Social Justice Fund, in collaboration with Pride Foundation, Social Venture Partners, Women’s Funding Alliance and Washington Women’s Foundation, presents a series of opportunities to explore our strengths as women, philanthropists and social change agents. Through a series of facilitated conversations we will analyze the issues of justice, money and social responsibility. Join us for one or all sessions to maximize the impact of your giving to create real and lasting social change.

Being a part of Social Justice Fund’s “Strategic Giving for People of Color” workshop this past April has renewed my hope in social change work. Spending one and a half days with a roomful of diverse yet like-minded donors was a powerful experience, not only because we were all people of color, but because we were, in my mind, recreating our relationship to capitalism.

The Wind River, which becomes the Bighorn as it leaves the northern boundary of the Wind River Indian Reservation near Thermopolis, Wyoming, is part of the headwaters of the Missouri River. The Wind and its tributaries are struggling with drought -- a big stretch of the river runs nearly dry every year from irrigation demands. But by bringing together the many people with interests in a healthy river, the Wind River Alliance can ensure that the river runs for generations to come.

It’s not surprising that Vickie Goodwin has wound up working for decades to protect Wyoming’s air, land and rivers. “When we camped out as kids, my mother’s rule was to leave it better than you found it. We picked up other people’s trash, learned to do no harm…. I’ve always been interested in taking care of the land around me.”