Calling all women business owners in Arkansas! Our Women’s Economic Mobility Hub (WEM Hub) is now accepting applications for our next cohort! Are you a woman business owner in Arkansas aiming to scale your business? Or share with your favorite local woman-owned business! Let’s build Arkansas businesses together.
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We are hiring a Communications and Development Coordinator! This is an opportunity for someone who is creative and passionate about advancing women and girls in Arkansas to flex their muscles in design, communications, event planning, fundraising, and in-house logistics.
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We are so excited to formally announce the 2025 WOMEN OF THE YEAR HONOREES and our Power of the Purse Co-Chairs!!! If you don't know these women yet, you should! They are making waves here in Arkansas and leading the way for many more women and girls to follow. We can't wait to celebrate the impact they have achieved and continue our work for women and girls across the state! 🌸🧡🛍
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Advance is a monthly giving community invested in advancing the economic security and prosperity of Arkansas women and girls. It is impactful, personalized, and sustainable!
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The WFA was created 25 years ago by our Founders, a group of dedicated, action-oriented women who sparked change in our state. In 2023, we are establishing a new call: for Disruptors to fan that spark into a flame for the next 25 years. With a $2,500 investment to support the Women’s Foundation of Arkansas you can join the community of women listed above to create real change and economic security for Arkansas women and girls.
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“We hope that legislators, employers and organizations across the state can use these findings to help open doors for more women to successfully enter into the workforce and find success throughout their careers and endeavors.” -CEO of the WFA, Anna Beth Gorman.
Women's Commission Report
Our Women Empowered initiative is focused on ensuring economic security for all Arkansas women, as well as improving the financial futures of those who have already achieved economic security.
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Our Girls of Promise® initiative, presented by Acxiom, is focused on girls in Arkansas who are interested in Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, & Mathematics (STEAM) fields!
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Our most recent study focused on identifying gaps in Arkansas' entrepreneurial ecosystem and the services provided by the entrepreneurial support organizations to women of color as they venture to establish their own business.
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