Cheryl Brubaker named Executive Director for The Fund for Women and Girls
Cheryl Brubaker will take over as the new leader of the Fund on July 15, 2024.
Cheryl Brubaker will take over as the new leader of the Fund on July 15, 2024.
The Fund for Women and Girls recently awarded $15,600 in grants to two local organizations – Cheyney University and Mighty Writers El Futuro Kennett – for projects that advance women and girls in Chester County.
Family, friends, staff and board members of the Fund for Women and Girls gathered on March 7th as the 2022-23 class of the Girls Advisory Board (GAB) reflected on their philanthropic service and honored 2023 grantees.
On January 24th, The Alliance for Health Equity launched its second cohort of the Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute to assist local nonprofit institutions in their commitment to further transform their organizational culture.
Published every five years, The Fund’s Blueprint Report is the first and only comprehensive needs assessment of women and girls in Chester County.
At its sixth annual Champions of Change event on Wednesday, October 26, The Fund for Women and Girls will honor Fredda Maddox and WSFS Bank.
WEST CHESTER, PA (August 17, 2022) – The Fund for Women and Girls will host its 2022 Blueprint Report Launch on Tuesday, September 13, 2022, from 5pm-6pm at the Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville. Published every five years, the Blueprint Report is the first and only comprehensive needs assessment of women and girls in Chester County.
For the second year in a row, The Fund awarded two-year sustained funding to local nonprofit partners. Additional funding was awarded through ‘Moving Her Forward’ Impact Grants, a grantmaking program established to focus on swift responses to pressing needs in the community
The Fund for Women and Girls’ Board of Directors announces the appointment of Kim Andrews as Executive Director, effective on May 2, 2022.
The Fund for Women and Girls will honor Matrie Johnson – a longtime and devoted advocate for women and girls in Chester County – with its Kitchen Table Award at the 17th Annual Making a Difference Luncheon in May.
Nearly 75 business leaders, community supporters and elected officials gathered for the annual event that raised over $45,000 in support of local women and girls.
The Fund for Women and Girls says goodbye to current Executive Director, Michelle Legaspi Sánchez, and announces Mary Beth Morrissey as Interim Executive Director effective September 20, 2021.
The Fund for Women and Girls announces that Michelle Legaspi Sánchez will be leaving her role as Executive Director at The Fund, effective September 17, 2021.
The Fund for Women and Girls marked 25 years of serving local women and girls at the 16th Annual Making a Difference Luncheon on May 7th at the Desmond Hotel in Malvern.
The Fund for Women and Girls hosted its first Champions of Change Summit: Bringing All Voices to the Table on Friday, March 26, 2021, in a virtual format.
This year's GAB class dedicated resources to dismantling systemic racism, providing access to healthcare and reproductive rights for low-income women and girls, and supporting women and girls experiencing violence.
Chester County’s Commissioners have stepped up to help local nonprofits recover from the impact of COVID-19. Through the Restore Chester County Nonprofit Innovation & Resiliency Fund, the Commissioners obtained $3.5 million in federal CARES Act funding.
The Nonprofit Innovation & Resiliency Fund was administered by the Chester County Community Foundation with input from regional funders, United Ways, and Chester County government departments
Nearly 100 people tuned in for the virtual event that raised over $27,000 in support of local women and girls.
A new mural unveiled days before the 2020 election honors the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which granted many women the right to vote, and serves as an inspiration for the community to get out and vote.
Co-written by Josh Maxwell, Vice Chair of the Chester County Board of Commissioners, and Michelle Legaspi Sanchez, Executive Director of the Chester County Fund for Women and Girls