News & Updates

We are honored to have featured Liz Murray, whose life story is a direct reflection of the success we wish to instill upon women and girls. Thank you to Michelle Hardin for chairing the event, the 6th Annual Luncheon Committee for their outstanding work, and Sherry...

I am excited to share news with our members about a new approach to grantmaking that we believe will help the Women's Fund have a greater impact on the lives of the people we serve. We normally make grant presentations at this time toexemplary agencies in the...

The Women’s Fund of East Tennessee is proud to announce its new board members: Becky Paylor Linda Spence Robin Gibson Rosa Mar Suzanne Prince These women are dedicated to attending meetings, planning events and evaluating grants for the Women’s Fund. We are thankful...

The Women’s Fund of East Tennessee recently awarded $72,000 in grants to five regional organizations working to improve the lives of women and girls in East Tennessee at the organization’s 5th Annual Women’s Luncheon held at Cherokee Country Club. The mission of the...

Mrs. Grant graduated from Austin High School, Class of 1957. She received her Bachelor of Science Degree from Knoxville College, where she once served as a librarian, followed by her Masters. She continued her education at Boston University where she earned her...

Hello everyone! If we haven’t had the pleasure of meeting, my name is Jessie Punch and I have been fortunate enough to spend the past few months working as the Coordinator/Administrative Assistant for the Women’s Fund. I graduated from Clemson University in May, and...

Since the inception of the Women’s Fund three years ago, we have awarded 18 grants totaling $240,250 to 15 exemplary organizations serving all 25 counties in our service region. We are so proud of this progress and thrilled that 2016 has brought even more...

Betsey Bush The Women’s Fund of East Tennessee is proud to introduce Mrs. Condon (Betsey Bush) to the Women’s Fund of East Tennessee Board. Betsey Bush is a remarkable woman – mother and grandmother, community volunteer extraordinaire, a member of multiple boards, and...

Part of our 2015 Grantee Highlights series. This year's Women's Fund grant to Centro Hispano has enabled the organization to expand its outreach to the Latina immigrant women in Knox County. Centro Hispano is a hub of education striving to empower and educate women...

Members gathered at the East Tennessee History Center on the evening of November 10th to continue a dialogue of grave importance to the Women’s Fund of East Tennessee. The educational forum on domestic violence and human trafficking, titled Stop the Violence Against...