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 [...]
‘Women and Philanthropy’ Category
January 15th, 2010, 6:00 am
ExxonMobil Foundation and CEDPA Work to Advance Women’s Leadership Around the World
July 17th, 2009, 6:00 am
IBM Businesswoman Balances Demands of Work, MBA Studies, Home to Mentor Other Women
By Natalie Sabia (New York City)
Dorit Kagy, a Los Angeles businesswoman, is busy. While working full time for IBM, working towards an MBA, and working on getting used to being a new mother, she decided she wanted to help others. While looking for some online volunteer opportunities, she discovered MicroMentor, which would allow her to [...]
June 19th, 2009, 6:00 am
Investment Bankers Lend a Helping Hand on the Gulf Coast
by Pamela Weinsaft (New York City)
In August 2005, Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast of the United States, destroying countless homes and neighborhoods and displacing hundreds of thousands of people throughout Louisiana and Mississippi. The images were all over the news. There was an outpouring of money and support. And some, including Caroline Finley and [...]
June 12th, 2009, 6:00 am
Women & Philanthropy: Dive Pirates to the Rescue
by Tina Vasquez (Los Angeles)
A woman gets thrown over a balcony by her abusive boyfriend. The fall breaks her back, leaving her disabled. A young Marine, while home on leave, gets hit by a drunk driver, rendering him paraplegic. A baby is born in Russia and spends part of her childhood in an orphanage before being adopted [...]
May 29th, 2009, 1:00 pm
Surfrider
by Caroline Shannon (Dayton, Ohio)
It’s uncommon for a C-Suite executive to hope for the demise of her company. Many of them are just praying they stay afloat. But when you are working to preserve the stunning waters and beaches that surround the world, coming to a time where your work is no longer needed — [...]
May 29th, 2009, 6:00 am
Volunteering with Bottomless Closet: Director at Moody’s Uses Financial Service Skills to Helps Working-Poor Women
by Elizabeth Harrin (London)
“Four Bottomless Closet clients are now homeowners in the New York City area,” Tami Peter says proudly. For those of us who are homeowners, that doesn’t sound like much. But when you understand what Bottomless Closet does – and what Tami has invested to get those four women there [...]
May 22nd, 2009, 6:00 am
Street Project: The Bridge to Volunteering in the Big Apple
by Natalie Sabia (New York City)
Connecting busy Manhattanites with volunteer opportunities appropriate to their skills and demanding schedules can be a difficult task. “Street Project Inc.” is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization takes on that challenge, serving as a bridge for NYC professionals who are looking to give back. “It’s a good way [...]
May 15th, 2009, 1:00 pm
Change 1 Child
by Natalie Sabia (New York City)
As founder and Executive Director of Change1Child, Simone Adjei takes great pride in her organization because she is able to witness the changes that take place the lives of children, one child at a time. Founded in 2008, Change1Child is a not-for-profit organization that reaches out to [...]
May 8th, 2009, 1:00 pm
Providing Financial Protection for Seniors
By Heather Cassell (San Francisco)
Elder abuse, especially financial elder abuse, is on the rise as Baby Boomers enter their golden years and it is threatening to become an increasing problem, according to experts who are organizing a variety of events around the U.S. in May for Elder Abuse Awareness Week during Older American’s Month. Adult [...]
May 1st, 2009, 1:00 pm
Mentoring Teens a World Away
By Natalie Sabia (New York City)
Cheryl Pollard never imagined herself as a mentor, especially to someone thousands of miles away. A former vice president of merchandizing and product development for Water Works, Pollard learned about Infinite Family, a not-for-profit that connects mentors from all over the United States with orphans and other vulnerable [...]
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