These grants made in 2020 and 2021 were in support of the foundation's mission to fund innovative education with a focus on gender equity and racial justice.
Grace Institute's annual breakfast celebrates 123 years of teaching women office skills tuition-free. The Principle Quest Foundation is proud to be a supporter and champion of their work.
Here's a recording of the 2020 event My 8 guests and I were inspired by Lisa's and Sia's moving stories about graduating from Grace Institute. Honoree Carla Harris (at 39:05 in the YouTube) gave us real hope and the incredible boost we all need to be courageous change agents!
Innovative education and mentoring programs for women of all ages are at the heart of the mission of the Principle Quest Foundation. This past year three visits to Alabama were transformative for the 15 women who joined me. Our goal was to hear from local women leaders in the non-profit and business world, exchange intellectual capital and understand the economic circumstances.
The impact of our visit to Equal Justice Initiative's Legacy Museum and the Memorial for Peace and Justice was powerful, inspiriing us in many different ways.
These two women-led organizations received grants:
Rock the Street Wall Street - high school girls learn about financial markets and careers, inspired by women they meet on field trips to financial firms.
World of Money - young people in underserved communities are empowered by immersive education in financial literacy. Go, money moguls!
Additional grants were made to seven organizations:
My guests and I were inspired, to say the least, when we heard the stories of two amazing women graduates of Grace Institute's multi-week program. Today thanks to Grace Institute, women enter (or re-enter) the workplace with more confidence, new skills and rediscovered talent!
