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  • Texas Women’s Foundation selects leadership honorees

    Texas Women’s Foundation has named the 2022 recipients of the Maura Women Helping Women Award, and announced recipients of its Young Leader Award.

    The Maura award has been presented to more than 200 women over 43 years. Honorees are individuals who have catalyzed change for women and girls. This year’s award recipients are:

    • Patricia Rodriguez Christian (Irving, TX) CRC Group Inc.
    • Arlene J. Ford, Ph.D.(Dallas, TX) Equity Inquiry Project Inc.
    • Thana Hickman-Simmons (Dallas, TX) Viola’s House
    • Patricia “Pat” Jasso(San Antonio, TX) Senior Planet/Retired AT&T Executive
    • Lynn McBee (Dallas, TX) Young Women’s Preparatory Network

    The Young Leader Award recognizes breakthrough leadership exhibited by a trailblazer who is achieving success in a field, initiative or sector, and creating a path of opportunity for other women to follow. This year’s recipients are:

    • Stacy Johnson (Round Rock, TX) Central Texas Table of Grace
    • Sharareh (Sherri) Kermanshachi, Ph.D. (Arlington, TX) University of Texas at Arlington

    Texas Women’s Foundation is a community-supported organization that invests in the power of women and girls to drive positive change. Through research, advocacy, programs and grantmaking, the Foundation advances economic and leadership opportunities for women, girls and families to build stronger, more equitable communities for all.

  • Texas Women’s Foundation Awards Grants to Help Women and Girls in North Texas

    Photo credit: Texas Women’s Foundation/Kim Leeson 

    The  Texas Women’s Foundation (formerly Dallas Women’s Foundation) has announced its community grants totaling $635,500 to 24 organizations that work to improve the lives of women and girls in North Texas. North Texas community grants represent about 10 percent of the Foundation’s overall $6.3 million investment in 2019 in research, advocacy, programs and grants to advance opportunities for Texas women and girls.

    Roslyn Dawson Thompson, Texas Women’s Foundation president and CEO, said, “During this North Texas community grant cycle, we expanded our geographic area to include Tarrant County. We welcomed two new grantees from Tarrant County: The Ladder Alliance and Methodist Justice Ministry. We also added four new community grant partners from Dallas County: Junior Players Guild, Momentous Institute, Pamper Lake Highlands and Poetic. Through these partnerships, we are strengthening women and girls in the areas of education, housing, leadership and workforce development, and as a result, our entire community becomes stronger.” 

  • Texas Women’s Foundation Annual Luncheon Raises Funds to Support Female Opportunities

    Cynt Marshall, Laura Nieto, Roslyn Dawson Thompson, Shonn Brown. Photo credit Kristina Bowman.

    Texas Women’s Foundation, located in Dallas,  held its 34th Annual Luncheon, presented by The Dallas Mavericks, on November 14, featuring a conversation with New York Times Bestselling author of More Than Enough and former editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue, Elaine Welteroth.

    This year’s luncheon, co-chaired by Janiece Evans-Page of Fossil and Virginia Rose-Harris of Texas Health Resources, brought together 1,500 business and philanthropic leaders who gathered to support Texas Women’s Foundation’s mission to advance the lives of women, girls and their families in Texas.

    The luncheon raised $1.5 million to advance economic security and leadership opportunities for women and girls.

  • The Village Giving Circle at Texas Women’s Foundation Awards $175,000 in Grants

    Lisa Montgomery (The Village Giving Circle co-founding officer), Roslyn Dawson Thompson (Texas Women’s Foundation president and CEO), Shonn Brown (Texas Women’s Foundation board chair and The Village Giving Circle co-founding officer) Photo credit: Texas Women’s Foundation/Kim Leeson.

    The Village Giving Circle at Texas Women’s Foundation has announced they have awarded $175,000 in grants to 14 nonprofit organizations that support the African American community.

    Organized in 2017, the mission of The Village Giving Circle at Texas Women’s Foundation is to honor, sustain and expand the legacy of African American women’s philanthropy by funding organizations and initiatives that positively impact the African American community in North Texas.

    Roslyn Dawson Thompson, president and CEO of Texas Women’s Foundation, said, “Just in its second year of giving grants, The Village Giving Circle is making an impact with its gifts, and we’re grateful for their generosity.”

  • Texas Women’s Foundation’s Orchid Giving Circle Distributes Grants

    Anna Hung, Cynthia Yung, Tracey Doi. Photo credit: Kris Ikejiri

    The Orchid Giving Circle at Texas Women’s Foundation, located in Dallas, celebrated its fifth year by distributing $219,500 in grants to 14 nonprofit organizations to benefit the North Texas Asian community.

    Orchid Giving Circle at Texas Women’s Foundation is a group of Asian women who work together, pool their resources and leverage their networks to award community grants that support social change and services benefitting the North Texas Asian community. Orchid members, representing a wide range of Asian cultures, ages, ethnicities and professions, have a goal to increase awareness of the local Asian population, their community needs and philanthropic opportunities.

    Cynthia Yung, Orchid Giving Circle Co-chair, gave an update of the organization and its growth: “From when we started in 2015 with a handful of members, to almost 60 members today, we’ve grown in numbers and collective impact. Our grants help support the underserved community of North Texas Asians.”

  • NexBank Invests in Texas Women’s Foundation’s Childcare Access Fund

    NexBank has given $150,000 to the Child Care Access Fund at Texas Women’s Foundation (TXWF) to establish the first afterschool care program at Pleasant Grove Elementary School. NexBank’s investment will help run the program for three years from 2019 to 2021. 

    Roslyn Dawson Thompson, Texas Women’s Foundation president and CEO, said, “Our research showed the need for affordable childcare, particularly for low-income families. As a result, we established the Child Care Access Fund to invest in cost-effective, efficient programs that produce meaningful change for families in need, which are often headed by single women. We are thankful for NexBank and other donors who have contributed and hope others will join them.”

  • Texas Women’s Foundation Seeks Nominations for Maura Award and Young Leader Award

    PHOTO: Retta Miller (event co-chair), Roslyn Dawson Thompson (TXWF president & CEO), Dee Dee Bates (Maura honoree), Ana Hernandez (Maura honoree), Sally Dunning (Maura honoree), Dr. HaeSung Han (Young Leader honoree), Ana Rodriguez (Young Leader honore), Ashlee Kleinert (Maura honoree), Nicole Small (Maura honoree), Thear Suzuki (event co-chair), Effie Dennison (Texas Capital Bank, presenter of Maura Award), Brenda L. Jackson (selection committee co-chair), Sallie Krawcheck (keynote speaker)

    Texas Women’s Foundation, located in Dallas, has announced they are seeking nominations for the 2020 Maura Award and Young Leader Award, which recognize those who have positively impacted the lives of women and girls. The deadline for submissions is October 25.

    Award recipients will be honored at the Leadership Forum & Awards Dinner, sponsored by AT&T, on April 30, 2020, at the Omni Dallas Hotel. Co-chairs for the dinner are community leaders Laura Maxwell of Frito-Lay, and Nina Vaca, a former Maura Award recipient, of Pinnacle Group.  

  • Texas Women’s Foundation Announces New Board Chair and Directors

    Texas Women’s Foundation, located in Dallas, announces their new Board of Directors and has named A. Shonn Brown as chair, serving from 2019-2021. Brown, vice president and deputy general counsel at Kimberly-Clark, has served on the Foundation board since 2015, co-chaired the Annual Luncheon in 2017 and helped establish The Village Giving Circle at Texas Women’s Foundation. She succeeds Caren K. Lock.

    Texas Women’s Foundation has also announced seven new members of the Foundation’s, who will serve three-year terms from 2019-2022. They are:

    ·       Hattie Hill, President and CEO, Hattie Hill Enterprises, Inc.

    ·       Cynt Marshall, CEO, Dallas Mavericks

    ·       Sarah K. Miller, President and Chair, Kozmetsky Family Foundation

    ·       Tricia Miller, Miller Family Foundation

    ·       Neena Newberry, President, Newberry Executive Solutions

    ·       Debbie Rollins, Audit Partner, Grant Thornton

    ·       Lissa Smith, Community Relations Advisor, FedEx Office

  • Texas Women’s Foundation Launches “Count Her In” Campaign

    The Texas Women’s Foundation, located in Dallas, has launched “Count Her In,” a social media campaign celebrating 100 people, organizations and milestones that have advanced voting rights for Texas women from the earliest days of the suffrage movement through the present day.

    The campaign runs for 62 weeks, from June 28, 2019, the same day that Texas ratified the 19th Amendment in 1919, to August 26, 2020, celebrated as Women’s Equality Day. The campaign tells stories of women and men in Texas who were leaders in voters’ rights, with the goal to educate and activate more people, particularly women, to register and exercise their right to vote. 

    Roslyn Dawson Thompson, Texas Women’s Foundation president and CEO, said, “With our goal to transform Texas for women and girls, Texas Women’s Foundation believes that can only take place when women are full participants, and a critical way to achieve that is by motivating more women to exercise their right to vote. This project can be a catalyst for women across the state to understand their rights and use them.”

  • Texas Women’s Foundation Announces Two New Vice Presidents

    Photos: Ashley Harris and Lisa de la Garza.

    Texas Women’s Foundation, located in Dallas, has announced two additions to their staff. Lisa de la Garza joins the foundation as vice president – programs and Ashley Harris is vice president – development.

    “We are delighted to welcome Lisa and Ashley to our team and know that their outstanding expertise and successful records as leaders will catalyze even greater momentum around our mission to advance women’s economic security and women’s leadership, especially as we expand statewide,” said Roslyn Dawson Thompson, Texas Women’s Foundation president and chief executive officer.

    Ms. de la Garza has more than 20 years of experience in nonprofit management, community development, fundraising and advocacy. Previously, she served as executive director and chief executive officer of Trauma Support Services of North Texas where she provided leadership and guidance in expanding services and programs across the Metroplex, including free, trauma-informed counseling to victims of crime and trainings to licensed clinicians and community partners throughout Texas.

    Ms. Harris brings 20 years of experience in nonprofit fundraising, consulting, management and litigation. Following a 10-year career as a litigation paralegal at Winstead and Bank of America, she began her second career raising money as a nonprofit fundraising consultant with Dini Spheris.