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From Learning to Leading: Celebrating the Culmination of Connect4Impact

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There are moments when a room shifts—when energy, purpose, and possibility come together. The culmination of Connect4Impact created one of those moments as we celebrated the first cohort of Connect4Impact. After eight months of learning, reflection, and action, the young women—aka Impact Scholars—who participated in the program were not just closing a chapter; they were […]

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2025: A Year of Momentum — and What We’re Building Next

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Just over a year ago, we pointed out that while 2024 was a BIG year, 2025 was shaping up to be even BIGGER. It did not disappoint. Along with our partners, collaborators, sisters, daughters, and friends, we continued to move progress forward. In fact, despite disasters, elections (or disastrous elections), and more than a few

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The Heritage Foundation and Trump are coming for birth control, IVF, your ability to get divorced and go to school.

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Guest Post by Haley Lickstein, CEO, Haley Lickstein Media and Women Connect4Good Board Member Repost from Substack. Last week, the Heritage Foundation—the group that authored Project 2025—released a 130+ page proposal titled “Saving America by Saving the Family: A Foundation for the Next 250 Years.” I read the entire thing for you. The paper lays

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The Power of Words and Young Voices: Inside the Lost Horses Letter Writing Competition

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Originally Posted: theequerrymagazine.com by Christine Bjerkan In a world where digital activism and viral campaigns dominate conversation, a simple handwritten letter may seem like an unlikely tool for change. Yet for the Wild Beauty Foundation and its Lost Horses campaign, the act of writing to legislators carries profound weight. The Lost Horses letter writing competition gives young people across

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Trump’s Attack on Women’s Degrees

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Guest Post by Haley Lickstein, CEO, Haley Lickstein Media and Women Connect4Good Board MemberRepost from Substack. Earlier this month, the Trump Department of Education did something huge that almost no one noticed: they rewrote which graduate programs count as “professional degrees.” It sounds like bureaucratic housekeeping, but it’s actually one of the most consequential attacks

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Andreas Pettersson: Power Without Permission

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Subscribe on Apple Podcasts | Red Circle | Spotify | YouTube https://youtu.be/VrJRye9EzuU Andreas Pettersson: Power Without Permission Welcome to Smart, Amazing Conversations with Dr. Nancy, a podcast that explores the stories of life and leadership from extraordinary women – and men – who are making a difference and creating a better world. Each episode features powerful conversations filled with

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Sarah Haacke Byrd: Leading The Way For Women Moving Millions

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Subscribe on Apple Podcasts | Red Circle | Spotify | YouTube https://youtu.be/4Ufa49CaLFs Sarah Haacke Byrd: Leading The Way For Women Moving Millions Welcome to Smart, Amazing Conversations with Dr. Nancy, a podcast that explores the stories of life and leadership from extraordinary women – and men – who are making a difference and creating a better world. Each episode

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Hali Lee: Unlocking Generosity Through Giving Circles

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Subscribe on Apple Podcasts | Red Circle | Spotify | YouTube Welcome to Smart, Amazing Conversations with Dr. Nancy, a podcast that explores the stories of life and leadership from extraordinary women – and men – who are making a difference and creating a better world. Each episode features powerful conversations filled with personal stories, insights, and actionable advice

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She Believed in Me Before I Believed in Myself

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by L.Y. Marlow, Founder of Saving Promise At just 17 years old, I was a single mom, growing up in one of the most drug- and gang-infested housing projects in South Philadelphia. My first boyfriend—the father of my child—was abusive. My life felt like it was spiraling, with little hope of ever rising above the

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