past events

2024 Power of the purse moments

 

Thank you to 800+ attendees who joined us for Power of the Purse in spring 2024!

This event was made possible by the dedicated Women's Fund volunteers, our generous donors, and our community partners’ invaluable support. Thank you!

iMpact

In its eighth year, the Girls Granting Initiative gathered budding community-minded leaders to explore philanthropy’s opportunities. This year’s cohort selected Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Central Wisconsin to receive a $10,000 grant. The girls’ wisdom, compassion, and perspective were deeply inspiring.

Thank you to the JJ Keller Foundation for continually supporting this initiative to nurture our community’s next generation of female philanthropists.

Bare Essentials

We launched our Bare Essentials drive in partnership with the Oshkosh Herald and many community collection sites. The more than 30 boxes of essentials collected benefited residents of the Tiny House Village and the Boys and Girls Club of Oshkosh. “We were floored by the number of items received!” shared a representative from the Boys and Girls Club of Oshkosh.

“Thank you, thank you! Our hearts and cupboards are full! Our families so appreciate it!”
— Tiny House Village Representative

student performance by reflections of grace performing arts school

This 2023 grant recipient offers inclusive + adaptive dance instruction

Bethany Hamilton in 2024
Ginger Zee in 2022
Girls Granting Initiative in 2024
Ginger Zee in 2022
_DSC0074.jpg
_DSC0082.jpg
_G9A1068.jpg
_G9A0956.jpg
_DSC0043.jpg
3G9A0784.jpg
3G9A0795.jpg
IMG_0087.jpg
IMG_0093.jpg
IMG_0105.jpg
IMG_0119.jpg
IMG_0135.jpg
IMG_0137.jpg
IMG_0143.jpg
2024 Power of the Purse welcomed 800+ people
IMG_0151.jpg
IMG_0155.jpg
3G9A0780.jpg
3G9A0886.jpg
3G9A0901.jpg
3G9A0902.jpg
3G9A0955.jpg
_LB_0044.jpg
_LB_0024.jpg
3G9A0900.jpg

past power of the purse speakers

  • Bethany Hamilton | 2024

    Surfer’s Hall of Fame Member, Unstoppable Life Advocate

  • Ginger Zee | 2022

    Chief Meteorologist ABC News, NYT Bestselling Author, Mental Health Advocate

  • Jeannette walls | 2018

    NYT Bestselling Author of The Glass Castle

  • Daymond John | 2016

    Shark Tank host

  • Jennifer Siebel Newsom | 2014

    Founder + CEO of the Representation Project

  • Leigh Anne Tuohy | 2012

    Inspiration for The Blind Side film

  • Erin Brockovich | 2010

    Author, Legal Consultant, Consumer Advocate, and Strong Supporter of Women

  • Helen LaKelly Hunt | 2008

    Dallas Women’s Foundation, New York Women’s Foundation + Women’s Funding Network

  • Chris Grumm | 2006

    President of the Women’s Funding Network