To close today’s wealth and wage gap for women and particularly for women of color, it is critically important to increase the participation in capital markets for all. Pairing investment education with access to trusted sources is required... mentors provide invaluable support by offering college and career guidance to our students. We’re transforming the student-to-guidance counselor ratio from a staggering national average of 482:1 to a remarkable 2:1. Offering volunteer mentorship opportunties.
Girls Who Invest (GWI) is a non-profit organization dedicated to transforming the investment management industry by attracting and advancing women investors, change-makers, and leaders. Provide mentoring opportunities.
Their aim is to foster gender equality and improve the well-being of all, particularly those facing the greatest socio-economic exclusion. International
Latinas Talk Dinero seeks to develop and sustain networks of information, resources, and opportunities to support the success of first-generation professionals. Through our commitment to financial literacy, community, and accessibility, we strive to ensure first-generation professionals are equipped with the tools necessary to thrive in higher education, their career, and their community.
Focused in Nepal, they aim to lift women and girls out of poverty through education and mentorship programs. International
Operates a network of volunteer teachers for refugees. from their site"We recruit volunteers for our programs—the Teaching Program, both in person and virtual, and the Girls Empowerment Program. We are interested in active and retired educators, sports instructors, and others for academic and outdoor learning." International
Partnering with governments, nonprofits, United Nations agencies, conservation organizations, and private sector companies, Village Enterprise equips first-time entrepreneurs in Africa with resources and skills to start climate-smart businesses and savings groups. International
Focuses on wealth justice for Black women - partners with public schools, NGOs to deliver financial/wealth justice training as part of core curriculum. National model, Also training and advocacy for policymakers.
Started in India but now includes African nation Gambia as well. Focuses on women rising up from poverty through financial literacy, education, and mentoring programs. International
Empowers women and girls living in poverty through numerous programs designed to provide access to education, job corps training, and care. Programs focus mostly in Cambodia and India but they are expanding. International
*disclosure, I recently joined the board of Lotus Outreach
Economic empowerment of girls and women through education, child sponsorship, nutrition, and youth empowerment programs in Central America. International
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