The Membership Committee, headed this year by Marjorie O’Malley, has planned a great mix of events. Some are designed to recruit and inform prospective members while some are being planned simply to provide opportunities for us to get to know one another in an informal setting. The first of our Member Connections was held [...]
This event is planned for new members and prospective members to learn more of the operational details of the San Diego Women’s Foundation, and it is an opportunity for long-standing members to socialize and meet new members and prospects. Everyone learns something about what difference grants from the San Diego Women’s Foundation have made in [...]
Our Education Committee, on the heels of its successful Kickoff event, presented our members with another opportunity to learn more about this year’s grant cycle topic, Education. Matthew Spathas, whose work our Discovery Team reviewed last year, gave our attendees a provocative glimpse of educational environments as they might be to fit the new technological landscape of [...]
In the process of developing guidelines, reviewing proposals, and interacting with our community partners, we have learned a lot during our first 10 years. We didn’t want to keep all of that information to ourselves so we launched a Community Connections Series. Our first event was held October 6 to an audience at Qualcomm. This, [...]
Since we were launched 11 years ago, our organization has attracted women who are in tune with the times, and who are open to exploring new ways to meet our mission. This new blog is an example of that culture. In case you haven’t noticed, we’ve been busy! […]
We gathered at Gompers Preparatory Academy where our members and their guests learned about this year’s granting topic: Education! […]
We appreciate the year-long effort of our Discovery Team, led by Erica Ueland and Valentina Jones-Wagner. Their team members met with area experts, held community meetings, surveyed the SDWF membership, and generally immersed themselves in the subject. […]
In the process of developing guidelines, reviewing proposals, and interacting with our community partners, we have learned a lot during our first 10 years. We didn’t want to keep all of that information to ourselves so we launched a Community Connections Series this week to an audience at Qualcomm. […]
The Membership Committee, headed this year by Marjorie O’Malley, has planned a great mix of events. Some are designed to recruit and inform prospective members while some are being planned simply to provide opportunities for us to get to know one another in an informal setting. […]