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SUMMARY:Giving Women Annual General Meeting 2020
DESCRIPTION:Join us to celebrate the many accomplishments made by Giving Women this past year \nAbout this Event\nThe Executive Committee of Giving Women is delighted invite our members to the \n12th General Assembly \non Tuesday\, 9 June 2020 \n18:00 – 20:00 \n(Zoom access details will be shared closer to the time) \nThe Giving Women’s General Assembly is the opportunity for all members to hear about the work of your association and to give input into our plans for 2020-2021.We are also very excited to have Tanya Murphy present the Giving Women 10 Year Impact Report that she has been working on with a team of helpers. We sincerely hope that you will be able to join us and look forward to seeing you online. \nWe will be closing off the meeting with two inspirational short films provided by our new PC\, Women’s Voices Now\, that focus on women’s projects in Nepal and Rwanda. \nWith warmest regards\, \nThe Giving Women Executive Committee \nManuela BALMA\, Philippine BARON\, Sophie CHAPUISAT\, Atalanti MOQUETTE\, Noemi NAGY\, Elianna SABBAG\, Riswana SOUNDARDJEE\, Ruth SZABO\, Barbara WETSIG-LYNAM\, Julie WYNNE. \nPLEASE NOTE: This meeting is for Giving Women members only.
URL:https://givingwomen.org/event/giving-women-annual-general-meeting-2020/
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SUMMARY:Screening and Panel Discussion: Serendipity (2019)
DESCRIPTION:Screening and Panel Discussion: Serendipity (2019) \nCheck the event replay here. \nJoin us for this moving and inspirational screening and panel discussion \nAbout this Event\nSerendipity\, directed by French artist\, Prune Nourry is about random coincidences that started to coalesce in her art and life\, as she battled breast cancer. The film goes beyond an artist portrait to a universal story of femininity and aims to give hope to the many women going through the same journey. \nSerendipity opens with medical images\, as Prune documents her treatment as an active patient in the process of healing. Diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 31\, Prune turns her medical odyssey into an epic artistic adventure as she discovers new meaning in her body of work and its curious relationship to her illness. \n“I believe in happy chances and accidents. As a young artist\, I have spent my working life exploring issues around the human body – creating projects concerning genetics\, gender selection\, imbalance\, fertility and the very mystery of life. I believe in chance and intuition to bring me from one project to the next. I came to realize that filming was not only creative\, it was a way for me to be proactive of my own illness – by saying “action” to myself while going through the treatments. I also made it because I hope it can inspire women going through the same journey to be creative and proactive with their illness.” – Prune Nourry \n============================================= \nThe screening will be followed by a panel discussion with 3 projects that can talk on the therapeutic nature of art and how the film relates to the work they are doing people living with traumas: \nLensational\, Bonnie Chiu\, Founder & CEO\nSepJordan\, Roberta Ventura\, Founder\nA Space Between\, Tianna Dagher & Emily Halban\, Co-Founders\nThe panel will be moderated by Antonella Notari Vischer\, founding Executive Committee member of Giving Women and former Executive Director of Womanity Foundation. \n============================================= \nPLEASE NOTE: Eventbrite registrants will receive login details for Zoom and the StorySpaces Platform closer to the day. \nAll donations made will go directly to support the work of Giving Women (suggested donation: CHF10) \n============================================= \nBIOS \nAntonella Notari Vischer \nIn 2018\, Antonella radically changed her  work – and her life – by moving to central Tuscany to manage the organic farm and guesthouse she and her husband restored and rehabilitated over the past few years. This after 7 ½ years as head of the Womanity Foundation\, co-creating and directing support to innovative programs to advance women and girls’ empowerment and their rights.  \nPreviously\, she developed and implemented the first corporate communication strategy and action plan for BlueOrchard\, a leading commercial microfinance investment management company. Before that\, she managed sizeable multi-cultural teams in complex emergencies delivering aid and providing protection in armed conflicts in Africa\, the Middle East\, Asia and the Balkans for over ten years for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). She also led the ICRC’s public communication and media relations for over six years as chief spokesperson in charge of a wide-spread network of communicators based in the Geneva HQ and in nearly 80 countries world-wide. She is Swiss Italian\, married to a wonderful man and living mostly in Italy and partly in Geneva. \nBonnie Chiu \nHong Kong-born Bonnie Chiu is the Founder and CEO of award-winning social enterprise Lensational\, which equips marginalised women with photography training and digital skills. Since launching in 2013\, the organisation – which has expanded to a team of 120 volunteers – has taught photography to 1\,000 women across 23 countries\, and established partnerships with corporates such as Getty Images\, Standard Chartered Bank\, and Colgate. Recognised as a champion for gender equality and a Forbes 30 Under 30 Social Entrepreneur\, she also serves as a Forbes Senior Contributor. \nRoberta Ventura \nRoberta Ventura left her twenty-year career in Investment Banking and Asset Management in 2016\, to run the Social Enterprise she founded\, SEP Jordan\, on a full-time basis. SEP Jordan is a fashion and lifestyle brand\, which blends Italian style with the finest Middle-Eastern craftsmanship\, with the aim of bringing back dignity and pride to refugee camps. Roberta is a strong believer and advocate of refugees’ right to employment\, education and empowerment – the key instruments to reach confidence\, determination and self-sufficiency. \nTianna Dagher \nFollowing a Masters degree in Cultural & Creative Industries from King’s College London\, Tianna worked for the BFI and Sony Pictures Television before segueing into travel. In 2008\, she joined the Marketing team of travel startup\, Black Tomato. But she was soon bit by the entrepreneurial bug and launched her own travel company\, IAVRA\, in 2010. Tianna was Marketing Director for the B2B villa rental platform until it was acquired in 2014. During this period she was diagnosed with stage 3 Breast Cancer. Nine years on and Tianna decided to share her health journey and experience online @KipUphealth. With years of experience navigating cancer with children\, surrogacy\, BRCA\, forced menopause etc she wanted to inspire hope by sharing openly and honestly with those struggling. In February of 2019 Tianna’s cancer returned\, this time in her bones. As before she has turned to the healing power of Art as a therapeutic tool in her own treatment and recovery and she remains committed to sharing the ups\, the downs and all that she learns along the way. \nEmily Halban \nAfter graduating from Oxford University\, Emily moved to London to follow a diploma in Asian Art at the British Museum. From here\, she went on to develop an Art History after-school art programme for children aged 3-11. During this time\, Emily wrote her first book\, published by Random House (now Penguin) in 2007\, a memoir of her battles with – and ultimate recovery from – anorexia. In 2008\, Emily was invited to speak about her writing at the International Therapeutic Patient Education Congress [Budapest]\, to elaborate the healing role of the arts in the management of chronic illness. This experience was formative in deepening her understanding of patient-centred healthcare. She moved to Hong Kong for a year where she continued writing\, before returning to London to work in a primary school art department. After a pause dedicated to raising her three children\, the development of A Space Between marked the culmination of a passionate concern for mental health and holistic well-being coupled with a fervent belief in – and first hand experience of – the intrinsic therapeutic values of art in all forms\, for all ages.
URL:https://givingwomen.org/event/screening-and-panel-discussion-serendipity-2019/
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SUMMARY:How to Operate Foundations Efficiently (Part 1) Risk Management
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this very informative and interactive online workshop \nAbout this Event\nAre you managing a foundation or sitting on a foundation board? Do you ask yourself how to operate it efficiently and mitigate risks? You probably know that this is a complex space! \nGiving Women invites you to the first part of our online workshops on how to operate foundations efficiently (the second part on Governance for Foundations will follow in June): \nHow to Operate Foundations Efficiently\n(Part 1): Risk Management and VAT \nWe are very honoured to have experts from ECHO SA help us understand the risks and develop strategies to mitigate them. Come with your questions\, your concerns and this interactive workshop will be your chance to get some answers and support you on your journey.  \nOur friends at ECHO SA will share their expertise on the key issues and challenged faced by foundations in terms of accounting\, audit and tax. \nThe workshop will be split in two parts: \nRisk management introduced by Clémentine Largeteau and Christophe Masson (ECHO SA). In order to safeguard stakeholders’ interests\, we will discuss the main risks and best practices to mitigate their potential impact. \nSwiss VAT challenges introduced by Mathilde Granger (ECHO SA). We will discuss the main VAT topics of interest for foundations: VAT registration\, acquisition tax\, differences between donation\, subvention and sponsoring\, the VAT deduction right: there are many questions and the answers are not always straight-forward \nPLEASE NOTE: All registrants will receive Zoom login details on the day of the event in an email from our Operations Manager\, Kathleen Holmlund. \nAbout our Presenters\nClémentine Largeteau \nClémentine is executive director. She joined ECHO in May 2016. She has 20 years of experience – mostly with a big four –  leading audit of large and international companies as well as non-profit organisations\, in accordance with Swiss and international standards. She holds two masters in Sciences and is a licensed audit expert. She has extensive experience serving Swiss and International entities with social impact as well as entrepreneurs. \nChristophe Masson \nChristophe is a Swiss certified auditor\, with 7 years of experience. Before joining ECHO\, he worked in a big four in Geneva\, performing audits of large and international companies as well as non-profit organisations\, in accordance with Swiss and international standards. \nMathilde Granger \nMathilde holds a Masters Degree in Business Law from Geneva University and a Certificate of Advanced Studies in Project Management. She is a VAT specialist. She has considerable experience in Swiss VAT and customs law earned within several international consulting firms and a leading Geneva law firm. Prior to joining ECHO\, she also worked 4 years for the Geneva Tax Administration as a tax jurist inside the General Direction. She took part in cantonal tax projects led by the Geneva Finance Department and led workshops at the federal level\, including on matters related to philanthropy.
URL:https://givingwomen.org/event/how-to-operate-foundations-efficiently-part-1-risk-management/
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SUMMARY:Giving Women Spring Project Evening
DESCRIPTION:Join us to learn all about the 3 new projects that Giving Women has selected to support\nAbout this Event\nDear Giving Women members\, \nWe are delighted to invite you to our: Giving Women Autumn Project Evening. \nWe have put together an exciting programme that includes: updates on existing project circles\, including the presentation of our new projects She Guides\, ESGRA and Women’s Voices Now as well as a presentation on what a project circle is. \nThis is your chance to get involved and actively support GW projects. Given the Covid-19 situation\, we will hold the project evening as a big Zoom meeting and will send out the details on 18 May. We look forward to seeing many of you there. \n——————————— \nProgramme for the Evening \n18:00 – 18h15: Update on ongoing project circles \n18:15 – 18h45: Presentation of “She Guides” \n18:45 – 19:15: Presentation of “ESGRA” \n19:15 – 19:45: Presentation of “Women’s Voices Now” \n19:45 – 20:00: What is a project circle? \nStarts	Mon May 18 2020
URL:https://givingwomen.org/event/giving-women-spring-project-evening/
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SUMMARY:Giving Women Workshop: Crowdfunding for Impact
DESCRIPTION:Check the event replay here.\nJoin us for this informative and interactive workshop \nAbout this Event\nAre you thinking about running a crowdfunding campaign? and you don’t know where to start? Join us for a step by step guide to crownfunding to help you achieve your goals! \nCrowdfunding is a great way to build community or client base\, and to raise awareness and attract funding for your project or social business…. But will it work for you? \nThere is no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the funding sources of many humanitarian projects\, NGOs and social businesses. Many are having to turn to new sources of potential funding… Could crowdfunding help your organisation bridge some of this funding gap? Find out what it takes to run a crowdfunding campaign like a pro. \nWORKSHOP OUTLINE \nIn this interactive workshop\, you will learn the basics of running a crowdfunding campaign from start to finish. We will demystify the world of crowdfunding and understand how it can be used as an alternative method to fund a project or social startup. Combined with real world examples from a variety of successful campaigns\, this workshop will provide you with all the information and tools you will need to start building your campaign. \nThe webinar recording along with slides and supporting documentation will all be made available to registrants and Giving Women members after the workshops. \nPLEASE NOTE: Login details for the webinar will be emailed out to registrants the day of the event. \nYOUR PRESENTER: Kathleen Holmlund \nKathleen is Giving Women’s Operations & Communications manager. She has been working in the communications field across various corporate and non-profit sectors for over 18 years. These include consumer electronics\, automotive electronics\, human rights\, climate\, business ethics\, health and food. She has worked on a number of crowdfunding campaigns particularly in her collaboration with Impact Hub Geneva and has presented on the subject on many occasions.
URL:https://givingwomen.org/event/giving-women-workshop-crowdfunding-for-impact/
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SUMMARY:Special Screening & Discussion: "How can bicycles impact the last mile?"
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an inspiring viewing and insightful discussions \nAbout this Event\nFilm Screenings & Discussion on “How can bicycles impact the last mile?”\n(This will be an online event. You will receive the link to access the Zoom call once you register here) \nAcross the developing world\, more than one billion people  live in rural areas. In these communities\, distance and challenges of moving freely from one place to another hinder people’s access to health services\, food security\, economic opportunity and education. This limits their ability to lift themselves out of poverty and become self-reliant. Women and girls continue to be disproportionally challenged by the  lack of transportation. \nWorld Bicycle Relief is addressing the challenge of distance and last mile mobility by building and distributing a rugged\, specially-designed\, locally-assembled bicycle to students\, healthcare providers\, entrepreneurs\, and workers.  \nJoin us for a screening of two short films\, and learn about the transformative impact bicycles have on girls\, women and their communities. \nA Way Forward beautifully illustrates how Buffalo Bicycles help the girls get to school safely and on time\, avoiding tiring walks to school or having to accept lifts from motorcycle drivers. \nSeeing Brave is part of a documentary series of three courageous women\, who are transforming lives around the globe through taking action. The co-founder of World Bicycle Relief\, Leah Missbach Day\, is portrayed in this episode and it touches on her inspiration\, motivation\, and leadership approach after founding the organization following the tsunami in Sri Lanka in 2004.   \nThe film screening will be followed by a discussion with co-founder of World Bicycle Relief\, Leah Missbach Day and World Bicycle Relief’s Global Director for Strategic Information and Innovation\, Alisha Myers. The discussion will be moderated by Giving Women’s Founder\, Atalanti Moquette. \n_____________________________________________________________________________ \nBIO LEAH MISSBACH DAY \nLeah Missbach Day is co-founder of World Bicycle Relief and a documentary photographer based in Chicago. Her images and storytelling often serve World Bicycle Relief’s campaigns and illustrate the power of bicycles to transform lives. Leah is profiled in Seeing Brave\, a documentary that shares the stories of three women trailblazers inspiring the next generation of female leaders and as author of the foreword to National Geographic’s book Wheels of Change: How Women Rode to Freedom. \nBIO ALISHA MYERS \nBased in South Africa with regular field visits\, Alisha provides strategic leadership\, management\, and oversight of WBR’s global M&E efforts\, including digital platforms\, field-based tools\, analysis and learning\, and data reporting. As an essential technical leader of the organization\, Alisha identifies and addresses data collection and reporting requirements\, initiatives\, and challenges\, as well as research study opportunities and new market analysis.  \nAlisha brings 16 years of experience to her role at WBR. From 2009 to 2014\, Alisha served as Senior Technical Advisor for M&E at mothers2mothers\, a global NGO based in South Africa\, which seeks to improve maternal and newborn health and prevent mother to child transmission of HIV. Alisha spent the early years of her career at Catholic Relief Services in a series of research and analysis roles\, including as M&E Technical Advisor for three years and as senior program manager in Sri Lanka. Alisha is a former Fulbright Fellow (1999)\, Congressional Hunger Center Fellow (2001 to 2003)\, and Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar (2005 to 2006). She has an undergraduate degree in Global Studies from Spelman College in Atlanta\, Georgia\, and MSc in Social Policy and Planning from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
URL:https://givingwomen.org/event/special-screening-discussion-how-can-bicycles-impact-the-last-mile/
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SUMMARY:Addressing Gender-based Violence (GBV) within the context of COVID-19
DESCRIPTION:Check the event replay here.\nJoin us for a film screening and panel discussion online \nAbout this Event\nIdentifying\, Addressing and Mitigating Gender-based Violence (GBV) within the context of COVID-19\nExperience from past outbreaks\, and also current anecdotal evidence\, suggests that measures put in place to help control the COVID-19 pandemic may be exacerbating the risks of gender-based violence (GBV) for women and girls.  Social distancing and quarantine measures limit the possibility for survivors to distance themselves from their abusers and also limit access to external support (e.g. social\, legal\, physical and mental health\, etc.). It is crucial that all actors across the COVID-19 response incorporate GBV into their planning and programming. Together\, actors can work to identify\, address and mitigate GBV\, and ensure vulnerable populations have access to information and services.  The speakers on this panel will speak about interventions and models to support survivors of GBV across the spectrum of legal and psychosocial services\, both in person and remotely. \nThe evening will commence with the first ever screening of “Eimai” which translates as “I am” from Greek. Eimai is a documentary by Action for Women capturing stories of three women whose journeys are marked by struggle\, sacrifice and hope. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with speakers representing Action for Women \, SAHR and Abaad. (Bios below)  \nThe Panel will be moderated by Kelsi Kriitmaa\, Executive Director at Philanthropy Advisors in Geneva and a Giving Women member. \nPLEASE NOTE: Login details for the webinar will be emailed out to registrants the day of the event. \n________________________________________________________________________ \nOUR PANELISTS\nGabrielle Tay – Founder\, Action for Women\nGabrielle founded Action for Women in 2015. She has worked in emergency settings on the Balkan route\, Italy and then Greece\, where she spent 20 months on the aegean island of Chios. While working in the camps\, she observed how women’s voices are unheard and needs specific to the gender are unmet in the biggest humanitarian crisis since World War 2. \nShe opened the Athena Centre for Women in July 2016 – the first all-women space outside of any official camp structures in Greece. The Athena Centre provided crucial services requested by the vulnerable women residents of the camps\, in order to address the gaps in protection and incidents of gender based violence. Her vision to provide safety\, support and hope for the women who are able to leave Chios onto the mainland\, saw the birth of the Halcyon Days Project in Athens in August 2018. \nGabrielle graduated from the University of Exeter\, UK’s law faculty with first class honours and has practiced in the United Kingdom and Singapore as an advocate and solicitor. This passionate advocate for women’s rights has dedicated countless pro-bono hours in various legal aid clinics and women shelters representing the underprivileged and marginalised women in civl and criminal matters. \n___ \nSara Bergamaschi – Strategic Advocacy for Human Rights\, SAHR\nAs SAHR’s Executive Director\, Sara leads SAHR’s advocacy and resource mobilization efforts to bring attention and funds to our sensitive and high-profile legal cases. She applies her unbridled energy and lust for life to ensure SAHR’s financial sustainability and develop long-lasting strategic partnerships. She also has pioneered SAHR’s trademark ‘Tales of Disobedience’\, a unique event series at the crossroads of women’s rights and creative ARTivism. \nSara spearheads SAHR’s gender justice efforts with the UN\, governments and other organizations. When deployed in complex emergency and forced displacement settings\, Sara’s role is to protect the most vulnerable survivors and unlock barriers to justice by leveraging trustworthy relationships both at the local and at the highest levels\, in the dance of compromise. \nPreviously\, she worked for the Italian Embassy in Egypt\, the German Development Agency (GIZ) in Morocco\, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Iraq\, UNOCHA in New York City and Jordan\, as well as\, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) at the Turkish-Syrian border and in Yemen in 2019. \n___ \nGhida Anani – Director\, Abaad\nGhida is an assistant professor in the Faculty of Public Health at the Lebanese University. In 2008\, she received the ‘’Excellence in Collaborative Teaching Award’’ from the American University of Beirut. As an expert in Gender-Based Violence and Child Protection\, Anani has published a number of studies\, articles\, training kits and community educational materials on GBV & Child Sexual Abuse in Lebanon and the MENA region. \nIn June 2011\, she founded and continues to manage ABAAD – Resource Centre for Gender Equality\, which was awarded the Womanity Award. In 2014\, Anani received the Women Leadership Achievement Award by The World Women Leadership Congress. She has led a number of public opinion campaigns\, notably the latest #Undress522 which resulted in a historical parliamentary vote\, repealing article 522 from the Lebanese Penal Code. The campaign received the “Women Rights Award” from the Beirut Bar Association and Avenir Liban and an honoring Award by the Lebanese Canadian University in March 2017. In 2019\, the campaign received the first prize “UN SDG Action Award” for the most impactful campaign globally. \nIn 2018\, Anani has been honored as part of the program “Icon of Pioneering” & “Leaders from the land of Cedars” beside a number of Lebanese leaders innovative in different sectors. She was also listed by the World Bank as one of 10 Inspiring Women Entrepreneurs Making a Difference across MENA and was featured in the Pioneers & Leaders HUB\, launched by the Women as Partners in Progress (WPP) Project within the Gibran Chair for Values and Peace at the University of Maryland. Anani was among the handful of women leaders selected from the MENA region to participate in the Female Leadership Programme by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 2019\, she was also selected by the UN Solutions Summit organizers as one of the 10 extraordinary solution makers across the globe advancing the SDGs. \n___ \nEsha Meher – Legal Associate\, SAHR\nEsha joined SAHR in 2020 and is our legal associate\, working on the frontlines for our cases in Asia\, Pacific and MENA region\, supporting the Legal Director on advancing justice and accountability for survivors through strategic litigation. She is also an enthusiastic voice on the campaign-advocacy front and sometimes yields her pen for SAHR’s creative team. \nA people’s person at heart\, Esha is most comfortable making conversations with strangers across all ages on the most unrelated topics; her interests range from a critique of comedy in Iranian cinema to cat-sitting techniques and hacks. An avid reader and a struggling painter\, she enjoys listening to Rostropovich’s cello on Friday evenings. \nBesides appearing and assisting in multiple cases of constitutional importance in India\, Esha has also been a regular part of teaching and civilian advocacy initiatives. She heads the legal team of the Gender Security Project (India)\, serves as the Founding director of Project DARYA\, a London based storytelling initiative\, and presides over a Massachusetts-based non-profit.
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SUMMARY:Giving Women Workshop: Theory of Change
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this informative and interactive workshop webinar\nAbout this Event\nWorkshop Description \nTheories of Change (TOCs) are roadmaps to impact. It expresses how an initiative expects to arrive at/produce the desired results. It is the foundation for impact management. \nIn this workshop\, we will explore the logic behind TOCs and their main building blocks. Using practical examples\, we will show how TOCs help organisations to better manage their impact for improved outcomes and communication. \nAbout our presenter: Nadir Franca \nNadir is one of our Giving Women members in Zurich. She is a consultant and researcher in the fields of impact-driven entrepreneurship\, impact management\, and sustainable finance. She has worked for 10+ years with non-profit and for-profit social businesses and initiatives for the productive & financial inclusion of underserved populations. She is currently a Sustainable Finance Policy Fellow with Foraus\, and a Consultant in impact management projects with Stone Soup Consulting. Nadir holds a Ph.D. (USP/Brazil) and an MSc (UFPE/Brazil) in Business Management. \nThe Webinar Workshop will be recorded and made available along with supporting documentation and resources to all those who register as a follow-up to the event. \nPLEASE NOTE: The event will take place on Zoom webinar and along with receiving details from Eventbrite about accessing the Webinar\, we will also send all people registered an email before the event.
URL:https://givingwomen.org/event/giving-women-workshop-theory-of-change/
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SUMMARY:Monthly Informal Lunch March\, Geneva
DESCRIPTION:Come and learn all about Giving Women over a delicious lunch \nAbout this Event\nOur informal lunches are an ideal opportunity to network and meet like-minded women! \nThe lunch starts at 12h00 \nThe menu includes a an amuse buche\, main course\, coffee or tea as well as petit-fours. Still water will be provided. \nPlease feel free to share this invitation with anyone who may be interested and bring a friend! \nIt is Giving Women policy that non-members are welcome to attend the Giving Women Informal Lunch up to two times as well as two other events (please register as non-members). If you would like to attend any additional events\, we invite you to become a member.  \nPlease sign up 3 days before the event at the latest due to limited seating. \nKindly note: Last minute registrations and arrivals cannot be guaranteed a spot at the main table and may have to sit at another table and order from the restaurant menu separately.
URL:https://givingwomen.org/event/monthly-informal-lunch-march-geneva/
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SUMMARY:Zurich Informal Lunch\, 12 March 2020
DESCRIPTION:Come and learn all about Giving Women over a delicious lunch\nAbout this Event\nOur informal lunches are an ideal opportunity to network and meet like-minded women! You will get to know other Giving Women members and the exciting work they are all doing\, and be inspired! \nThe lunch starts at 12h00 and everyone will just order from the menu and pay separately. We just need you to register here so we can reserve a table. \nPlease feel free to share this invitation with anyone who may be interested and bring a friend! \nWe are looking forward to seeing you there!
URL:https://givingwomen.org/event/zurich-informal-lunch-12-march-2020/
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SUMMARY:Film Screening: The Biggest Little Farm
DESCRIPTION:Film Screening of The Biggest Little Farm\nAbout this Event\nJoin us to watch this beautiful documentary\, which tells the story of a young idealistic couples’ return to the land. \nGuided by a wise mentor they buy a farm on land which was completely desiccated and discover the beauty\, complexity\, and harmony of the natural world as it regenerates into a productive farm. \nAt a time where the industrialised approaches to working the land have destroyed the biodiversity of nature this magnificently filmed documentary makes us realise there is still hope for our planet\,  if we all learn to respect it fully. \nThis will be an uplifting preparation on the theme of our 2020 Annual Conference on 19 March “Food: Women’s role in the struggle to feed the world
URL:https://givingwomen.org/event/film-screening-the-biggest-little-farm/
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Monthly Informal Lunch February\, Geneva
DESCRIPTION:Come and learn all about Giving Women over a delicious lunch\nAbout this Event\nOur informal lunches are an ideal opportunity to network and meet like-minded women! \nThe lunch starts at 12h00 and the price from January 2020 is going up to 40 CHF. The menu includes a an amuse buche\, main course\, coffee or tea as well as petit-fours. Still water will be provided. \nPlease feel free to share this invitation with anyone who may be interested and bring a friend! \nIt is Giving Women policy that non-members are welcome to attend the Giving Women Informal Lunch up to two times as well as two other events (please register as non-members). If you would like to attend any additional events\, we invite you to become a member.  \nPlease sign up 3 days before the event at the latest due to limited seating. \nKindly note: Last minute registrations and arrivals cannot be guaranteed a spot at the main table and may have to sit at another table and order from the restaurant menu separately.
URL:https://givingwomen.org/event/monthly-informal-lunch-february-geneva/
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Informal Lunch Zurich\, February 2020
DESCRIPTION:Come and learn all about Giving Women over a delicious lunch\nAbout this Event\nOur informal lunches are an ideal opportunity to network and meet like-minded women! You will get to know other Giving Women members and the exciting work they are all doing\, and be inspired! \nThe lunch starts at 12h00 and everyone will just order from the menu and pay separately. We just need you to register here so we can reserve a table. \nPlease feel free to share this invitation with anyone who may be interested and bring a friend! \nWe are looking forward to seeing you there!
URL:https://givingwomen.org/event/informal-lunch-zurich-february-2020/
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Geneva Workshop: Social Impact Management
DESCRIPTION:About this EventSocial Impact Management\nMeasuring impact is essential to the success of any development or humanitarian programme. It is important to ensure that the desired outcomes are being achieved and key learnings are being integrated into your programme. \n We are very lucky to have Tanya Murphy\, a Giving Women member and expert in social impact management\, who recently released an ITC SME Trade Academy course: How to measure and manage your social impact. \nWORKSHOP OUTLINE: \nIn this workshop we will explore why social impact management is important and how to use a simple methodology to support the grassroots projects we work with. We will learn how to create SMART impact KPIs (key performance indicators). We will also learn about the 3-step impact management cycle: capture and collect\, store and analyse\, and learn and communicate. As always we will apply our new learnings to real examples so as to ensure we have integrated our new knowledge effectively. \nAs always\, the workshop will be delivered in two parts with a dinner provided half-way through the workshop.  \nIn advance of the workshop to get the most out of it please come up with a few indicators from your own project / Project circle’s project that we can work on and improve.  An indicator is a means to help understand and measure whether a project is moving toward the intended results\, outcome or impact.
URL:https://givingwomen.org/event/geneva-workshop-social-impact-management/
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Geneva January 2020 Informal Lunch
DESCRIPTION:Our informal lunches are an ideal opportunity to network and meet like-minded women!\nThe lunch starts at 12h00 and the price from January 2020 is going up to 40 CHF. The menu includes a an amuse buche\, main course\, coffee or tea as well as petit-fours. Still water will be provided. \nPlease feel free to share this invitation with anyone who may be interested and bring a friend! \nPlease sign up 3 days before the event at the latest due to limited seating. \nKindly note: Last minute registrations and arrivals cannot be guaranteed a spot at the main table and may have to sit at another table and order from the restaurant menu separately.
URL:https://givingwomen.org/event/geneva-january-2020-informal-lunch/
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Giving Women Informal Apero - Geneva
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\nIn 2024\, Giving Women celebrates with great pride its 15th anniversary. We have seen our community steadily grow to over two hundred members\, and beyond\, with partners and projects globally. To date\, we have worked with over 75 projects on 5 continents. Each year we recognise the value that our community brings to projects working to improve the lives of women and girls. \nSo come and get to know other Giving Women members and the exciting work they are all doing\, and be inspired over a light Apero at our offices. \nOn this occasion\, we will dedicate a space to ActionAid and its experience in promoting women’s rights in Malawi\, featuring the ActionAid team and two guests from Malawi. \nGuests: \nYandura Chipeta\, Country Director\, ActionAid Malawi\nMezia Chigango\, recipient of ActionAid projects and member of the Kasumbu Women Forum Malawi\nClaudia Vitali\, Philanthropy and Partnerships\, AA Italy and Switzerland\nCaterina Ghislandi\, Head of Institutional and High Value Funding\, AA Italy and Switzerland \nFor additional context about the Forum\, it is a group of passionate women and young girls committed to promoting sustainable socio-economic development\, with a particular focus on women’s issues.
URL:https://givingwomen.org/event/giving-women-informal-apero-geneva-4/
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Geneva Workshop: Social Impact Management
DESCRIPTION:Social Impact Management  Measuring impact is essential to the success of any development or humanitarian programme. It is important to ensure that the desired outcomes are being achieved and key learnings are being integrated into your programme. \n We are very lucky to have Tanya Murphy\, a Giving Women member and expert in social impact management\, who recently released an ITC SMA Trade Academic course: How to measure and manage your social impact. \nWORKSHOP OUTLINE: \nIn this workshop we will explore why social impact management is important and how to use a simple methodology to support the grassroots projects we work with. We will learn how to create SMART impact KPIs (key performance indicators). We will also learn about the 3-step impact management cycle: capture and collect\, store and analyse\, and learn and communicate. As always we will apply our new learnings to real examples so as to ensure we have integrated our new knowledge effectively. \nAs always\, the workshop will be delivered in two parts with a dinner provided half-way through the workshop.  \nIn advance of the workshop to get the most out of it please come up with a few indicators from your own project / Project circle’s project that we can work on and improve.  An indicator is a means to help understand and measure whether a project is moving toward the intended results\, outcome or impact.
URL:https://givingwomen.org/event/geneva-workshop-social-impact-management-2/
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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