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May 2008

In This Issue

Leadership Works! 2008

Development Doctor

Women in the News

Funding Opportunities

Click on the links below to learn more:

L'Oreal Paris Annual Women of Worth Program

General Mills Foundation Celebrating Communities of Color Program

Bank of America Neighborhood Builders and Local Heroes Programs

WW! Calender

Find out about events across the country or submit your own event to the Women Work! Network calendar.

May 21
The Montgomery County Commission for Women Presents the Dreams Deferred: Single Mothers and Poverty Forum Series - Rockville, MD

May 28
Leadership Works! Session One: Connect with Policy Makers

June 5-7
Hitting the Ground Running: Research, Activism & Leadership for a New Era - New York, NY

June 18
Leadership Works! Session Two: Meet Your Funding Needs

July 16
Leadership Works! Session Three: Build Your State Affiliate

August 6
Leadership Works! Session Four: Engage the Public

August 10-11
Las Vegas Women of Color Conference: Empowering Our Future - Las Vegas, Nevada

Leadership Works! 2008

This summer's four-part leadership development teleconference series will be brought to state affiliates by state affiliates - helping to build connections while sharing best practices across a wide range of topics.

This summer's topics include:

May 28 - Connect with Policy Makers

June 18 - Meet Your Financial Needs

July 16 - Build Your State Affiliate

August 6 - Engage the Public

All calls will be from 2:00 - 3:00 pm EST.

The attendance cost for the series is $40.* To join the series, download a participant's form here. To learn more about Leadership Works!, visit the Women Work! web site.

If you have questions about an individual session or about the series as a whole, contact A.J. Barks at abarks@womenwork.org or at (202) 467-6346.

*Members of affiliates in Michigan, Tennessee, North Carolina, and Illinois receive this series free courtesy of the Strategic Growth Initiative.

MomsRising.org and Women Work! Mother's Day eCard

This Mother's Day, Women Work! and MomsRising.org have partnered to bring you an e-card that addresses the many issues facing working moms in the U.S.

View the card, and share it with women you know who care about topics from maternity leave to realistic and fair wages.

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Development Doctor
Sowing the Seeds of Success

Summer is often a time for vacation and relaxation, but don't forget about reflection. My advice to you in the slower months of summer is to take stock on all the great things your program's students have accomplished. Take time to crunch the numbers, compile the data, and run reports to demonstrate the great work you do. Send this information, with a personal note from you or a graduate, on to your current and potential funders to demonstrate your program's success!

Please direct all questions to the Development Doctor at thodnett@womenwork.org. If you have any specific web sites or resources that you use to raise funds, let the Doctor know. Good prescriptions for financial health should be shared!

Make Women Work! Work for You!

Don't forget to log-in to the members-only section of the Women Work! web site and update your personal profile.

In the News

Is There a Real Woman in this Multiplex?
A review of this summer's upcoming movies reveals a disapointing lack of women, much less a realistic depiction of them.

In Peru Protest, Women Urge Action on Food Prices
Women banging pots and pans protested skyrocketing food prices infront of the Congress in Peru this week.