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You Make a Difference!
How YOU Make the Difference Despite the trying nature of the past couple of years, the Women’s Fund of East Tennessee (WFET) has come out okay. Beyond okay - and we can only thank YOU for it! Our fundraising has continued to surpass expectations, due to our committed...
Mission Moment: Safe Harbor Child and Advocacy Center of the Smokies
In late fall of '21, the Women's Fund announced that four new grantees would be joining our Network in 2022-2023. This month we would like to introduce you to Safe Harbor Child and Advocacy Center of the Smokies in Sevierville. Established in 2005, this organization...
Carol Gardener Transou, Founder of the Women’s Fund of East Tennessee, Remembered Fondly
Rarely do we have the opportunity to share, from one’s own point of view, an individual’s life history. What we are about to share is from Carol’s own hand. We couldn’t be more proud that she was our Founder, leader, teacher, and, most of all, visionary and friend....
New Grants Totaling $490,000 Support and Expand – Strong Women Strong Futures Network
The Women’s Fund of East Tennessee (WFET) is announcing $490,000 in new grant support to provide new services and expansion of the Strong Women Strong Futures (SWSF) Network. The SWSF Network’s Vision is to change the current pervasive and discouraging narrative that...
10th Anniversary Spotlight – Sharon Miller Pryse – Founder & Former Luncheon Chai
From the beginning, the Women’s Fund of East Tennessee (WFET) was fortunate to have the support of 65 Women whom we call Founders, who believed that East TN should have the benefit of a Women’s Fund, and each pledged a minimum of $10K to form the Women’s Fund...
Ten Years, Ten Stories – Success Beyond Expectations!
We’ve done it, again. The Women’s Fund of East Tennessee is not only celebrating a ten- year birthday, but also the most successful fundraising event in its ten-year history. At the September Annual Luncheon, we raised more money than we ever have, thanks to YOU, our...
JC Holdway Spring Soirée
On the evening of May 3rd, Co-Chairs, Todd & Andrea Flanders, Laura Cole and Chef Joseph Lenn, hosted a Spring Soirée to benefit the Women’s Fund of East Tennessee. The JC Holdway event, presented by KaTom, featured a five-course dinner prepared by James Beard...
WFET Welcomes New Board Members
Kati Blalock is a Legacy Member of the Women’s Fund of East Tennessee. Kati is an owner of Sevier Blumen, a flower farm that grows specialty cut flowers. She received a degree in Political Science and a master’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the...
Women’s Fund of East Tennessee Earns GuideStar’s Gold Seal of Transparency
We are proud to announce The Women’s Fund of East Tennessee earned a 2020 Gold Seal of Transparency from GuideStar, the world’s largest database of nonprofit organizations in the United States. Less than five percent of non-profits registered with GuideStar are...
COVID-19 Advocacy Issues: ACEs
Many of you know that the Women’s Fund of East Tennessee has championed the need for ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences) education, awareness, and training since becoming aware of this underlying issue affecting our young women and their ability to become...