Unapologetic and Undeterred: Women's Funds Lead Change Through Public Policy

Join this session to hear from women of color leaders at the helm of women's funds about their strategies for engaging donors and communities in advocacy, policy, and systems change efforts. Today, more than 50% of place-based women’s funds in the U.S. are led by women of color. They bring candor, courage, and lived experiences that invigorate the sector. One way is through unapologetic and undeterred engagement in public policy. From leading intersectional coalitions to narrative change and civic engagement, women’s funds routinely tackle today’s most pressing gender, racial, and economic issues. They have successfully effected systems change by codifying access to abortion care, closing wage gaps, combatting period poverty, and instituting paid family and medical leave. 

Session Designer: Lauren Y. Casteel, President & CEO, The Women’s Foundation of Colorado