Category: WFC Updates
Women’s Foundation California Relief and Resilience Fund Featured in Forbes
We are proud to share that the Women’s Foundation of California along with 5 other organizations were featured in Forbes […]
Women’s Foundation California and Blue Shield of California Featured in Inside Philanthropy
Women Face Amplified Risks in the Pandemic. Funders Are Responding “Many women face multiple challenges during the pandemic, including increased […]
Salty + Sweet: A Quarantine Recipe Round-Up
To say that we are all spending a lot more time at home feels like a wild understatement. As we […]
What’s Keeping Us Grounded During Shelter in Place
The times we’re living in are overwhelming and complicated to say the least. That’s why this month we’re sharing a […]
Happy Birthday Dolores Huerta!
Join us in wishing Dolores Huerta a happy 90th birthday – sign her card! A civil rights icon, Dolores Huerta […]
Getting Through This Together: Responding to Coronavirus
Photo credit: Group Zoom call with Women’s Foundation of California Partners Forward Together. We are gonna get through this. Together. […]
Women’s Policy Institute Highlights: Maria Cadenas and Clarissa Douthered
Representation matters, especially in politics. In a system constructed and dominated by white men, it’s clear we need more women, […]
The Power of Rebel Joy: A Women’s History Month Playlist
The spirit of rebellion can and should be joyous! To celebrate Women’s History Month our Board Member and DJ C.M. […]
Coronavirus : What We’re Doing to Respond
We are closely monitoring the rapid development of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and its impacts on our work together. We […]
Investing in Black Women’s Leadership – An Interview with Maya Thornell-Sandifor
Part of the power of the Women’s Foundation of California is our community – the dynamic people who shape and […]
Black Mothers Have Redefined the Housing Movement
This past November, Black mothers occupied a vacant home with their families on Magnolia Street in Oakland. Calling themselves “Moms […]
Empowering Women: Surina Khan Featured in Sacramento News
“The importance of the 2020 presidential election cannot be overstated. The decisions made this year have the potential to drive […]
Women’s Foundation of California Wins Philanthropy Women’s Ecosystem Advancement Award!
This year, Philanthropy Women recognized our groundbreaking work with the Culture Change Fund with a newly-created Ecosystem Advancement Award. “In […]
Surina Khan Joins Ethnically Ambiguous!
This community is no small part of what continues to keep me optimistic about 2020. I am looking at this […]
Philanthropy Women Recognizes WFC for Leadership and Activism
The nominations for the 2020 Philanthropy Women Annual Leadership Awards were announced and we’re excited to share that the Women’s […]
Thank You for Joining Us in Los Angeles to Celebrate Our Power!
Thank you, Los Angeles! You brought it ALL together last Thursday night!We want to savor and remember how significant it […]
4 Decades and a Wedding! #LoveWins
Ever been at a fundraiser that inspired a spontaneous wedding!?! Last week was a first for The Women’s Foundation of California! […]
Alliance for Girls Releases Eye-Opening Report on the Lived Experience of Girls of Color
Media Contact: MD Spicer-Sitzes: md@alliance4girls.org August 20th, 2019— Oakland, CA—On August 20th, 2019 Alliance for Girls launched their latest report, […]
The Women’s Foundation of California Welcomes New Board Chair and Members
The Women’s Foundation of California wishes to express its deep appreciation to Michelle Cale for her distinguished service for 7 […]
Nation’s First Gender Justice Fund Launches
Nation’s first Gender Justice Fund launches $10 million collaborative to change culture and advance gender justice The Culture Change Fund, […]
Thank you for joining us at our 2019 Legislative Reception!
Thank you to everyone who was able to join us for our 2019 Annual Legislative Reception in Sacramento last month. […]
Help the Women’s Foundation of California Change the Halls of Power!
The Women’s Foundation of California/Women’s Policy Institute is co-sponsoring seven key pieces of legislation that address a range of gender, […]
The Women’s Foundation of California welcomes back board member Elmy Bermejo!
Please join us in welcoming Elmy Bermejo back to the Board of Directors of the Women’s Foundation of California. Elmy […]
Gender Justice Champions Honored at the 2019 Annual Legislative Reception
This year’s Legislative Reception will recognize the work of the Women’s Policy Institute (WPI) and celebrate 40 years of the […]
Announcing a New California Funder Collaborative to Advance Gender Justice
(This op-ed appeared in Philanthropy California on January 15, 2019) by Surina Khan and Lucia Corral Peña “Politics is where […]
The Women’s Foundation of California welcomes new board members, Senator Holly Mitchell and C.M. Samala!
Sate Senator Holly J. Mitchell and C.M. Samala join WFC’s Board of Directors
Coming Together to Support Public Policy Through Philanthropy
This month nine philanthropists and funders from across the state came together to learn how they can support policy advocacy […]
Investing in Gender and Racial Justice Builds the Power We Need
April 24, 2018 Written by Rhiannon Rossi, Program Officer, Women’s Foundation of California Here at the Women’s Foundation of California […]
In the #MeToo Era, Here’s What Philanthropy Can Learn From Women’s Foundations
by Kiersten Marek This article appeared in Inside Philanthropy, March 14, 2018 The #MeToo movement is challenging power structures that […]
Remembering Nancy McFadden
We are profoundly saddened by the passing of Nancy McFadden, Chief of Staff to Governor Jerry Brown. Nancy served the […]
Strengthening Philanthropy’s Role in the Resistance
(This op-ed appeared in the Philanthropy News Digest on February 8, 2018) By Senator Holly Mitchel (D-30th District) and Surina […]
Two-Thirds of California Voters Say Students Should Have Access to the Abortion Pill on Campus
Two-Thirds of California Voters Say Students Should Have Access to the Abortion Pill on Campus Supported by seven in ten […]
California’s public universities should provide abortion pill on campus
By Dey Nava | Special to the Daily Cal Editor’s Note: While UC Berkeley supports and refers abortion services to students on […]
#MeToo must also mean stopping domestic violence
(This op-ed originally appeared in the Sacramento Bee on January 24, 2018.) By Surina Khan and Peter Long Special to […]
We Mourn the Loss of S.F. Mayor Ed Lee
We are profoundly saddened by the untimely passing of San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee. Mayor Lee was a lifelong champion […]
A Year Ago Today
Do you remember where you were a year ago today? I do. Like many of you, I woke up stunned […]
Foundation Receives Women’s Funding Network 2017 Leadership in Equity and Diversity (LEAD) Award
Eight Women’s Foundations Honored for Young Women’s Initiatives The awardees are women’s foundations and their CEO’s that launched Young Women’s […]
Time for Philanthropy to Take Bold Action: Invest in Policy Change
Surina Khan, March 30, 2017, Philanthropy News Digest Over the past few weeks, we've witnessed a new administration work daily […]
Time for Philanthropy to Take Bold Action: Invest in Policy Change
CEO Surina Khan appeared in the Philanthropy News Digest on March 30, 2017: Over the past few weeks, we’ve witnessed […]
#BeBoldForChange for Trans Prisoners
This post was written by Coral Feigin, a member of the 2016-17 Women’s Policy Insitute-State criminal justice team. How will […]
Public Policy For Funders: the Philanthropy and Public Policy Institute
Public policy is now more important than ever. We need community leaders who know how to use the legislative branch […]
Join the new class of the Women’s Policy Institute-County
Daisy Ramirez, pictured in the yellow hat, is a health educator and fellow from the Women’s Policy Institute-County Class of […]
#ProsperityTogether Invests $29M in Women’s Economic Security
One year ago, at the White House, Prosperity Together announced a $100 million commitment to women’s economic security over the […]
Leading the way forward with courage, compassion and conviction
This post was written by Foundation CEO Surina Khan. For many of us this seems like a different nation than […]
Preserving the Right to In-Person Visitation
As more correctional and detention facilities begin to implement video visitation, they are also eliminating the option to in-person visitation. […]
Domestic Workers and the Fight for Their Rights
Domestic workers have historically been denied overtime pay and workplace protections. For more than 10 years, they’ve advocated, organized, mobilized and marched and in 2013 they helped pass the California’s Domestic Worker Bill of Rights that is scheduled to expire in January 2017. The Women’s Foundation of California is proud to train five of the domestic worker rights advocates and leaders though its Women’s Policy Institute. This year, these powerful women are working on the bill that will make this important law permanent—SB 1015 (Levya).
Women’s Well-Being Index – Media Coverage
KQED Radio, The California Report (3/28/16) New Database Tracks Women's Wellness Across California ABC7, KABC, Los Angeles (3/29/16) TV Segment: […]
We Want Equal Pay
Noreen Farrell, executive director of Equal Rights Advocates (ERA) has been working to close the gender pay gap, leading the efforts to pass what is now the nation’s toughest anti-discrimination law and continuing those efforts with a new bill that will disrupt salary discrimination as we know it.
Our $1 Million Dollars Created Real Social Change in Our Community
In May, the Foundation’s WomenGO! Giving Circle celebrated a significant milestone in local philanthropy. Since 2005, members of the circle have collectively awarded $1 million in grants to Santa Clara and San Mateo county nonprofits that serve women and girls. A member of the giving circle, Sarah Longstreth, reports on the event.
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