rootid's March 2023 Newsletter

“Women are fierce — we break barriers, run companies, make scientific discoveries, raise families, and lift each other up. But the fact is, discriminatory policies blocked women from fully participating in our country for generations. It led to disparities in wages, representation and opportunities that we are still tackling. Though we have more Native women serving in Congress, a woman of color in the vice president’s office, and women making moves across the country, we still have to recognize that the disadvantages that we face are created by a system designed to keep us out, and that, coupled with systemic racism, makes Women’s History Month all the more important.”

–Deb Haaland, member of the Laguna Pueblo tribe,
1st Native American to serve as a cabinet secretary

Student Loans Update: What You Need to Know
Last August, President Joe Biden issued an executive order to forgive $10,000 in student loan debt (and $20,000 for Pell Grant recipients) for borrowers earning $125,000 or less (and couples earning $250,000 or less). Those were not, however, the only changes to the federal student loan program, and some of these other changes—in particular, modifications to the way that payments owed are calculated—could substantially lower the cost of education for millions of Americans

“Movement or Moment?”
In 2022, the term “social movement” generated more internet searches than in the previous five years according to Google Trends. Given this level of interest, some nonprofits are applying the phrase to such a broad range of activities it is becoming watered down…

5 fundraising ideas to start the year off strong
Exhale. You worked hard to meet last year’s fundraising goals, and now you’re able to look ahead at a new year filled with new possibilities.

Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum receives over $55 million

To kick off Women’s History month, the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum has announced gifts totaling $55 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Pivotal Ventures, Alice L. Walton Foundation, Acton Family Giving, Target Corporation, Bank of America, and Tory Burch

“Find out who you are and do it on purpose.” – Dolly Parton

This month we are featuring womxn working towards purpose in their own way. We have compiled a group of women that we have not only ‘rubbed shoulders’ with, but are also diligently working to create change in their various fields. We posed a simple question and wanted to hear their various perspectives.

"Women have played a significant role in driving social change and making a positive impact on our communities through (insert your field of work). As a female identifying nonprofit leader, can you share a project or initiative that you or your organization has undertaken to empower women and the impact it has had?"

Hear what each of these amazing leaders had to say... read more