The experience will change you.
Have a greater impact by joining forces.
By collaborating and combining our resources, Women & Philanthropy members have a greater impact on the university and community than we can as individuals. To form a collective voice, individuals make a minimum annual investment of $1,000 to the Women & Philanthropy Pooled Fund. Each year, the fund is distributed to university initiatives and scholarship programs that leave a significant imprint and affect the future of young people at ASU and across the Valley.
Take advantage of educational opportunities
Participate in programs designed exclusively for Women & Philanthropy members to learn more about making a difference.
- Explore your intellectual interests with ASU's renowned scholars.
- Become inspired by the role ASU is playing in advancing the quality of life in our community.
- Discover how you can make a difference in areas that matter to you.
Celebrate the difference you can make for the future
Experience firsthand the transformative power of women and discover how your support of Women & Philanthropy can alter the lives of students and impact the well-being of our community. Our members are visionary donors and celebrate their role as a significant philanthropic force in ASU's commitment to the economic, social and cultural vitality of our region.
Today, women are discovering their capacity to transform the world through financial giving. The ASU Foundation’s Women & Philanthropy program was formed to help women understand their role and potential in philanthropy, gain confidence in their capabilities as financial donors, and fulfill their philanthropic potential.
Why Women & Philanthropy
- Women are expected to control half the wealth in the United States by 2010.
- Women account for 58 percent of undergraduates in U.S. colleges today.
- Women generated $2.1 trillion in earnings in 1999. In 2002, the Center for Women's Business Research found that one in 11 women in the United States was a business owner and their companies continue to grow 1.5 to two times the rate of all firms.
- The baby boom generation includes many of the first female college graduates to have acquired wealth in their own right.