Celebrating International Women’s Day with Women’s Foundation of California

March 7, 2012 by Robin Eschler

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March is National Women’s History Month, and March 8 is International Women’s Day. In celebration of the theme, Education and Empowerment, Ms. Judy Patrick, the President and CEO of the Women’s Foundation of California, joins our show.

Addressing the disparity in funding for women’s and girls’ issues, the Women’s Foundation of California has awarded over $30 million in grants and assistance to over 1,200 community-based organizations in each region of the state since its formation in 1979. These programs help women including single moms, women leaving prison, women weathering the impact of the recession and more. A large part of the Foundation’s work is within the political system assuring that legislation addresses the issues impacting women. Listen to hear how.

Judy has been involved with women’s issues most of her career. She led the Foundation’s advocacy and policy change work, including the development of the groundbreaking Women’s Policy Institute. Prior to her work at the Foundation, she was director of Girls Count in Colorado, a nonprofit focused on changing systems that impact girls’ educational achievement and career planning. She also led Mi Casa Resource Center for Women advancing self-sufficiency for low income Latinas and youth. She’s been a member of the Faculty at the University of Colorado at Denver and Regis University.

For more detail and resources regarding women’s empowerment, education and available programs, click here to visit our Socially Conscious blog.

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About Robin Eschler

Robin L. Eschler, the founder of Social Impact Marketing, started her career in developing foundational marketing strategies for companies of all sizes, from Fortune 500 to individual entrepreneurs and local businesses. She has developed and implemented international campaigns to launch high tech products and services and guided new business owners to successfully navigate the difficulties of growing a business.

Her life-long passion for helping others led her into nonprofit work for over a decade. Early on, she recognized the need for nonprofits to adapt to a rapidly changing world in which technology dominates and for-profit business practices are central to success. Her determination to help social causes in a sustainable way led to her creation of the Women's Radio show Socially Conscious Investing.

Impact investing in for-profits with a mission of social change such as the fight against extreme poverty is a blossoming business sector around the world. With the economic decline, it's clear that Wall Street requires change. Social impact investing addresses that need in a way that provides financial and social ROI.

As the Host of Socially Conscious Investing on WomensRadio, Robin's goal is to educate people about the growth of social impact investing and social venture. Interviews are conducted with socially conscious business experts including foundations and nonprofits, social venture investment firms, micro-loan organizations, investors, educators, authors and social entrepreneurs.

This show's mission is to help change the world through sustainable business practices that contribute to the economy, combat poverty, end hunger and provide better lives to all.

Twice, Robin has been recognized and received the highest honorary award that Rotary International gives, the Paul Harris Award, for service above self. Her community work has included developing local programs for disadvantaged populations such as foster children, troubled teens, and people with disabilities.

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Comments

Ann says

March 7, 2012 at 2:45 am

Thanks great interview, Judy & Robin