News & Updates

Part of a continuing series on the five women who established the East Tennessee Women's Fund. Alice Mercer became involved in the Women’s Fund of East Tennessee with the realization that she survived her own early years because her very strong mother encouraged and...

Part of our 2015 Grantee Highlights series. The Women's Fund proudly awarded the Boys and Girls Club of Elizabethton/Carter County (BGCECC) a 2015 grant in support of their Girls U program--a ten-week summer session for girls ages nine and up to recognize...

Part of our 2015 Grantee Highlights series. Tusculum College received a 2015 Women's Fund grant that helped enable young women in the community to attend the Tusculum College Women’s Search for Success and Self-Sufficiency program. The program was initiated to provide...

The Women's Fund of East Tennessee welcomes Elyse Kolbaba, who joined the WF team this summer as Communications Intern. A junior at The University of Tennessee, Elyse is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication Studies with a minor in Journalism and...

As an advocate for women and girls, the Women's Fund created the Advocacy Task Force in January 2014. In December 2014 and March 2015, the Task Force held two "Stop the Violence" convenings--one in Knoxville, TN and one in Johnson City, TN. Attendees of the two...

The Women’s Fund of East Tennessee recently announced the 2015 grant awards of approximately $100,000 to nine regional organizations working to improve the lives of women and girls in East Tennessee. The mission of the Women’s Fund is to be a catalyst to transform the...

Marty Begalla helped to start the Women’s Fund because of a life long interest in the status and needs of women. A committed community volunteer, she started the Knoxville Women’s Center and the Rape Crisis Center. She has served on more than ten non-profit Boards of...

The Women’s Fund of East Tennessee awarded $99,500 in grants to nine regional organizations working to improve the lives of women and girls in East Tennessee at the organization’s 4th Annual Luncheon held at Cherokee Country Club. The mission of the Women’s Fund is to...