Women’s Fund of Central Texas Breakfast and Grant Awards.

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One woman speaks. A group of women act. Join us for breakfast and conversation as the Women’s Fund celebrates its collective impact on our community.

If anyone knows what it takes to be heard, it’s Lisa Fritsch who ran against Greg Abbott in the Republican Primary for Governor of Texas in 2014. Since then, Fritsch’s political journey called her to effect change, equity, and humanity in a different way. She actively speaks and works to negate negative stereotypes that bully women into silence and conformity.

Using her personal story and signature sense of humor, Fritsch will discuss the importance of having women in leadership and the difficulty often present in that journey.

Announcing the 2017 Women’s Fund of Central Texas grant recipients:

Basic Needs: Capital IDEA
Economic Security: Saint Louise House
Education: Communities in Schools
Health: People’s Community Clinic
Safety: Spirit Reins
Leadership: Urban Roots
Committee Choice: Literacy First

The Women’s Fund of Central Texas at Austin Community Foundation educates, engages and inspires giving to improve the lives of women and children in our community. We believe that when women are economically secure, safe, and healthy, then families and communities are economically secure, safe, and healthy. Inspired by this guiding framework, the Women’s Fund employs a data-driven approach to grantmaking, impact investing, educational programming and leadership development.