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08/02/2023

Calling all Battery Powered Members! Do you know a relevant organization for our fall theme, Climate Action: Water? Nominations are due by FRI, AUG 4. The earlier we receive them, the better! You'll find the link here:

07/27/2023

Did you know in late May, three of the Colorado River Basin states agreed to a historic consensus-based proposal to conserve at least 3 million acre-feet of water, which will prevent system reservoirs from reaching critically low levels? Learn more here:

07/25/2023

Did you know the persistent “megadrought” in the Southwest, which began in 2000, has been the driest 23-year period in the region’s history since at least A.D. 800? Learn more about it here: https://ow.ly/iPeT50Pl13z 💧

07/19/2023

Hey Powered Members, nominations have opened for our fall theme! If you know of a relevant organization for Climate Change: Water, nominate them here:

07/19/2023

Our Issue Brief is LIVE! 🎉

The journey of our current fall theme, Climate Action: Water, has officially begun. Check out our full brief here:

07/10/2023

Don's miss our Grantee, Springboard To Opportunities' CEO, Aisha Nyandoro, testifying before the Work & Welfare Subcommittee of the U.S. House Committee on Ways & Means. View the Livestream on WED, JUL 12, here:

Watch live Ways and Means Committee hearings and markups over topics such as health care, tax reform, social security, trade, and oversight.

06/30/2023

Our Grantee Groundswell Action Fund has released its 2022 Annual Impact Reports, highlighting the work of Black and Indigenous women and transgender and gender-expansive people of color. Read the report here: https://ow.ly/QgsY50P1MyL

06/23/2023

In case you missed it, our grantee HPP was featured on KQED Forum to discuss family homelessness in SF. Shellena Eskridge and Martha Ryan discuss their innovative approach to helping families exit poverty and homelessness. Listen here:

In its nearly 35 years in operation, San Francisco's Homeless Prenatal Program, has worked with the aim of breaking the cycle of extreme poverty by helping pregnant women with health care, housing, parenting classes and other needed services for themselves and their children. It’s a testament to t...

06/16/2023

Join our grantee Rise Up on June 29th for a look into programming. Meet new Rise Up Leaders from across CA working to transform their communities & country as part of a global movement for gender equity. For details and to RSVP, contact Jen Byrne at [email protected].

06/16/2023

Our grantee Moms First is presenting a virtual symposium to explore the state of care policy and innovation in New Jersey. The convening will amplify lessons learned and opportunities for the private sector to provide innovative solutions for employees. Register today.

06/08/2023

We are celebrating Women's Health & Wealth as our giving circle awarded $1 million to ten organizations! All are working to ensure that women have control and agency over their well-being and future. Check out our full recap of Allocation Night here: https://ow.ly/xNOl50OJBvp 🎉

05/17/2023

Organization Night for Women's Health & Wealth is tonight at the Battery! It's not too late to RSVP here: http://ow.ly/lXjO50Oobrh