by Rebekah Corwin | Sep 29, 2023 | Equity, Stories
As part of its mission to ensure every woman and girl in our community has equitable opportunity to reach her full potential—no matter place, race or identity, Women’s Fund of Central Indiana invests in women’s development. More than 20 years ago, Women’s Fund...
by Rebekah Corwin | Aug 28, 2023 | Equity, Stories
The Founding Mothers of Women’s Fund of Central Indiana were concerned that women were not recognized as philanthropists in Central Indiana and that women- and girl-serving organizations in our community did not get the support they deserved. The OPTIONS program was...
by Rebekah Corwin | Jun 27, 2023 | Equity, Stories
In recent years, June has brought along rainbow flags hanging in storefronts and homes, rainbow-covered merchandise at large and small retailers, and parades and festivals celebrating the LGBTQ+ community. But Pride is so much more than that. Pride month is a time...
by Rebekah Corwin | Jun 16, 2023 | Equity, Stories
The Women Behind Court Cases That Helped Ended Slavery in Indiana Juneteenth marks the date in 1865 that United States troops arrived in Texas and Major General Gordon Granger read an order enforcing the emancipation of enslaved Black men and women. Originally...
by Rebekah Corwin | May 25, 2023 | Equity, Stories
In “Mom & Me & Mom,” Maya Angelou said a mother is important “Not just because she feeds and also loves and cuddles and even mollycoddles a child, but because in an interesting and maybe an eerie and unworldly way, she stands in the gap. She...
by Rebekah Corwin | May 19, 2023 | Equity, Stories
Asian American and Pacific Islander Women to Know May is AAPI/Asian Heritage Month celebrating the contributions and influence of Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders and Native Hawaiians in the United States. The annual celebration recognizes people from the 51...
