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Giving Circles // Health Care // Impact Investing

WFCO Celebrates Investments in Two Women-Led Social Ventures

// December 4, 2024

A third cycle of funding to women-led social ventures through our Women’s Impact Investing Giving Circle (WIIGC) concluded with two organizations receiving a total of $75,000.

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Giving Circles // Impact Investing // Women Entrepreneurs // Women's Equality

Call for Members: The Women’s Impact Investing Giving Circle

// January 18, 2023

WFCO is seeking members to participate in the third investment cycle of the Women’s Impact Investing Giving Circle.

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Gender Equity // Impact Investing // Racial Equity

WFCO’s Investable Assets 100% Gender-Lens Invested by 2023

// April 20, 2022

By December 31, 2023, The Women’s Foundation of Colorado will offer donors something that no other community foundation in Colorado can claim.

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Announcements // Giving Circles // Impact Investing // Social Ventures

Three Social Ventures Selected for Funding by Giving Circle

// June 21, 2021

Three women-led social ventures will receive investment funding from WFCO’s Women’s Impact Investing Giving Circle (WIIGC) totaling $125,000.

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Donor Stories // Donor-Advised Fund // Impact Investing // Philanthropy // Racial Equity // Women's Philanthropy

Sisters Open Giving Fund Focused on Racial, Climate Justice

// December 15, 2020

Sisters Hazel and Lily Shapiro opened a giving fund at WFCO to create change at the intersection of racial and climate justice.

WIIGC awardees, Sistahbiz and The Village Institute
Announcements // Giving Circles // Impact Investing // Women Entrepreneurs

Groundbreaking Giving Circle Invests in Two Women Entrepreneurs

// June 22, 2020

The Women’s Impact Investing Giving Circle (WIIGC) expanded funding opportunities for women entrepreneurs when it selected Sistahbiz and The Village Institute for investment.

women and sustainability photo collage
Gender Equity // Impact // Impact Investing // Women's Equality

Investing in Women, Investing in the Environment: Not Necessarily Two Different Things

// April 20, 2020

At a moment when climate change is one of the biggest issues humans face, investing in women may be the answer for creating long-term environmental sustainability.

WIIGC
Announcements // Giving Circles // Impact Investing

Call for Social Ventures Benefiting Women in Colorado

// November 20, 2019

The Women’s Foundation of Colorado in partnership with Impact Finance Center announces a call for Colorado women social ventures.

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Impact Investing // Women's Philanthropy

Gender-Lens Investing 101

// June 24, 2019

WFCO is the only community foundation in Colorado to offer a 100 percent gender-lens portfolio to our donor-advised fundholders and giving circles.

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