Last month, the Women Funded 2019 Conference made San Francisco the epicenter of the women\u2019s movement. Were you there? If you missed it, well you missed IT! \u201cWow, WFN hit it out of the park!\u201d is what one conference attendee said. So much energy was created, so much knowledge was shared, so many connections were made. When you bring so many women together, on a mission to make change, it\u2019s a powerful force that propels us all towards the goal. Whether we\u2019re focused on racial equity, gender-lens investing, ending violence against women and girls, the climate crisis, or engaging men in the women\u2019s movement\u2014the conference made it clear that when we work together, we\u2019re powerful beyond the sum of our parts. If every great party has an after-party to keep you dancing all night, every great conference needs an \u201cafter-conference\u201d to keep you dancing in the energy of the conference all year. Consider this blog your official \u201cAfter-Conference-Party\u201d dedicated to keeping you uplifted by the energy of the conference, and connected to the vast community we created. Let\u2019s begin with a quick recap.<\/p>\n
THE NUMBERS<\/p>\n
434\u2014people attended Women Funded 2019<\/p>\n
240\u2014people came from out of town<\/p>\n
194\u2014people came from the local Bay Area<\/p>\n
7662\u2014miles is the longest distance traveled to get to Women Funded 2019<\/p>\n
5\u2014city blocks is the shortest distance traveled to get to Women Funded 2019 by WFN\u2019s very own Vera Glavova<\/p>\n
100\u2014speakers gave 22 workshops and 22 plenary sessions over 2.5 days.<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you for bringing together so many inspiring, dedicated, kick-ass women!\u201d WAKE International<\/p>\n
Stay tuned as we continue to remember, re-visit, re-post, and reflect on Women Funded 2019.<\/p>\n
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Tajma Beverly, Deborah Holmes Fellow<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Last month, the Women Funded 2019 Conference made San Francisco the epicenter of the women\u2019s movement. Were you there? If you missed it, well you missed IT! \u201cWow, WFN hit it out of the park!\u201d is what one conference attendee said. So much energy was created, so much knowledge was shared, so many connections were…<\/p>\n