Skees Family Foundation Celebrates International Women’s Day!

Skees Family Foundation Celebrates International Women’s Day!

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Photo courtesy of Upaya Social Ventures. Editor’s Note: As the world celebrates International Women’s Day tomorrow, we look to the great work our grantees are doing to advance women’s causes.  By Suzanne Skees Happy International Women’s Day! This...Read more
Announcing Our New Book Project! MY JOB: Real People at Work Around the World

Announcing Our New Book Project! MY JOB: Real People at Work Around the World

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Editor’s Note: Our family and foundation team are thrilled to announce the launch of our book project. Here, we disclose the what, why, who, when, and how of MY JOB. While you clock in each day to a job you may love or hate, our director, Suzanne, along with a...Read more
Face-to-Face with Rekha, Factory Worker from Assam, India

Face-to-Face with Rekha, Factory Worker from Assam, India

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Editor’s note: Earlier this year, Director Suzanne visited the field with our Catalyst-grantee partner, Upaya Social Ventures. She gathered stories and saw firsthand the wonderful work they’re doing on the ground in India. As part of our foundation’s...Read more
Scooping International News While Empowering Women: Global Press Institute

Scooping International News While Empowering Women: Global Press Institute

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Once upon a time, a young American woman landed her dream job — and then gave it to someone else. Ten years later, she’s creating a sustainable new model for international journalism that provides jobs and empowers women all over the world.    By...Read more
On Closing Vittana: What Happens When a Social Enterprise Fails

On Closing Vittana: What Happens When a Social Enterprise Fails

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Photo courtesy of CoWomen on Unsplash. Editor’s note: I’ve made mistakes every day in the last ten years on the job at SFF, and I’ve seen my share of failures in the social-sector field . . . but I’ve never seen compassion and tenacity in the...Read more