta Edwards Karen Abrams Katie Boland David Clement Virginia Eilers Eileen Aebi Ann Brenner Mary Coker Bonnie & Mike Emerson Maryellen Alviti Ann Brinker Megan Collyer Angie Esteve Mary Amdahl Deborah Britt Anita Courtney Diane Evans Karyn Anderson Shelley Brosnan Carol Courville Linda Every Linda Andrews Mary Broude Donna Cowden Jo Faddis Kathleen Attwood Mary Brower Kitty Croke Gretje Ferguson Nancy Ault Joann Brown Chris Daniels Sarah Fessler Jane Avni Ruth Brown Ursula Daniels Thayer Fleming Jody Baden Yasamin Brown Lue Daughenbaugh Laurie Flynn Guniya Bafna Arden Brugger Cindy Dawson Frances Foley Vicki Baldwin Nancye Buelow Suzana De Camargo Barbara Ford Louise Barnett Janet Bunch Joyce DeHaan Janice Franz Kendra Bartley Trish Buzan Ellen Deixler Marguerite Frey Randy Barto Cindy Campbell (FL) Deana Del Rossi Sue Garcia Michele Krieg Bauer Cynthia Campbell (CA) Janet Delmore Christine Garst Linda Baxter Bobbie Cancelliere Edna Devore Dana Gates Mary Beaumont Dee Caplan Rita Dickinson Janice Gedmin Christine Belmont Courtney Carbone Jane Divinski Susan Gellman Wendy Bensussen Cynthia Carpenter Elizabeth Dodson Laurie Gentry Kathy Benya Dawn Carrington Moira Donoghue Erin Gerba Recha Bergstrom Carolyn Casey Carol Drake Barbara Gervis Joni Berinstein Meg Castro Sheila Dunn Sharon Gidumal Marie-Eve Berty Jane Chandra Susan Dunn Maggie Glasgow Dahlia Black Gail Cheda Martha DuroShea Linda Goodman Zdenka Bleile Mary Louise Chesley Cora Cindy Dyballa Sandra Gravitt
29 Mary Liz Jones Marlene Macfarlane Lynn Kampfer Sharon Maher Mary Kane Jane Mairose Megan Kane Lori & Frank Maitski Shannon Kapek Ruthann Marquis Patty Karabatsos James Marsey Kelly Keate Anita Martinez Mary Jane Kelemen Joane Maser Kim Kemp Ann Mason Nancy Kent Marcy Massengale Veena Khandke Lucy Maxwell CO, Breckenridge-1 Janice Kilburn Charlotte McBurney chapter Cathy Kim Danuta Charwat McCall Diane Kimberlin Dori McCarragher Julie Klaper Susan McCarthy Gayle Gray Dona Hayes Cindy Knul Christine McCleery Barbara Green Annette Hearing Laurie Kobor Maureen McCloskey Carole Green Patricia Hearron Deborah Kutenplon Laureen McCoy Lisa Green Marianne Heath Jane Laclergue Annette McDermott Joanne Greenawald Pauline Hechler Victoria LaFortune Linda McElroy Phyllis Greene Peg Heetmann Julie Lambert Mary Lou McGinnis Alison Greer Anne-Renee Heningburg Cathy Lampman Sherril McKeown Laurie Gregory Karen Herz Joyce Laswell Patti McNay Dionis Griffin Elizabeth Hirsh Laura Layson Vicki Megginson Rhonda Grissom Willa Hisle Blandine Leavitt Rebecca Metzger Barbara Griswold Beth Ellen Holimon Margie Lehrman Jane Miller Jane Guerra Janis Hopson Jennifer Liccardo Jeanne Miller Christina Hadjioannou Michelle Howell Christina Lindstrom Wendy Moonan Mary Halcomb Maureen Hoyt Nancy Lofaro Nancy Moore (CA) Kay Halsey Dale Hromadka Gloria Loredo Barbara Moore Ann Hamilton Annie Iriye Sandra & Michael Lorion Mary Moore Melissa Hansen Susan Irwin Nancy Lorr Anne Moorman Lynda Happel Erin Jacobson Jenny Loustau Janice Morgan Rebekah Harris Kathi Jaworski Lynne Luehrs Cynthia Morrow Sally Haver Catherine Bennington Jenrette Mary Lukach Caroline Morse Jennifer Hawkins Beth Jetha Victoria Lustbader Audrey Moshfegh
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