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 […]
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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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...
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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...
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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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Mary’s Pence Summer Reading List 2020
We are all called to amplify the voices of those experiencing injustice. Join us in reading some or all of the books we've chosen for our Summer 2020 Reading List....
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Mary’s Pence Statement About the Killing of George Floyd
Although our work is across North and Central America, our office is based in the heart of St. Paul, Minnesota. Along with our community, we are feeling a range of...
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Partnering With Organizations Working to Address Issues that Include Gender-Based Discrimination
The values of human dignity, solidarity and justice are core to the work of Mary’s Pence. Since our founding, we have remained committed to amplifying women’s roles, voices, choices, and...
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Mary’s Pence Responds to COVID-19 Pandemic
The work at Mary's Pence has shifted in the past few weeks in response to the global pandemic. The focus of our work, however, remains not only the same, but...
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April – Inspiring Women
About the featured image: Red de Mujeres Morelenses por una Economia Solidaria Morelos, Mexico Based in El Salvador, ESPERA staff Eva Martinez and Brenda Valladares Escobar visited Mexico for the...
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Report Shows Women & Girls Causes Receive Limited Funding
The Women & Girls Index (WGI) released by the Women’s Philanthropy Institute at Indiana University in 2019, finds that charitable giving to women’s and girls’ causes makes up a small...
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