2011-2012 Annual Report - Minnesota Women`s Consortium

2011-2012 Annual Report
Minnesota Women’s Consortium
MISSION
To achieve equality and justice for all women and girls by connecting organizations and individuals
that share this common goal. Founded in 1980, the Consortium connects 150 diverse organizations
each working in their own way to make that vision a reality.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Message from the Executive Director
The Minnesota Women’s Consortium has been serving women, girls, and organizations since
1980. Started by a group of women looking for a way to foster collaboration and increase
communication, the organization has grown to serve 150 nonprofit organizations and
hundreds of individuals. We saw many changes this past year. Our Executive Director,
Bonnie Watkins, left to pursue new ventures; our programs for emerging feminist leaders
grew to support twelve young women; we produced three videos to educate and advocate for
older women’s economic security; and much more.
For 32 years the Women’s Consortium has empowered, supported, and connected people
across the state to support a movement of individuals working to improve the status of
women and break down gender barriers. We do this in two ways. First, we build and sustain
leadership for women and girls through programs like Presidents on President’s Day and
Girls Rock! the Capitol. Second, we organize women for equality and change. By bringing
diverse voices to the table, the Women’s Consortium builds community and coalitions in
order to strengthen and diversify the work of our members. Examples of this work include
the Women’s Policy Summit, publications that inform and promote the work of our
members, and growth and support services like fiscal agency.
Our community partners, both individuals and organizations, have generously supported us
this past year, entrusting to us the financial means to provide leadership and resources to
Minnesotans working toward an equitable and just world for women and girls. As we look
to the future, we hope to rely on you for your support. With friends
like you, we will continue to provide leadership and support needed to
achieve women’s equality and justice.
Erin Parrish
Executive Director
Suzanna de Baca
Ameriprise Financial
Sharon Bigot
AAUW Minnesota
Dan Buck
NARAL Pro-Choice Minnesota
Sasha Cotton
Minnesota Coalition for Battered Women
Debra Fitzpatrick
Center on Women and Public Policy
Beth Gibson Lilja
Minnesota Business Women
Jenny Johnson
Aeon, Inc.
Louann Lanning
Women’s Programs of Employment Action
Suyapa Miranda
Partners for Women’s Equality
Vivian Jenkins Nelsen
League of Women Voters Minnesota
Jane Olsen
St. Cloud State University Women’s Center
Anita Patel, Chair
YWCA Minneapolis
Carrie Peltier
Contreras Edin & Associates
Nina Rothchild
Member Emerita
Dee Sawyer
Central Minnesota Sexual Assault Coalition
Jessica Trites Rolle, Treasurer
Minnesota NOW
Year in Review
Girls Rock!
We hosted our annual Girls Rock! the Capitol in
February. With more than 60 girls participating in a
day of activities centered on introducing emerging
women leaders to state government and legislative
procedure, the event was a huge success. Attendees
included participants from TVbyGirls, Today’s
Women Alliance, WISE, Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center, Minnesota African Women’s
Association, Girls International Forum, and more.
The girls took a tour of the Capitol, met with 17
political leaders, and participated in mock elections
and mock committee hearings.
The Women’s Policy Summit builds partnerships between advocates & policymakers.
Two guests, young Indian activists Shachi Sheth
and Issa Sheth, founders of the child rights
organization Shaishev, spoke at the event, emIn December, we hosted the first-ever Women’s Policy Summit. Inphasizing the importance of girls’ and womens’
involvement in advocacy. Girls Rock! provides
tended to be a dialogue between our member organizations and legislative leaders, this inaugural event brought together thirteen nonprofit
an opportunity for young women to gain leadleaders, five Democratic legislators, and two Republican legislators.
ership skills and encourages them to get inMember organizations represented a wide array of issues including
volved in their communities. Continued growth
homelessness, domestic abuse, pay equity, and many more. Legislators
and success of this event is a priority for the
such as Rep. Erin Murphy and Sen. Chris Eaton came to learn more
Consortium.
about the resources women’s organizations offer and share tips for
strengthening relationships with elected officials. Both member organizations and legislators requested that the Women’s Consortium continue to expand our legislative work as
a way to support organizations working to improve the status of Minnesota women.
Women’s Policy Summit
College Feminists
Connect
Girls Rock! builds confidence and encourages girls to get involved in Minnesota legislation.
Spring Meeting
We hosted our Spring Meeting in
April. This year, our conversation focused on food justice,
taking a close look at the gender
inequity in the distribution,
production, and consumption
of food. Thanks to sponsorships
from Mississippi Market, Coop Partners, The Coffee Shop
NE, and Kowalski’s markets, we
provided light refreshments for
participants that included representatives from member organizations as well as many members
of the community.
We were honored to have a panel
of experts to speak at the meeting. Speakers included Karen
Clark, MN State Representative
and the Women’s Environmental
Institute (WEI); Valerie Martinez,
WEI; Angel Buechner and Rosemary Williams from the Welfare
Rights Committee; and Tracy
Ore, professor of sociology at St.
Cloud State University.
With more than 40 guests participating in this discussion, panelists shed light on issues affecting
women’s nutrition and food access. We look forward to bringing
additional prominent women’s
issues to the table at future community outreach events.
Our College Feminists Connect
program has been doing great things
across the state. In November, we
collaborated with St. Cloud State’s
Women’s Center, Planned Parenthood MN, ND, SD and others for a
discussion about reproductive health,
sex education, and what’s at stake for
Minnesota women in the current political climate. The event, titled “Our
Future, Our Choice, Our Fight,”
consisted of two discussion sessions,
each with over 80 participants, and
featured speakers Tim Stanley and
Rita Molestina from Planned Parenthood. The large turnout and high
level of engagement in the discussions
proved that this program’s community involvement is a successful tactic
for engaging young feminists in Minnesota and encouraging their participation in the movement. We plan to
facilitate future presentations and are
actively seeking organizations with
whom to partner on such endeavors.
Seneca Falls Society
Abigail Adams
Hugh J. Andersen Foundation
Gail Griffin, M.D., Kenneth
Bertram & Family
Katherine Austin Mahle
Nina & Ken Rothchild
Mary Tjosvold, Mary T., Inc.
Rapit Printing
Ellen Sampson
Mary Jo Skaggs
Patty Tanji
Lauren Weck
Lynelle Wood
Ann Wynia
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Sally Jorgensen
Martha Muska
Elin Malmquist Skinner
Clara Ueland
Kent Allin
Joyce Anderson
Connie Barry
William Berneking
Amy Brenengen
Janet Conn
Judy Corrao
Ralph Ebbot
Kay Erickson
Betty Folliard
Shelly Franz
Susan McCormick Hadley
Grace Harkness
Meredith Hart
Doris Jean Ann Heroff
Joan Higinbotham
Diane Hofstede
Cheryl Hoium
Terry Hudoba
Alice Johnson
Jennifer Johnson
Jan Jordet
Karen & Dave Kirkwood
Mary Louise Klas
Tom Knabel, M.D.
Becky Lourey
Ann Newhall
Mary Neubel
Kathleen O’Brien
Jane Olsen
Amy Pfankuch
Michael Rossberg
Mary Rothchild
Nancy Rustad
Dia Satori
Marna Skaar, M.D.
Mary Steiner
Emily Anne Tuttle
Clara Ueland
Susan Vento
Maureen Kucera Walsh
Bonnie Watkins & John Zakelj
Jean West
Kay Williams
Lucretia Mott
Joyce Prudden
Jessica K. Trites Rolle
St. Paul American Association of
University Women
UCare
Susan B. Anthony
Sharon Bigot
Mary Lee Dayton
MnSCU
Planned Parenthood MN, ND, SD
Joyce S. Prudden & Michael D.
Shoop Family Fund of the
Minneapolis Foundations
Western Bank
YWCA of Minneapolis
Sojourner Truth
Billie Franey
Rosalie Wahl
John Taylor in memory of Kay Taylor
Women’s Foundation of MN
Ida Wells Barnett
AFSCME Council 5
Bluff Country Family Resources
Bredemus Hardware Co., Inc.
Marilyn Bryant
Yvonne C. Condell
David Cook
Suzanna De Baca
Education Minnesota
Sara Evans
Barbara Forster
Carol Freeman
Rhoda Gilman
Grotto Foundation
Ruth Hayden
Rep. Phyllis Kahn
Perrin Lilly
Peg Lonnquist
Peggy Lucas
Midwest Health Center for Women
Minneapolis Foundation
Minnesota Nurses Association
Shirley Nelson
Sally Pillsbury
Pro-Choice Resources
Jan Rabbers
Marilyn Raplinger
$100-$249
Wendy Amundson
Beth Anderson
Karen J. Anderson
Anne Andreasen
Nina Archabal in honor of
Nina Rothchild
Louis Asher
Kay C. Bach
Barbara Battiste
Sally Blumenfeld
E.J. Bredemus
Julie Brunner
Patricia Brunsberg
Lyn Burton
Joy Bussert
Julie Causey
Diane Clayton
Barbara Cohen
Cyndy Cook
Sue Cornelius
Sasha Cotton
Rebecca Cramer
Amy Crawford
Lyn Crosby
Diane Cummisford
Marilyn Cuneo
Janet Dieterich
Julie Dolan
Gail Dorfman
Dunnwald & Peterson, P.A.
Nancy Feldman
Colleen Finnegan
Arvonne Fraser
Sheryl Frieman
Jane Frymire
Jane Galbraith
Mary Anne Gaspar
Mary Gates
Jill Gaulding
Jaqueline Gierymski
Girl Scouts of MN & Wi River
Valleys
Karen Gochberg
Susan Gross
Joan Growe
Kay Gudmestad
Kathleen Hagen
Tracy Jo Hamilton
Lorraine Hart
Deborah Hendry
Marge Hols
Sally Howard
Karen Howell
Carol James
Aletta Jervey
Pam Johnson
Geri Joseph
Ember Reichgott Junge
Char Kahler
Marlene Kayser
Gwen Kessler
Judith Allen Kim
Sally Kubly
Sara Kuether
Carol Lacey
Patricia Lancaster
Beth Gibson Lilja
Ann Lonstein
Lorry Lundberg
Julia Lyon
Malcom & Wendy McLean
Rep. Betty McCollum
Rina McManus
Minneapolis American Association
of University Women
Minnesota Lynx
Minnesota NOW Foundation
Minnesota NOW Foundation
Minnesota Women Lawyers
Priscilla Mitchell
Becky Montgomery
Yvonne Moore
Sherry Munyon
Meadon Muska
Jane Nevin
North Oaks Peace United
Methodist Church
Christine Norton
Lois Nyman
Linda Ojala
Eleanor O’Neill
Ordway Center for the
Performing Arts
Erin Parrish
Sen. Sandy Pappas
Anita Patel
Brenda Pavelich-Beck
Anne Peek
Connie Perpich
Debra Pridgen
D’Ann Prior
Lynn Rabbitts
Jane Ranum
Saint Cloud State
University
Foundation
Sally Sawyer
Heidi S. Schellhas
Rep. Nora Slawnik
Lonna Szczesny
Carol Sheggeby
Elizabeth Shippee
Laurie Rose Simon
Arlene Skorich
Rosemary Smithson, US
Women Connect
Barbara Taft
Bo Thao Urabe
Ardis Wexler
Diane Wray Williams
Jody Williams
Dede Wolfson
Sandy Wollschlager
Women’s Initiative for
Self-Empowerment
Women’s Programs,
Employment Action
Center
Kate Wulf
Joann Youngstrom
$5-$99
Kathy Ahrens
Leann Aakre
D.M. Anderson
Kathleen Anderson
Marna Anderson
Julie Andrzejewski
Jae Asancheyev
Deborah Atterberry
Sharon Autio
John Bennett
Judith Bertram
Ellen Biales
Nadean Bishop
Virginia Bjerke
Kristin Mapel Bloomberg
Lynn Bolnick
Anne Bomstad-Miller
Lisa Borelli
Aviva Breen
Dan Buck
Burdette Knoll LLC
Stacey Burns
Rachel Callanan
Tina Cenolli
Child Care Works
Kari Christianson
Chernah Coblentz
Carol Connolly
Becky Copper-Glenz
Alice Cowley
Molly Cummings
Ruth Dahl
Carol Diemart
Shannon Drury
Austin Dufault
Susan & John Dunlop
Carol Erickson
Barbara Ekstrand
Bonnie Esposito
Betty Fedde
Jan Feye-Stukas
Deb Fitzpatrick
Ann Floy & Nancy Boyd
Lynda Friedman
Rebecca Fuller
Nancy Fulton
Linda Gawthrop
Gloria Gebhard
Susan Gehrz
Generous Alternatives
Patricia Gernes
Roberta Gibbons
Lois Gibson
Kathryn Glessing
Janet Gracia
Sally Grans-Korsh
Jack Griffin
Elisabeth Harincar
Robert Harvey
Terri Hawthorne
Julaine Heit
Diane Hellie
Laura Helmer
Anne Henry
Ann Heuer
Connie Hill
Linnea House
Patricia Howitz
M. Jean Ice
Pearl Jackson
Shelley Jacobson
Patti Jaeger
Cynthia Jaksa
Lee Janisch
Marcie Jeffreys
Deborah Jewett
Beth Johnson
Clarissa Johnston
Barbara Kaufman
Margaret Keating
Jenny Keil
Ann Kellogg
Patricia Kennedy
Salima Khakoo
Elaine Moore Kirk
Sherri Knuth
Suzanne Koepplinger
Luanne Koskinen
Patricia Kovel-Jarboe
Margaret Kramer
Nicole Kubista
Liz Kuoppala
Peg LaBore
Louann Lanning
Kathleen Laughlin
Karen Law
Legislative Reference
Library
Janet Lund
Margaret Lutz
Nikki Madsen
Beatrice Magee
Kathy Magnuson
Robin Martinek
McClellan-Penn Family
Kathleen Merrill
Julia Meyer
Maggie Meyer
Minnesota Historical
Society
Kathleen Murphy
Heather Martens
Jessie McShane
LaDonna Meinecke
Laura Miles
Minnesota Valley N.O.W.
Joan Molenaar
Carol Mollner
Deborah Montgomery
Alice Moorman
Susan Mullvihill
Gwen S. Myers
Marie Nelson
Caralee Neville
Laura Nevitt
Mary Nienow
Ronald Nordin
Nora Novic
Mary Baker Olsen
Megan O’Keefe
Charissa Osborn
Debra Ost
Mary Ann Palmer
Barb Pecks
Patty Person
Barbara Peterson
Brenda Petry
Jane Pinkerman
Courtney Poja
Ekta Prakash
Mary Quirk
Zora Radosevich
Cindy Reuther
Twyla Ring
Carol Robertshaw
Maria Robinson
Julie Roles
Judith Rosenblatt
Teresa Sagen
Mary Santi
Sherry Lynn Saxton
Stephanie Schleuder
Renee Schmitt
Irene Schneider
Mary Lee Severson
April Shaw
Martha Skaar
Eleanor Skelton
Jan Skongstrom
Nancy Slaughter
Lois Snook
Han Soo
Denise Specht
Kristine Spillers
Lisa Stratton
Susan Strauss
Lori Sturdevant
Patricia Sullivan
Teresa Summerbell
Pat & Roger Sween
Amanda & Mark Tempel
Jean Tews
Linda Thielbar
Claire Thoen
Eliza Tochor
Susan Toth
Diane Tran
Mary Treacy
Mary Underwood
Ruth Usem
Sharon Rice Vaughan
Catherin Vekich
Jean Velleu
Elaine Voss
Katherine Wagoner
Lisa Walker
Ann Walters & E. Langer
Ginny Watkins
Esther Wattenberg
Susan Westrich
Kimerly Wilcox
Jody Wolk
Annette Wuertz
Eva Young
Women’s Consortium
Staff
Lorraine Hart,
Dir. of Finance &
Administration
Erin Parrish, Executive
Director
2011-2012 Financials
Total Revenue
Community
Shares; 2%
Subleasing;
10%
The Women’s Consortium is a vital
community partner in helping us
accomplish our vision. The tireless efforts
of the Consortium staff and volunteers
strongly impact the lives of the women we
serve, and are greatly appreciated. The
behind the scenes work of the Consortium
is critical to the continued success of
all organizations working with women
and children in the Twin Cities and
surrounding communities.
- Lonna Szczesny, Employment Action Center
Programs
& Events;
31%
Donors; 42%
Member Grants;
Dues; 8% 7%
Total Expenses
Fundraising; 8%
Management; 16%
Minnesota Women’s Consortium
Programs and
Services; 76%
Minnesota Women’s Building
550 Rice Street
Saint Paul, MN 55103
651-228-0338
www.mnwomen.org
Designed by Trisha Harms