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 […]
Welcoming New ESPERA Partners in Guatemala and Honduras
We are excited to announce a significant expansion of our ESPERA program as we welcome four new organizations into our group of partners. After months of dedicated work, evaluations, and...
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New ESPERA Medical Assistance Fund
We are excited to announce the ESPERA Medical Assistance Fund. In response to an increasing number of unforeseen medical issues experienced by ESPERA members in the past year, this new...
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Mary’s Pence Unites Changemakers for Three Days of Bonding and Empowerment
Imagine being surrounded by people who know precisely how you feel. Who share the same passion as you do. That space exists, and Mary's Pence provides it at our annual...
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Mary’s Pence Announces Fall 2023 Grantees
Mary’s Pence is honored to announce the 12 organizations awarded grants for our 2023 Fall cycle. The following organizations were chosen because they embody our values of justice, dignity, and...
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Summer Reading List 2023
We are all siblings in this wonderfully complex world. Yet each of us experiences it in a very different way. To create the loving world we all want, we need...
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Mary’s Pence Summer Reading List 2023
Making Change with the Use of Data Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo / 2011 / Nonfiction A...
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July – Inspiring Women
Parents Organizing for Welfare and Economic Rights (POWER) Olympia, Washington Working for Economic Justice for Low-Income Families Parents Organizing for Welfare and Economic Rights (POWER) is an organization of low-income...
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June – Inspiring Women
Asociación de Mujeres Emprendedoras por la Justicia de San Rafael Cedros (CEDROS) San Rafael Cendros, El Salvador Working together for a more just and equitable future in El Salvador. Señora...
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Mary’s Pence Announces Spring 2023 Grantees
Mary’s Pence is honored to announce the 10 organizations awarded grants for our 2023 spring cycle. The following organizations were chosen because they embody our values of justice, dignity, and...
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SSND 2023 Women’s Leadership Luncheon
We were happy to help sponsor the School Sisters of Notre Dame 2023 Women's Leadership Luncheon on Thursday, March 30th. At the event, Louise J. Blissenbach Stemp spoke about Maintaining...
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