Our Commitment to Socially Responsible Investing
This article was written by Mary Zerjav. This year Mary’s Pence took a hard look at how we manage our donor funded assets and transformed our policies and investment portfolio...
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Models of Grantees Led By and For Black Women, Native Women, and Latina Women
Alerta MigratoriaCarrboro, North Carolina Co-Founder and Director: Viridiana Martinez A community organization founded by undocumented womxn activists, Alerta Migratoria responds to the challenges faced by undocumented immigrants and refugees living...
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Equity in Philanthropy: Ensuring Dignity, Justice and Solidarity for All
The year 2020 has brought dramatic visibility to the huge inequities and discrimination experienced by people — particularly women of color — in the U.S. We can no longer be...
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Mary’s Pence Endorses Emergency Charity Stimulus
Mary's Pence believes that money that can contribute to the work of addressing and changing unjust systems should be used, not saved. It's for that reason that we endorse the...
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Mary’s Pence Announces Fall 2020 Grantees
Mary's Pence is honored to announce the 12 organizations that were awarded grants for our 2020 fall cycle. The following organizations were chosen because they embody our values of justice,...
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Book Review – We Are Not Here to Be Bystanders: A Memoir of Love and Resistance
The following book review of We Are Not Here to Be Bystanders: A Memoir of Love and Resistance is written by Mary's Pence Executive Director Katherine Wojtan. The book will...
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The Search for Savings Options that Align with Mary’s Pence Values
By Mary's Pence donor and volunteer Julie Jones Earlier this year, I responded to a request in the Mary’s Pence newsletter asking for volunteers to serve on the Ad Hoc...
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Mary’s Pence Summer Reading List 2020
We are all called to amplify the voices of those experiencing injustice. Join us in reading some or all of the books we've chosen for our Summer 2020 Reading List....
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Mary’s Pence Statement About the Killing of George Floyd
Although our work is across North and Central America, our office is based in the heart of St. Paul, Minnesota. Along with our community, we are feeling a range of...
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Partnering With Organizations Working to Address Issues that Include Gender-Based Discrimination
The values of human dignity, solidarity and justice are core to the work of Mary’s Pence. Since our founding, we have remained committed to amplifying women’s roles, voices, choices, and...
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