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The Dallas Women’s Foundation 25th Anniversary Luncheon Celebration is on Friday, October 29, 2010. Seating is limited and we anticipate selling out the ballroom shortly, a first in our history!

In conjunction with the Dallas Women's Foundation's Comprehensive Campaign, 21 Dallas women have joined Women Moving Millions (the most of any one women's fund) and many others have made tremendous gifts of personal significance to strengthen the community by investing in women and girls.

When you think of major moments in women’s history, certain events come to mind: the famous 1848 suffrage convention in Seneca Falls, the appointment of Sandra Day O’Connor to be the first female on the U.S. Supreme Court.  It is possible someday historians will look back at Dallas, Texas as a place where women’s philanthropy gained national attention.
 

With the terrible tragedy in Haiti, it is often hard to see beyond the immediate devastation. But as a student of philanthropy, I find myself full of great hope. It is in the early weeks of any natural disaster or incredible tragedy that the American people exhibit such great compassion and care for others. People inherently want to do something to help. Stories of heroism, simple acts of kindness and miracles emerge from the despair. Opportunities for participatory philanthropy are abundant. This is true philanthropy at its core, to increase the well-being of humankind.
 

The Dallas Women’s Foundation is hosting an Issue Forum on Tuesday, Feb. 9 from 4 – 6 pm at Arlington Hall. This event is open to the public and free of charge, but RSVP is required.

As the nation focuses on the state of health care, women in the Dallas-Fort Worth area are among the groups across the country that are most acutely impacted by lack of health insurance, according to research compiled by the Dallas Women’s Foundation.  In this region, close to one out of five women live without health insurance, above the national average of one out of eight (12.4 percent).  Local women, who are more likely than men to head households alone a

Those of us who came of age in the 1960’s and 70’s are eager to read Gail Collins’ new book, When It All Changed, which just came out.  We are even more eager to hear her comments in person at the DWF October 29 luncheon. 
 

Philanthropy is defined as the effort or inclination to increase the well-being of humankind, as by charitable aid or donations. By aligning your giving with your values, philanthropy becomes strategic, personal and inspirational.
 

We are so excited to launch our new & improved Dallas Women’s Foundation website. We hope to keep this new site updated with the latest news & developments with the Foundation as well as women’s issues and happenings in the DFW area! We hope that you will stop by more often to keep abreast of all the latest information. Be sure to catch up here on our new blog as well as events and ensure that you’re up to date by following us on Twitter and becoming a fan on Facebook.

We’ll see you soon!