Our Story
In true millennial fashion, Women Unite! began as a text thread - a space where founding members Ally Burns, Liz Jansen, Sterling Haukom Anderson, Andreanna Triliegi, and Darcie Young Tashey could vent about the election of Donald Trump. We decided to channel our feelings into something positive, and together we launched Women Unite! From December 2016 to December 2018, we hosted monthly fundraisers for local nonprofits committed to uplifting and empowering the communities most attacked by this administration. In just over two years we raised more than $50,000 for 28 local nonprofits.
In January 2019, Women Unite! changed its model, evolving into a 100% women-operated organization that partners with three Chicago-based charities for 12 months, offering our capacity building services for free. We fund our charitable partnerships through the work we do for our clients. We provide the following services: fundraising & communications, graphic design & marketing, and professional training & development. Our areas of training expertise are: how to be an ally, race & class privilege, diversity & inclusion, sexual harassment, and implicit bias. Trainings can also be customized on a variety of issues to fit your needs. For mission-aligned organizations, we offer all services on a sliding scale fee.