Philanthropy

Shattering Stereotypes and Creating Change Through Film

Ashley Avis is an award-winning writer, director, editor, and passionate advocate for horses. She has completed five feature films and is the founder and president of the Wild Beauty Foundation. She made history with her latest project – The Lamb – as the first Western woman to direct a film in Saudi Arabia. The film

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BE the Change – Investing in Women and Girls

Did you know that less than 2% of charitable giving supports organizations dedicated to women and girls? While there are 50,000 organizations in the U.S. alone dedicated to Women and Girls, they receive only a sliver—1.9% of charitable giving. This shocking statistic compiled by the Women & Girls Index (WGI) highlighted the pressing need and

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Empowering Women and Advancing Equality Globally

Mona Sinha is the Executive Director of Equality Now and a renowned advocate for gender equality and women’s empowerment. The seeds of standing up for social justice and women’s rights sprouted early. She was the youngest of three daughters, growing up in Calcutta, where more value was placed on boys than girls. Early awareness of

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Super-Connector Connecting for Good

Karen Korponai is the CEO and Founder of Konscious Konsulting – guiding conscious companies in their quest to turn their visions into reality. She promotes a business paradigm that focuses on people, planet, purpose and prosperity. Her journey, as the daughter of a U.S. Diplomat and a mother from Bolivia grounded her in international experience

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Creating Ways to Celebrate Kindness with the Runway of Hope

Luisa Diaz is on a personal mission to spread kindness in everything she does. She says that there are so many people doing amazing acts of kindness, we need to hear more about them instead of glorifying the negativity in the world. She has used her experience as Ms. Venezuela International and Mrs. New York

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Greater Missouri Leadership Challenge Grows Women Leaders

Katie Steele Danner is the Executive Director of the Greater Missouri Leadership Foundation, and as a graduate alumnus of the third class of the Leadership Challenge, she has personally experienced how the statewide program grows women leaders in many careers throughout the state. Now in its 32nd year, the Challenge has grown 1,300 alumni that

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Creating Systems Change to Lift Women and Girls

Kelly Nevins is currently CEO for the Women’s Fund of Rhode Island (WFRI), the job she announced she wanted while getting her master’s degree in leadership. Growing up the daughter of a single mom who struggled to support her daughters while facing challenges that working men didn’t have made Kelly intimately aware of the workplace

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How My Friend Helen Makes the World a Better Place

After her fourth cancer diagnosis in March of 2020, Helen Knost examined her life and decided to create her own consulting business, My Friend Helen, with a mission to leverage her diverse experience to support dynamic teams and inspiring innovators to help them achieve success and create enduring social impact. How she got to that

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