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Events are so important to us because community is at the core of who we are. CWIP hosts a variety of networking forums, seminars, workshops, & panels that allow our members to learn together and from each other. We connect women with resources, mentors, and mentees in order to help our community grow and flourish. From breakfast events to lunch events to after-work events, we are committed to providing opportunities for Chicago to connect, flourish, and leave feeling empowered.
In looking at how Chicago Women in Philanthropy (CWIP) would mark Giving Tuesday this year, we kept coming back to looking at our current state, i.e., where Chicago, women, and philanthropy meet. We looked at the numbers, the gaps, and the stories they each tell about the significant opportunities and impact that come when we invest in organizations led by and/or serving women, girls, and non-binary people. The data could fill libraries, but as we are all busy with our good work, let’s review a few key highlights.
Goodbye 2020—Welcome 2021! That was the New Year’s Eve I message sent to everyone. I always look forward to the New Year, but this was especially true of 2021. 2020 was challenging for me as I’m sure it was for many of you, and I was happy to see it end. However, despite all its challenges, the year 2020 opened the door to a new opportunity for me.
Educator, writer, and facilitator Stacey Gibson urges listeners to practice the difficult emotional work of addressing how race impacts our lives and to commit to being anti-racist. Gibson spoke at the first of CWIP’s series of Courage-Centered Dialogues in mid-June.
