Images and reflections from our 2026 Grantee Gathering in Minnesota
We’re still filled with the energy of having a group of Mary’s Pence grantees with us in Minnesota. For three days, women leaders from across the United States came together to share stories, reflect on their work, and spend time in community with other change-makers. The Grantee Gathering is a rare opportunity for partners who […]
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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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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Mary’s Pence Summer Reading List 2022
Mary's Pence 2022 Reading List Data Feminism Catherine D’Ignazio and Lauren F. Klein, 2020 Data Feminism offers strategies for data scientists seeking to learn how feminism can help them work...
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35th Anniversary Celebration Invoked the Spirit of Saint Catherine of Siena
"Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire!" Those are the words of Saint Catherine of Siena – a woman whose feast day...
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Mary’s Pence Releases New DEI Statement
In March 2022 Mary's Pence board members adopted a new Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) statement. Based on a version drafter by a special DEI committee composed of Mary's Pence...
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Mary’s Pence Summer Reading List 2021
It's official! We've chosen the books for our 2021 Reading List: Peoples. Earth. Spirit. The books represent a diverse collection of voices and perspectives that highlight social, environmental, and spiritual themes. By...
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Mary’s Pence Board Member: “Extending Love, Working for Justice”
When Mary's Pence staff and board congratulated current board member Sr. Barbara Battista, SP, for being featured in National Catholic Reporter's Global Sister Report on May 27, 2021, for her...
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Mary’s Pence Welcomes 3 New Members to Board of Directors
Mary’s Pence welcomed 3 new women to our board in April. Each brings unique skills and lived experiences to the role, and each is passionate and committed to the mission...
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