Martha A. Taylor: On Accelerating Social Change for Women
Martha A. Taylor, longtime women’s philanthropy expert and Vice President of the University of Wisconsin Foundation, shares insights about how to accelerate social change for women.
“Major societal change happens through major institutions,” says Martha A. Taylor, women’s philanthropy pioneer and Vice President of the University of Wisconsin Foundation. Taylor doesn’t discount the energy that comes from the streets, and in January she attended the Women’s March with her then 94-year-old mother, who carried a sign invoking both FDR and Obama. Still, Taylor says that for women to effect change, they need to occupy leadership positions in major institutions.
Author: Tim Lehnert
Tim Lehnert is a writer and editor who lives in Cranston, Rhode Island. His articles and essays have appeared in the Boston Globe, the Providence Journal, Rhode Island Monthly, the Boston Herald, the Christian Science Monitor, and elsewhere. He is the author of the book Rhode Island 101, and has published short fiction for kids and adults in a number of literary journals and magazines. He received an M.A. in Political Science from McGill University, and an M.A. in English from California State University, Northridge.
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Martha has done some amazing work on recognizing the contributions of women donors, especially in institutional philanthropy, where many women tend not to be immediately acknowledged. Her wisdom continues to inform my daily prospect development practice working with local social service agencies. I’m so grateful that she’ll continue to dedicate her time to growing women’s philanthropy in the future. You go, Martha!
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Martha has done some amazing work on recognizing the contributions of women donors, especially in institutional philanthropy, where many women tend not to be immediately acknowledged. Her wisdom continues to inform my daily prospect development practice working with local social service agencies. I’m so grateful that she’ll continue to dedicate her time to growing women’s philanthropy in the future. You go, Martha!