2012 Annual Report

2012 annual reportFinding Needs, Funding Change.

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It was our first complete year as an independent organization, and we saw the overflowing generosity of the community that makes our work possible. Our first Annual Report is packed with the names of so many individuals and corporations that ensure that The Women’s Fund continues to make life safer and more secure for all women and girls. Thank you for your tremendous support.

In this report, we celebrate the members of our Founding Circle, who provided the financialresources to create the Fund; our Founding Board members, who designed our framework; our 2010 Board,

Welcome

which led the way for us to become independent; the corporations that believe in our mission; and each of you, our donors, who passionately believe that positive social change for women and girls is imperative. Because of you, it is in our reach.

In 2012 The Women’s Fund worked toward that change in several ways. We continued our leadership role in the fight against the sex trafficking of minors. Our Board, staff, and volunteers organized the training of hundreds of local officials, social workers, and first responders to recognize the danger signs and identify victims.

2012 was a monumental year for the women’s fund of Greater BirminGham.

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will move away poverty and abuse and become more financially independent.These are just two examples of the many ways your philanthropic generosity guarantees success for women and girls.

Brooke Tanner Battle2012 Chair of Board

Jeanne JacksonPresident/CEO

Also we completed a comprehensive research report at your request. Stepping Up for Women’s Economic Security inspired and guided our new initiative to assist low-income single women gain the education and skills they need to move into higher wage jobs.

Because of your support, motivated low-income women and their children

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To accomplish our mission, we research gaps in services, we facilitate community collaboration, we fund innovative solutions, and we serve as a catalyst for social change at the highest levels.

our mISSIon

Thanks to your support, The Women’s Fund was able to live its mission this year. We have put the resources you generously provided into finding where the need is greatest, working with community partners and finding innovative solutions

to fill that need, and acting as a change agent. Those efforts—as a researcher, a facilitator, a grantmaker, and a catalyst for change—make a measurable difference in the lives of women and girls in the Greater Birmingham area.

the women’s fund inspires women to use their philanthropic power to create positive social chanGe for women and Girls.


our mISSIon

why i joined the leGacy circle

“I first noticed The Women’s Fund when it tackled the issue of domestic violence. The Women’s Fund took an aggressive leadership role in improving how the courts and law enforcement address perpetrators and victims. As a result, domestic violence homicides went from 14 in 2006 to two in 2012. Because they create positive change for women, I cannot help but give them my time and money.”

The Honorable Agnes Chappell, Municipal Court Judge and Board Member

Judy Crittenden, Attorney, The Crittenden Firm, and Board Member

the women’s fund Goals are my Goals

“Of the many opportunities to give back to the Birmingham community, The Women’s Fund is my primary choice because its goals are MY goals–addressing long-term needs of women and girls. The Women’s Fund is the designated beneficiary of a life insurance policy and I gladly made a multi-year pledge. Our gifted Board carefully researches unaddressed needs and thoughtfully selects the grant recipients most capable of resolving those needs.”


your Support

trained

more than 270 local law enforcement officials, emergency room staff, social workers to identify signs of commercial sex trafficking of minors.

Gave

$140,390 in community awards to eight agencies committed to improving economic security for single mothers moving into higher wage jobs, a 75% increase in grants awarded from 2011.

awarded

$21,280 to the Coordinated Community Response’s new initiative, the Lethality As-sessment Program, to train police officers to recognize domestic violence victims likely to be victims of homi-cide.

puBlished

a groundbreaking comprehensive research study, Stepping Up for Women’s Economic Securi-ty: Challenges and Prospects for a More Secure Birming-ham, to guide our programs and help other agencies leverage funding.

Because of your support in 2012, the women’s fund:


estaBlished

a new and ambitious goal to increase single women’s wages through a two-generation approach: providing the education and job skills training they need and supporting safe, affordable childcare so they can complete programs and move into better jobs.

raised

$500,000 in a one-year Legacy Circle campaign with multi-year pledges from 40 women and their families, including gifts from our founders, past Board members, 100% of our 2012 Board members, and community leaders.

created

a high-tech event, SMART Party, featuring The Women’s Fund innovative approach and honoring smart women, and raising $104,000 the first year.

find us onlineto lend your

support

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reSearcHer

To use resources wisely, we must first find the areas of greatest need. Our research found that, while women’s drive to contribute to society is as powerful as ever, many women in our region have their inner strength sapped by the daily struggle to get ahead. Thanks to support from The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham, EBSCO Media and the employees of EBSCO Industries, Inc.,

and you, our donors, our new research report, Stepping Up for Women’s Economic Security, provides a data-driven platform from which we may all step up as a community to improve women’s growing economic insecurity.

the women’s fund isolates critical, systemic needs of women and Girls in our community.

Our New Report: Stepping Up for Women’s Economic Security: Challenges and Prospects for a More Secure Future in Greater Birmingham


The economic challenges for women and girls in our community continue. Over one third of female-headed households in Greater Birmingham—both single women and women with children—live in poverty. In Jefferson County, the median income of a female-headed household is $29,396, far below the living wage for the same family of $50,196.

less than a hiGh school Gradu-ate

hiGh school Graduate (or equivalency)

some colleGe or associate's deGree

Bachelor's deGree or hiGher

49,464

105,000

114,998

99,767

14,841

15,524

12,794

3,864

30.00%

14.78%

11.13%

3.87%

Greater BirminGham total

Greater BirminGham in poverty

% Greater BirminGham in poverty

source: 2006-2010 american community survey 5-year estimates

“we Believe that when women move forward, the entire community moves with them.”

poverty status By education attainment level of wom-en in Greater BirminGham

Dianne Mooney, past president, The Women’s Fund

of Greater Birmingham


Inspired by the data gatheredin our report, The Women’s Fund launched Stepping Up, our new programmatic focus to address women’s economic security for the next four years. Stepping Up will help single women increase their wages through a two-generation approach:

providing the education and job skills training they need and supporting safe and affordable childcare so they can complete programs and obtain higher wage jobs.

Boosting women’s financial security doesn’t just improve life for today’s families; it also brightens the future of our community by ensuring a better quality of life, education, and economic attainment for their children.Thanks to your support, we are part of the solution.

reSearcHer

Our New Initiative: A two-generation approach to helping single mothers make a living wage and obtain quality childcare.


facIlItator

we identify direct-service orGanizations that address the needs of women and Girls and promote partnerships.

Some problems are multifaceted and require cooperative efforts to tackle effectively. The commercial sexual exploitation of children is one of these problems.

Since 2009, The Women’s Fund of Greater Birmingham has made it a priority to fund initiatives to increase chil-dren’s safety and stop this heinous crime. In late 2011, The Women’s Fund brought together 30 community leaders from law enforcement and

social services to determine the best route to reduc-ing the commercial sexual exploitation of children. The most urgent need was to train “first responders” to identify signs of trafficking.

Reducing the Commercial Sexual Trafficking of Minors


1. Training for 30 medical first responders at

Children’s Hospital.

2. Training for more than 60 law enforcement members on Prosecuting

Human Trafficking in partnership with the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Northern District of Alabama, the F.B. I., and the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office. A session on en-forcing human

trafficking laws was led by Michigan Homeland Security experts.

3. A day-long workshop, Human Trafficking: Victim Identification and Response, led by Polaris Project for 180 social workers and emergency room staff, providing critical information on contemporary forms of human trafficking and practices for assessing and assisting victims.

facIlItator

In 2012, with the leadership of current and past Board members and engaged community volunteers, The Women’s Fund facilitated three major trainings on commercial sexual trafficking:

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In addition to creating a report on the threats to women’s economic security in our area, The Women’s Fund wanted to hear directly from members of the com-munity to gather feedback and understand the issue in depth. In the spring of 2012 The Women’s Fund hosted four listening sessions to seek input on two ques-tions: (1) what is economic security; and (2) what are

the challenges to women’s economic security in Greater Birmingham? More than 80 service providers, founda-tions, corporations, and community members provided perspective and insight, informing our investments for years to come.

Community Listening Sessions on Women’s Economic Security


grantmaker

the women’s fund supports non-profit aGencies and community proGrams that improve life for all women and Girls.

The Women’s Fund takes a leadership role to give women the confidence, the financial knowledge, and the needed protection to move away from being a victim of abuse and poverty into economic independence and safety.

In 2012 we received more than $430,000 in funding requests from 20 agencies. We awarded $140,390 in community grants to non-profits to move single women into higher wage jobs and provided needed childcare with grants ranging from $10,000 to $25,000. This is a 75% increase in funding from last year.

My passion for The Women’s Fund comes from what I have learned about work and parenting in my own life. I have had every advantage one could ask for, and I find raising

why i joined the leGacy circle

children to be challenging. I can’t imagine doing it without the supportive network, education, and economic security I possess.

Brooke Coleman, Legacy Circle Member


Every grant dollar given in 2011 resulted in a 10-fold increase in income and savings for low-income women. The Women’s Fund of Greater Birmingham provided $80,000 in grants in 2011 to 7 local agencies to increase women’s economic security. By the close of 2012,

those $80,000 in grants had turned into $981,157 in increased income and savings for low income women and their children. Your gifts to The Women’s Fund helped 2,369 women and 794 children, offering programs that provided financial coaching, vocational training, tax refund services, and matched saving incentives.

We know our grants work.

$80,000 in Grants

7 local aGencies

$ 9 8 1, 1 5 7

$981,157 in increasedincome and savinGsfor women and children


The Central Alabama Women’s Business Center (CAWBC) offered a Women’s Business Opportunity Project thanks to funding from The Women’s Fund—and that program allowed Bridgette Bennett to launch her company (www.bennettfs.net). She completed financial advising classes and passed her licensing exam. She and her daughter are now well on their way to financial security.

Success Stories: Just what do your dollars pay for? Here are a few examples:

grantmaker

When Sarah was an inmate at the Montgomery Women’s Facility, she participated in a TWF-funded “Lifestyles 360” class by Aid to Inmate Mothers. The class prepares incarcerated women for employment through job training and financial education. When Sarah was released in 2012, Lifestyles 360 helped her secure a stable job at a local restaurant — keeping her from re-entering the cycle of poverty, crime, and incarceration.

Shunte is a single mother working two jobs. She earns $10.17/hour as a mailroom clerk and $8.50/hour at Toys R Us. Her main job provides just enough to pay the bills and her second job allows her to save a little. She visited an Impact Alabama SaveFirst tax site in Birmingham’s West End Community. Impact Alabama’s SaveNow WinLater program, funded in part by The Women’s Fund, helped Shunte invest in a $100 savings bond for her daughter.


With help from donors like you, TWF awarded $21,276 to Jefferson County Coordinated Community Response (CCR) in partner-ship with Verizon Wireless Hopeline Program to fund the Lethality Assessment Program, targeted at reducing deaths due to domestic violence.

The Lethality Assessment Program (LAP) is managed by the Alabama Coalition Against Domestic Violence

and CCR, working jointly with District Attorney Brandon Falls Jefferson County, Birmingham Police Chief A.C. Roper, and the YWCA.

The program gives officers a tool to help assess homicide risk at the scene with victims and offer immediate access via phone to a domestic violence crisis worker. Verizon Wireless provided 50 cell phones to the Birmingham Police Department through its HopeLine program to be used to connect victims with local resources.

Preventing Homicides from Domestic Incidents

Amanda Carmichael, YWCA of Central Alabama, Alison Dearing, Jefferson County Coordinated Community Response, Jeanne Jackson, TWF President, Police Chief A.C. Roper, District Attorney Brandon Falls, Birmingham Police Sargent James Jackson, and Monica Pate of Verizon Wireless at launch of the Lethality Assessment Program


catalySt

we advocate for positive social chanGe at the hiGhest levels. we empower women to create positive social chanGe for women and Girls.

No one single organization can provide the solution for moving women into greater economic security. That goal requires us to address education and skills training needs and provide access to affordable childcare and mentors. It means bringing agencies that work with women and children together for a lasting solution.

Collaboration Institute is a groundbreaking initiative to align multiple sectors—non-profits, government, and private interests—to design and adopt innovative, two-generation approaches that serve both low-income women and their children simultaneously. By providing wrap-around services targeting higher wage jobs, we believe we can build a responsive workforce development pipeline and achieve living incomes.

Collaboration Institute: Partnerships for Two-Generation Approach to Poverty


Awarded $50,000 by Wells Fargo to launch Stepping Up Collaboration Institute in 2013

Received $25,000 grant from Blue Cross Blue Shield for 2013 to support Stepping Up Collaboration Institute in 2013

I give to The Women’s Fund of Greater Birming-ham because I am con-vinced that helping women and girls is the single most effective way to make our entire community a better place. I know that every dollar I give helps create

positive change in the lives of women and children in this community.

Dawn Sharff, Attorney, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings

creatinG positive chanGe for women and Girls


catalySt

In keeping with the Women’s Fund’s history of providing innovative solutions to complex problems, community volunteers for The Women’s Fund launched a new and innovative event: the wildly popular SMART Party. Alabama Power en-dorsed the party immediately, becoming our first corporate lead sponsor with a $20,000 gift.

The SMART Party combined digital media and online technology to expand the reach of our live event. Uti-lizing social media, guests at the live event invited friends

to join them at the event virtually. Approximately 400 people attended the live event at Workplay and another 800 joined virtually. We honored twelve local “smart women” who are doing innovative, technically savvy work in Birmingham.

Innovation At Its Best: SMART Party

Top: Sherri Jackson (CBS 42), Guin Robinson, Cindy Crawford (Birmingham Business Journal)Bottom: 2012 SMART Party Committee


2012 fInanceS

twf desiGnated fund .............................................................. $1,047,276

the women’s fund endowment and desiGnated fund as of decemBer 31, 2012:

twf endowment .......................................................................... $947,388

total $1,994,664

proGrams & Grants awarded ........................$281,407

General administration ........... $76,427

development................................ $84,248

total $442,082

64% 17%

19%

2012 eXpenses

leGacy circle ..............................$150,000

smart party ................................$104,000Grants received ......................... $65,000

annual fund ................................ $51,879

General contriButions ............ $21,000

endowment/desiGnated fund revenue ........ $90,600

total $482,479

2012 revenues

31%

22%

13%

11%19%

4%


2012 legacy cIrcle

transformation for women Lin Carleen, Founder

Gillian GoodrichKate and Claude Nielsen

Dr. Cameron Vowell impact for women

Brooke ColemanJudith Crittenden

Lisa EngelEmily and Bob Levine

Dianne MooneyAlice McSpadden Williams

Jane Kaul Wilson

In 2012 The Women’s Fund launched a one-year campaign, the 2012 Legacy Circle, to raise significant funds through multi-year gifts to support the infrastructure needed to increase our role in creating social change for women and girls. The response was remarkable. $500,000 was pledged.


heart for women

trailBlazer support for women

Judy and Hal AbromsCandice Bagby

Kay BainsBrooke and Bob Battle

Dr. Martha BidezBlair Family Fund

Dr. Mary Lynne CapiloutoClarus Consulting Group

Denise DauphinDunn French FoundationRuth and Marvin Engel

Linda FriedmanRonne and

Donald Hess FoundationJeanne Jackson and

Dr. Mark LesterDr. Nancy Dunlap Johns

Ricki KlineDr. Kim Oh

Barbara RoyalDonna Dearman Smith

LaVeeda BattleThe Honorable Agnes Chappell

Dr. Liesel FrenchBrenda Hackney

Cheryl KiddDebra Lewis

Deborah McGill

The Honorable Nyya Parson-Hudson

Dr. Isabel ScarinciLindsey Tanner

Frances VerstandigKarla WilesDelynn Zell


2012 corporate Support

$15,000

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLPBrookwood Medical Center

Clarus Consulting GroupHealthSouth Corporation

UAB Women’s & Infant Center

$2,500 - $5,000

$50,000

$20,000+


2012 corporate Support

corporate supporters

Altamont SchoolBalch and Bingham LLPBirminghamMom.comBridgeworth FinancialChristy/Cobb, Inc. - Consulting EngineersDavis & NixFreedom Court ReportingGiattina Aycock Architecture Studio, Inc.Higdon PaperHonda Manufacturing of Alabama LLCHughes & ScaliseIndian Springs SchoolJoe Piper, Inc.MarketryMaynard Cooper and Gale PCMilos TeaPublixRegionsRousso Plastic SurgerySchaeffer Eye CenterServis FirstSignature HealthSt. Vincent’s Health SystemTonya Jones Salon SpaVaco BirminghamVerizon WirelessWarren Averett, LLCWhole Foods

2012 in Kind support

BIG CommunicationsKathy G. & Co.The Modern Brand Co.B MetroBalch and Bingham LLPBradley Arant Boult Cummings LLPBridgeworth FinancialBromberg’sCBS 42CityVisionClarus Consulting GroupCoca Cola Bottling Co.EBSCO Media and the employees of EBSCO Industries, Inc.EGS Commercial Real Estate, Inc.Gus MayerInternational WinesJ. RagJefferson State Community CollegeLancomePortraits, Inc.Scout GuideSilpadaSupreme BeveragesTanner BattleUnited States Federal Reserve BankVeranda on Highland


in-honor

In honor of Brooke Tanner BattleWylly R. Stirling

In honor of Joellyn BeckhamMartha Ann Stevenson

In honor of Alice BowsherDr. Natalie Davis & Jim Davis

In honor of Lin CarleenLaVerne D. Ramsey

In honor of Martha ChitwoodMary S. Steiner

In honor of Dr. Natalie DavisMary S. Steiner

In honor of Dottie DrakeMary S. Steiner

In honor of Linda FriedmanSusan Doss

In honor of Brenda HackneyJennifer L. Clarke

In honor of Phyllis HallMary S. Steiner

In honor of Ronne & Donald HessKaren Z. Mitnick

In honor of Fran HoggVickie M. Chandler

In honor of Jeanne JacksonJames LesterLaura B. Sisson

In honor of Kay KornmeierJudith King

In honor of Elle LourieGayle W. Leitman

In honor of Ruth Ann LymanDr. Gayle S. Janzen

In honor of Diane ParisRylan Dauphin

In honor of Catherine Roden-JonesLisa R. Engel

In honor of Carol RosenstichVickie M. Chandler

In honor of Barbara RoyalMichelle Bearman-Wolnek

In honor of Trinket ShawMartha Ann Stevenson

In honor of Carole SmithermanLaVeeda Morgan Battle

In honor of Frances VerstandigLida I. HillMary S. Steiner

In honor of Nancy WagnonMary S. Steiner

in memory

In memory of Edith Manly Binzel& Leland C. Keller

In memory of Eddie CeitlinGayle W. Leitman

In memory of Jane GambleJoseph G. Gamble

In memory of Jeanne GeorgeBeverly Richmond Francis

In memory of Mary Ann GeorgeMartha Johnston

In memory of Becky GoldbergLeonard J. Weil

In memory of Mollie GotliebMarjorie H. JohnstonGayle W. Leitman

In memory of Pat HerringLouis B. Feld

2012 IndIvIdual donorS

2012 annual fund Honoraryand memorIal gIftS


In memory of Anne McAllisterElizabeth G. Perry

In memory of Ginny McElroyAlice Meriwether BowsherSusan C. ColvinDr. Natalie Davis & Jim DavisConstance Wagnon

In memory of Margaret MezranoMartha Johnston

In memory of Mary Ellen NicholasDr. William E. Nicholas

In memory of Mary Edna PorterE. James Loop & Jeannie A. Duke

In memory of Carol ReeseGayle W. Leitman

In memory of Evelyn Byrd Boorse ReevesMartha Johnston

In memory of Blanche RogoffGayle W. Leitman

In memory of Susan Selden& Thomas L. Selden

In memory of Marcia Unger’s motherBarbara S. Ashford

In memory of Emily WalkerLenora Walker Pate

In memory of Doris J. WillisDr. Joan W. Burns

Susie AbbottValerie AbbottDebra AbolafiaJudy & Hal AbromsBrooke AdamsTracey AdamsJeanne AlexanderGail AndrewsDr. Melanie AppellMary Ann AricoBarbara AshfordAnn AtkinsonDianne BaerCandice BagbyPenny BaileyKay BainsCallen BairRobin BakkegardRussell Bannon

Gail BarberTom BarnettLeann BarrMarjorie BarrCarol BarryMary Lynn BatesAndrew BattleBrooke & Bob BattleJoe & Jane BattleLaVeeda Morgan BattleWilliam BattleJu Ju BealeAshley BearSuzanne BearmanMichelle Bearman-Wolnek & Seth WolnekJamie BellJay Bender &Dr. Dominique Linchet

Katherine BerdySarah BergquistAlison BermanAndrea BernsteinDr. &Neal R. BerteCynthia BibbDr. Martha BidezMelissa BillingsStephen BlackClancy BlairMarie BlairSheila BlairTimothy & Barbara BlairRenee BlalockMary BledsoeBrenda BlueCathryn BoardmanSonya BoatwrightShay Bodnar


2012 annual fund Honoraryand memorIal gIftS


Barbara BonfieldMelanie BouyerAlice Meriwether BowsherBrent BoydMartha BozemanWendy BozzelliCathy BradfordJulia BradleyElna BrendelLynn & Steve BriggsLella BrombergDixon & Dell BrookeMargaret BrookeJudilyn BrooksBilly BrownThe Honorable & Houston L. BrownVirginia BrownMimi BrowneGeorge BrunoJulie BryantKirsten BryantRyan BuchananBrannon BuckAllison BulkaDr. & Peter D. BuntingElizabeth BurgessDr. Joan BurnsEmily West BynumHarriott CalhounMeredith Ray CalhounPat CampCyndy CantleyCrispin CantrellDr. Mary Lynne CapiloutoLin CarleenDonie CarlsonAmanda CarmichaelJulie Carmichael

Brian & Trish CarnahanDavid CarpenterThe Honorable &John L. CarrollKaren CarrollAllison CaseBrian CashDr. & Robert P. CastleberryFreda CentorRhonda ChambersVickie ChanderThe Honorable Agnes Chap-pellDr. Byron ChewLynn ChiangLewis & Lindsey ChitwoodChris & Donna ChristieMary Ellen ClarkJennifer ClarkeLouise Bradford ClaytonYocunda ClaytonDr. Mary ClaytorMary Carolyn ClevelandJuanita Holloway ColbertBrooke ColemanJohn ColemanCharles & Patsy CollatJeanne CollinsSusan ColvinJane ComerGil & Jean ConradGrace CooperCaryn CorenblumSahra Schmid CoxeCynthia CrawfordJudith CrittendenRuth CrosbyHolly CrossGayle Cunningham

Heidi DamskyMargaret DanielJane DarnallDenise DauphinRylan DauphinJune DavisDr. & Melvin H. DavisDr. Natalie Davis & Jim DavisDay Family FoundationBob & Holly De BuysJill DeerJennifer DelawrenceBill DelongNancy DelonyMary Jane DismukesElizabeth DobbinsJamie DobbinsMildred Clotfelter DoggettAngela DoggrellKay & Bruce DonnellanSusan DossSuzette DoucetLeslie DoyleCarlye DudgeonElizabeth DunnLaura EanesPeggy EdmondsSandra ElamAnna Kathryn EllisDr. &Frederick J. ElsasLisa EngelMarvin & Ruth EngelJoseph H. & Reva Engel FoundationBeverly ErdreichSusanne EsdaleDr. Hughes EvansSusan EvansJames & Claire Fairley



Sallie Creel FarmerDavid FaulknerDr. Judith FavorCherie FeenkerLouis FeldSharon FenstermakerFran FieldsBarbara FineGrace FinkelAngela Fisher HallLinda Flaherty-GoldsmithDana FlemingScott FordMichele FormanBarbara FowlerBeverly FrancisLisa & Randy FreemanDr. Liesel FrenchDunn French FoundationSherri FridayCathy FriedmanLinda FriedmanRachel FriedmanCatherine & Edward Friend FundBrantley Fry & John WilsonCandace FurrJoseph GambleThe Honorable Jill GanusJennifer GarciaLinda GeissAshley GilbertGerry GillespyNancy GoedeckeCarolyn GoldsmithThe Honorable Debra H. GoldsteinElizabeth GoodrichMiller & Frances Gorrie

Kim GrahamKamilah GrayPiatt GrayShaun GrayJoyce GreathouseAlan GreeneLisa GreeneSusan GreeneCatherine GrieveEleanor GriffinBrenda Mitchell HackneyGeorgia Sullivan HaggertyAndrea HainesPhyllis & David HallJudith Hayes HandLewis HansenDr. Susan HardingKristin Harper & Reggie HolderSuzan HarrisBecci HartMarcia HartDr. & Jimmie H. HarveyIdie HastingsChristine HawkinsSusan HawkinsCarleta HawleyKatherine HaynieGinger HeldHannah HelmanJuliet HemingwayJane Newton HenryDonald & Ronne HessDr. Constance HillLida HillHirschowitz Family FundLeigh Anne HodgePeter & Pam HolbyDonna Holloway

Sidney HooverKatherine HorgenBrenda HowellAnn HuckstepBrian HuffElizabeth HugheyJim HugheyHulsey Family FundTricia HungerpillerBambi IngramC. Eugene Ireland FoundationEvelyn JaapJeanne Jackson &Dr. Mark LesterBarbara JacksonDr. Gayle JanzenLouisa JeffriesAlison JenkinsNancy Dunlap JohnsCyrus JohnsonSallie JohnsonMarjorie JohnstonMartha JohnstonAnn JonesBarbara JonesBrad KachelhoferLaide KarpelesGerard & Nazha KassoufMaria KatzJulie KeithMarty & Leland KellerLeslie KellyChanning KennedyLynda KernCheryl KiddJennifer KilburnMary KimerlingJudi KingRupa Kitchens



Ashley KizzireRamona KlinnerKevin KozakSophie KozakPolly KrattSheri KrellRonald & Allison KuehnOctavia KuranskyColby LakeJayna LamarDr. Joyce LanningChrissie LarkinPhilippe LathropGayle LeitmanKim LepleyJay LesterDr. Jim Lester & Camie LesterTed LesterDr. & Robert Aland LevinEmily & Bob LevineDebra LewisMargaret LinesDiane LitseyAnna LloydG. Bartley LoftinRobert & Virginia LoftinCarolyn LongE. James Loop & Jeannie A. DukeCarol LoweKyndel LoweDr. Linda LucasJill LuckieJulie LukerJennifer LylesDr. Ruth Ann LymanBelinda LyonsWebb Lyons & Sara Doughton

Frances MacdougallKoko MackinDr. Judith MalcolmKelly MarshallAlice MartinSuzanne MartinEdgar Marx Jr.Lynda MatsonMatthews Family FoundationJune MaysAndrew & Katie McAllisterKoko McCallAndrea McCaskeyPhyllis McCombsMargaret McDonaldDeborah McGillEmily McGowinBetsy Hunter McGuireKristi McHaleBradford McKeownKaye McWane-RosseEllen MelvilleGregory MelvilleCandy MeyersonKathy G. MezranoJudith MichaelsonDorothy MillerRabbi Jonathan MillerKasdin MillerMeredyth MillerTenesha MillerB.G. & Carol MinismanKaren MitnickAnn MollengardenDianne MooneyJamie MooreJanet MooreBarbara MorganBill Morgan

Cheryl MorganJane MorganKatherine MorrisonMartha MorrowClaudia MoscoDot MuellerDr. Joanne E. Murphy-Ullrich & Dr. David UllrichDr. Bill MyersPeggie Faulks MylesNancy NagrodzkiWarren & Valerie NashDavid & Christy NelsonKatherine NelsonSamuetta NesbittAlex NewtonDr. Bill NicholasLori NicholsKate & Claude NielsenBill & Frances NolanMeg NorthAnnetta NunnCarol NunnelleyDr. Jamie OdrezinJeannine O’GrodyDr. Kim OhMichael & Kjerstin OhJean O’NealSharon PardueGeorge Ann ParkerThe Honorable Nyya Parson-HudsonLenora Walker PateVirginia PattersonRenee PeacockClaudia PearsonKatherine PearsonLauren PearsonLaura Howard Peck



Lauren PerlmanBetsy PerryAlli PhelpsDr. Ann PhillipsGinny PhillipsJane PhippsCourtney PigfordClinton PittmanAbbey PlantPaula Purse PointerLani PowellNancy PoynorCourtney PritchardValerie RamsbacherLaVerne RamseyAnn RandMarilyn RaneyLynn RathmellCarolyn RatliffJudith RattnerLynn RavivMary Frances ReedJanet ReganNeal ReynoldsMartha Anne RichNancy RievesLynn RitchieElizabeth Ritter

Dr. Dana V. Rizk-HannaJason RoachDr. Sara RobicheauxAndrea RobinsonWendy RoddeBruce & Kim RogersKatie RogersSherri RomanoffJane RossSherri RossHerndon RouseMary Hunter RouseCynthia RoutmanJim RowlandBarbara RoyalJudith RussellPat RyanSteve RygielAmy SaagAlice Durkee SarrettDr. Isabel ScarinciEsther SchusterKristina ScottMartine SebbagJulia SegarsAnne Marie SeibelTom & Kristi SeldenMary-Noel Sellers

Joyce & Arthur SerwitzRandy SewellMitesh & Meredith ShahJean ShanksChevis ShannonRich & Dawn SharffKatherine SharpLisa SharpBabbie SheltonKaren ShepardFrances ShepherdCarolyn ShererLeah ShererBobbie SiegalRhonda SiegelElizabeth SimmonsDr. &Sanjay SinghLaura SissonVictoria SissonAnn SmithAnne SmithBill SmithDeborah & Gary SmithJanine SmithJenny SmithSally SmithSarah Louise Smith


“it’s not my fund. i just planted the seed. and the trees are GettinG BiGGer.”

Lin Carleen,The Women’s Fund of Greater Birmingham Founder


Ellen SokolAddie SolomonDr. Weily Soong & Lauri SoongMegan SpainElliotte SpeakeJoyce SpielbergerCamille SpratlingJohn StampsMary SteadmanKerry SteinMary SteinerHampton StephensMartha Ann StevensonAnn StevesWylly StirlingPardis Sooudi StittConnie StockhamCalvert SullinsDr. Farah SultanSusan SwartzDr. Virginia SweetElizabeth SwiftCecil & Mae TannerHolly TannerLindsey TannerSherrie TarpleySusan TateNeima TavakoliGenie Heslip Taylor

Dorothy ThomasKendra ThomleyTracy ThompsonKeith ThomsonSheryl ThorntonKatherine TierneyRaymond & Cynthia TobiasCharles TownesDr. Roxanne TraveluteDr. &Jack W. Trigg Jr.Anita TurnerConnie UristPaulette Van MatreThe Honorable Robert S. Vance Jr.Gareth VaughanSusan VeenschotenThe Honorable Annetta Hen-drix VerinFrances VerstandigDr. Cameron VowellConstance WagnonNancy WagnonNancy WalburnCaroline WalkerMarion WalkerPaul & Joanna WareMike & Anne WarrenLaura Parchman WashburnJinx Stapleton Watson

Leila WatsonNancy WattsJane WebbPat WeilBrenda WeinsteinPhyllis WeinsteinPatti WestbrookDebra Weston PickensAmanda WheelerDr. Marjorie Lee WhiteMichael WhiteWright WigginsKarla & Ford WilesSara Anne WilkinsAlice McSpadden WiliamsJane Fulton WilliamsJanice WilliamsMarcy WilliamsJane Kaul WilsonHarlan WinnElaine WittHannah WolfsonSeth WolnekJackie WoodallCathy WrightTeresa WrightLouise WrinkleDeLynn Zell


we want to recoGnize and eXtend our thanKs to all of our donors. if your name has Been inadvertently omitted or misspelled, please let us Know at 205-326-4454.


leadIng tHe Way

2012 Board of directors

Brooke Tanner BattleChairmanPartner, BirminghamMom.com

Lin CarleenFounderCommunity Volunteer

The Honorable Agnes ChappellMunicipal Court Judge

Judith S. CrittendenAttorney, The Crittenden Firm

Lisa EngelCommunity Volunteer

Dr. Liesel FrenchPediatrician, Birmingham Pediatrics

Linda FriedmanAttorney, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings

Brenda HackneyJefferson Giles and Hackney Foundation

Cheryl KiddAttorney, City Council Administrator

Emily Hess LevineTherapeutic Horseback Riding Instructor

Debra LewisAttorney, Balch & Bingham

Deborah J. McGillIndustrial Real Estate Bro-ker, EGS Commercial Real Estate

Dianne MooneyCommunity Volunteer, Sanderson Farms Board Member

The Honorable Nyya Parson-HudsonMunicipal Court Judge

Donna Dearman SmithVice President, Human Resources and Ethics, Alabama Power Company

Lindsey TannerCPA, Senior Executive Recruiter, Vaco Birmingham

Frances VerstandigCommunity Volunteer

Karla WilesGeneral Manager, Corporate Communications, EBSCO

DeLynn M. ZellManaging Principal, Bridgeworth Financial

new Board memBers

Vicki Briggs, Exec. Vice President and COO, St. Vincent’s Health System

Alesia Jones, Chief Human Resourc-es Officer, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Ellen Jones, Business Operations CFO, Senior Exec. Vice President, Regions Financial

Barbara Oberman, Community Volunteer

2012 eXecutive committee

Chair .....................................Brooke BattleChair-elect .......................... Linda FriedmanTreasurer ............................ Lindsey TannerPast Chair .................. Donna Dearman SmithFinance ................................... DeLynn ZellGovernance/Nominations ...... Linda FriedmanDevelopment ...Dianne Mooney & Emily LevineGrants and Allocations .......... Deborah McGillMarketing ................................. Karla WilesDomestic Minor Sex Trafficking ...... Lisa EngelAd hoc .....................................Cheryl Kidd



leadIng tHe Way

the women’s fund of Greater BirminGham staff

Jeanne Jackson .................................................................President/CEOMary Page Wilson-Lyons ............................................Program DirectorWright Wiggins ................................................. Development Associate

our founders

Candice A. BagbyDr. Martha BidezSheila BlairLin Carleen, FounderSonja Cobb*Jane Stephens ComerRuth EngelHermione Friend*Brenda Hackney

Susan HaskellJimmie Hess*Lucy KennedySheryl KimerlingAnn LaRussaMrs. Charles LuptonLouise McSpadden*Kathryn MireeSusan Ritter

Jacquelyn ShaiaJudith ThompsonDr. Cameron VowellJane WebbAlice McSpadden Williams*deceased

in 1996, these women had a vision of a fund dedicated solely to improvinG life for women and Girls. they provided the financial resources to create the women’s fund of Greater BirminGham.


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our foundinG Board memBers (1997)

Lindsey J. AllisonCandice Rogers BagbyJoan BeckerDr. Martha Warren BidezKay Blount Lin CarleenJane Stephens ComerDr. Natalie DavisSallie Creel Farmer Ann FlorieDr. Greer Lauren GeigerGaynell Hendricks

Catherine Crenshaw JonesDr. Shirley Salloway KahnDr. Joyce LanningThe Honorable Helen Shores LeeSusan MatlockKathryn MireeCharlotte MurdockDr. Dannetta K. Thornton OwensLenora Walker PateMargaret PorterBarbara Royal

Dorothy Cobbs ShawSabrina SimonJody SimsEugenia Heslip Taylor Sandy ThomassonJudith ThompsonJudith Todd*Frances VerstandigDr. Cameron VowellJane WebbCathy Wright*deceased

fifteen years aGo the oriGinal foundinG Board memBers met reGularly to turn the vision of a new women’s fund into a reality, creatinG a solid foundation for the tremendous success of the orGanization.

2201 5th Avenue South | Suite 110 | Birmingham, AL | 35233ph. (205) 326-4454 | womensfundbirmingham.org

2012 Annual Report

Documents

Transcript of 2012 Annual Report