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Season of Thanks....
to YOU!
Celebrating Our Work Together
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YW
Happenings
YWCA Bergen County
Quarterly Newsletter
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In This Issue:
Letter from the CEO
Supporter Spotlight
Corporate Corner
Oct-Dec ’18 Showcase
In the News
Looking Ahead
Ways to Give
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Dear Friend,
The holidays may be behind us and the new year underway, but our season of gratitude to our supporters is year-round. You make our work possible every day.
Among many meaningful happenings this fall, the midterm elections were among the most exhilarating as our collective effort to have our voices heard effected real change.
More than 100 women were elected to office, including over 40 women of color, and women won more seats in Congress than ever before. Women—and women of color in particular—led as candidates, organizers, volunteers, activists, and voters to achieve many historic firsts in representing the true diversity of our communities like never before.
Thanks to a $25,000 grant from The Coca-Cola Foundation, we are helping women overcome barriers in starting, growing, and sustaining businesses. Our Start Up and WEN on the GO! programs are giving women the skills and advice they need to succeed.
As we helped create equal opportunities for women to learn, grow, and thrive, we supported our youth in tackling racism through Teens Talk About Racism leadership conference and brought together our Racial Justice Task Force to collaborate on ways to dismantle racism in our communities.
We helped educate the public on violence prevention through events like Week Without Violence and the Teaneck International Film Festival screening / panel discussion of
The Rape of Recy Taylor
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We ended the year by celebrating women’s success and contributions in our 43rd Tribute to Women of INfluence (TWIN) awards.
We hope you enjoy looking back at our accomplishments together from October through December 2018 in this quarterly newsletter.
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Helen Archontou MSW, LSW
Chief Executive Officer
YWCA Bergen County
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Giving Tuesday & Year-end Appeal
We are so grateful to everyone who donated on Giving Tuesday and throughout our 2018 year-end appeal. Your checks in the mail, Facebook fundraisers, and website donations will help support survivors of sexual violence and their loved ones; enrich and improve the lives of thousands of women, girls, and families; and promote peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all.
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Questions about support and sponsorships?
Contact Lori Murray at 201-345-1888 or
[email protected]
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Our tremendous thanks to The Coca-Cola Foundation for a $25,000 grant to help women overcome barriers in starting, growing, and sustaining businesses. This generous grant will enable us to expand our reach and programs that support women entrepreneurs and women-owned businesses. We are focused on strategic training designed to help women be successful in achieving their goals and creating financial self-sufficiency for themselves and their families.
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Questions about our mission based women’s empowerment programs?
Contact Jessica Monaco-Copell at 201 881-1755 or
[email protected]
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October to December 2018 Showcase
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Launching Women-owned Businesses
Start Up: Next Stop, Shark Tank
– Female entrepreneurs learned what it takes to start their own businesses in this hands-on workshop series with award-winning CPA / author Hope Player and web designer / marketing expert Sarit Lotem.
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Empowering Women Entrepreneurs
WEN on the GO! Small Business
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A quarterly workshop series—like Mindful Marketing with Sandra Scaiano—that gives woman-owned companies, entrepreneurs, independent consultants, and gig workers ways to network, exchange ideas, and get actionable advice on growing their business.
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Celebrating Women’s Success
TWIN
– Our 43rd Tribute to Women of INfluence (TWIN) awards recognized outstanding women who have made significant contributions to their organizations and their communities.
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Supporting Youth Action
Teens Talk About Racism
– This leadership conference brings youth leaders together to collaborate and lead school diversity work. Moving from a place of deeper understanding, students return to their campuses to create action plans for a more inclusive school culture.
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Tackling Racism
Racial Justice Task Force Meeting
– An exchange of ideas and collaboration on program development by diverse community leaders to dismantle racism in our communities.
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Raising Awareness
Teaneck International Film Festival
– Sponsorship of a screening and panel discussion of
The Rape of Recy Taylor
about a young black woman who was gang-raped in 1944 rural Alabama and fought for justice with help from Rosa Parks and legions of women.
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Ending Violence
Week Without Violence
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This
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ignature initiative created by YWCA USA over 20 years ago to mobilize people in communities across the nation to take action against all forms of violence, wherever it occurs. YWCA Bergen County healingSPACE hosted local Week Without Violence events to contribute to the robust public dialogue about violence prevention.
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Our
2019 Women’s Leadership Conference
takes place on March 20, 2019, 8:30am-2:00pm at Bethany Community Center, Township of Washington. This inspiring day of networking, workshops, and panels will provide insights on leading with authenticity, developing leadership potential, not allowing fear to hold us back from success, prioritizing our wellbeing, the importance of mentorship and so much more.
Contact Lori Murray at 201-345-1888 or
[email protected]
for information and sponsorship opportunities.
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Your donation helps strengthen and empower women, girls, and families in our communities.
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Whether you are an individual, community group, or company, we welcome the gift of your time and talents.
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Sponsor
Sexual Violence Prevention
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Help YWCA Bergen County healingSPACE educate young people on ending sexual violence.
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Contact our Director of Development and Communications Lori Murray at
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New Jersey Charitable Registration Notice
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Information filed with the Attorney General concerning this charitable solicitation and the percentage of contributions received by the charity during the last reporting period that were dedicated to the charitable purpose may be obtained from the Attorney General of the State of New Jersey by calling 973-504-6215 and is available on the internet at
www.njconsumeraffairs.gov
, Registration with the Attorney General does not imply endorsement.
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Copyright © 2019 by YWCA Bergen County. All rights reserved.
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Thank you to our sponsors
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YWCA Bergen County
214 State Street, Suite 207
Hackensack, NJ 07601
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