Models of Grantees Led By and For Black Women, Native Women, and Latina Women
Alerta MigratoriaCarrboro, North Carolina Co-Founder and Director: Viridiana Martinez A community organization founded by undocumented womxn activists, Alerta Migratoria responds to the challenges faced by undocumented immigrants and refugees living...
Read More »Equity in Philanthropy: Ensuring Dignity, Justice and Solidarity for All
The year 2020 has brought dramatic visibility to the huge inequities and discrimination experienced by people — particularly women of color — in the U.S. We can no longer be...
Read More »Mary’s Pence Endorses Emergency Charity Stimulus
Mary's Pence believes that money that can contribute to the work of addressing and changing unjust systems should be used, not saved. It's for that reason that we endorse the...
Read More »Mary’s Pence Announces Fall 2020 Grantees
Mary's Pence is honored to announce the 12 organizations that were awarded grants for our 2020 fall cycle. The following organizations were chosen because they embody our values of justice,...
Read More »NETWORK Lobby’s Nuns on the Bus Features 8 Mary’s Pence Grantees
Eight organizations that have recently received funding from Mary’s Pence Grants are featured as part of the 2020 Nuns on the Bus Tour sponsored by NETWORK Lobby. The organizations spread...
Read More »Book Review – We Are Not Here to Be Bystanders: A Memoir of Love and Resistance
The following book review of We Are Not Here to Be Bystanders: A Memoir of Love and Resistance is written by Mary's Pence Executive Director Katherine Wojtan. The book will...
Read More »Mary’s Pence Online Book Club: 2020
Our 2020-21 Book Club, which discussed a selection of books from our 2020 Summer Reading List, has come to a close. We are currently in the process of finalizing our 2021...
Read More »Book Review – No Visible Bruises: What We Don’t Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us
The following book review of No Visible Bruises: What We Don't Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us--the book featured for Mary's Pence October book discussion--is written by Mary's Pence...
Read More »September – Inspiring Women
About the featured grantee image: Code/Art Miami, Florida Code/Art's mission is to increase the number of girls studying computer science by delighting and inspiring them with the creative possibilities of...
Read More »The Search for Savings Options that Align with Mary’s Pence Values
By Mary's Pence donor and volunteer Julie Jones Earlier this year, I responded to a request in the Mary’s Pence newsletter asking for volunteers to serve on the Ad Hoc...
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