By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City)
“There’s security in staying with what you know. But there are a lot of other interesting pursuits out there,” said Tania Mulry, Founder and CEO of DDx Media and edRover. “Take a chance and do something you’ve always dreamed of doing.”
Mulry took the plunge herself – leaving her career [...]

Read the full article »

By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City)
At the headquarters of the Girl Scouts of the USA on Tuesday, the organization welcomed home its beloved leader Frances Hesselbein, who served as its CEO from 1976 to 1990. Upon taking the reins, she led the faltering organization to a new era of dynamic success, by implementing new [...]

Read the full article »

By Kelly Tanner (New York)
As the light faded outside the offices which overlooked the Statue of Liberty last week, a team of professionals gathered at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP to celebrate women’s successes. The event honored Ms. JD’s New York City chapter and its new Global Education Fund, founded last year to assist women [...]

Read the full article »

By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City)
On Wednesday, Morgan Stanley held its third annual Strategy Challenge event, the culmination of an eight-week program in which 60 of the firm’s up-and-coming talent put their skills to use for fifteen charities in need of strategic advice on organizational growth.
Audrey Choi, Managing Director of Global Sustainable Finance at [...]

Read the full article »

By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City)
Many women who are featured or profiled on The Glass Hammer have sung the virtues of volunteering – from serving on non-profit boards to working in soup kitchens, many women are breaking the glass ceiling while taking part in philanthropic efforts.
Some have described how volunteering has helped their careers, [...]

Read the full article »

By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City)
As India’s growth – 8% last year, measured by GDP – quickly outstrips its supply of talented workers, the country will need to focus on better educating its huge population, particularly its girls and young women. According to a new report by Catalyst, India is facing a severe projected [...]

Read the full article »

By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City)
“There are 600 million young women between the ages of 13 and 19,” said Louise Guido, president and CEO of the Foundation for Social Change. The organization works to unite leaders from non-profits, governments, and companies, to share best practices and collaborate in their efforts toward improving environmental and [...]

Read the full article »

By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City)
On The Glass Hammer, we’ve covered a number of corporate philanthropy and development programs. Lately, we’ve been hearing a lot about the importance of making sure those programs are sustainable in the long term, and measuring success over time.
But by maintaining a large-scale, institutional focus (as important as it [...]

Read the full article »

By Esther Hanscom, Hanscom Consulting Inc.

“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give” – Winston Churchill
So reads the quote on the site, Women In Philanthropy, an organization for women transforming the
South Carolina Midlands community through active and collective philanthropic investment.
The group is in partnership with United [...]

Read the full article »

By Andrea Newell (Grand Rapids, Michigan)
The Exxon Mobil Foundation’s Women’s Economic Opportunity Initiative has partnered with The Centre for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA) to support and advance women’s leadership around the world. The Global Women in Management program, a month-long workshop developed and facilitated by the CEDPA and sponsored by ExxonMobil, was most recently [...]

Read the full article »