We are excited to announce three key personnel changes: Crystal Paradis has been hired as Director of Strategic Communications and Community Engagement; Karen Tebbenhoff is transitioning to an expanded role of Director of Events and Operations; and Dow Drukker has…
On March 17th, a 21-year old white man murdered six Asian-American women, one white woman, and one white man in a violent rampage in Atlanta, Georgia. As a global alliance of women’s funds, foundations, and gender justice funders and allies,…
We've just published our Gender Matters report, "New Hampshire Women in Municipal Town Government," highlighting some of the notable takeaways of the independent research we conducted through August 2020 on gender data in municipal elected officials. View Gender Matters report:…
Join us for A Global Look at Gender JusticeMonday March 8, 2021 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Start your International Women's Day with a panel talking about global gender justice. The conversation will explore the pandemic's disproportionate impact on women,…
NH Women’s Foundation opposes HB 625, HB 622, HB 430, HB 434, HB 596 and HB 233 We are in the midst of a public health crisis where women are bearing the overwhelming majority of negative health and economic impacts…
February is Black History Month, and this year we’re highlighting the profiles of three Black women from the New Hampshire Women’s Heritage Trail. Learn more about the New Hampshire Women’s Heritage Trail project here. Ona Marie Judge Staines (c. 1773-1848)…
We are proud to be starting the new year welcoming six new Members to our Board of Directors! The six new Board members are: Rochester City Councilor and former Trans Justice Organizer for ACLU of New Hampshire Palana Belken of…
As we celebrate the centennial anniversary of the 19th Amendment as a hard-fought victory, we also recognize that there’s still much work that needs to be done to ensure equal access to the vote, as well as broader gender equity…
In 1919, the nation’s first Citizenship School, held July 8–12, was organized at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, NH, which was then known as New Hampshire College. This school, run by women, was established to help educate women…
In solidarity with our partners at the Women’s Funding Network, we jointly released the following statement today:
Today, amidst ongoing protests against police violence, spurred by the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police, members of the Women’s Funding Network issued a statement of solidarity with Black communities and condemned police brutality and systemic racism. The statement is a call to action for philanthropy to support community-based solutions.