Uplifting Changemakers: A Snapshot of the Mary’s Pence Grantee Gathering
Mary’s Pence hosted our annual Grantee Gathering October 20-23 in Farmington, Minnesota at the Mount Olivet Conference and Retreat Center. At the event grantees had the opportunity to network, build skills, learn from each other, share knowledge, rest and reflect. Grantees kicked off our new Public Health Cohort at Katherine Wotjan’s house. The cohort […]
Our Commitment to Socially Responsible Investing
This article was written by Mary Zerjav. This year Mary’s Pence took a hard look at how we manage our donor funded assets and transformed our policies and investment portfolio...
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About the featured grantee image: California Coalition for Women Prisoners (CCWP) San Francisco, California Ending violence against women, transgender people and people of color in California prisons. The California Coalition...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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November – Inspiring Women
About the featured grantee image: California Coalition for Women Prisoners (CCWP) San Francisco, California Ending violence against women, transgender people and people of color in California prisons. The California Coalition...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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October – Inspiring Women
About the featured ESPERA image: Emotional Wellness Retreat La Palma, El Salvador The women’s experiences with hardship and violence are evident when we visit them in their communities and hear...
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