Volunteer
Interested in volunteering with us to help keep the gears turning and the trains running on time? We’re looking for a wide variety of people from those who want to help with events to others who have marketing, research, and video skills. Take a look at our volunteer opportunities below, then fill out the form to let us know how you’d like to lend a hand.
Here’s a few reasons why volunteers enthusiastically support the Women’s Foundation with their time and skills:
“The most precious gift that we have is people. It is imperative that we volunteer and give back to our communities in anyway we can.” – Chandra Clark, Advisory Council Member
“Building a community of like-minded women gave me a sense of hope during a period that was difficult to meet people.” – Marilisa Gabresi, Volunteer
“As a volunteer with the Foundation, I am also learning and growing. The other women involved are from diverse backgrounds, represent resilience and strength and serve as an inspiration.” – Lori Smith Britton, Board of Directors
Volunteer Projects: Summer 2024
1/ Host a Friend-raiser or Fundraiser
You can throw your own fundraiser or friend-raiser! Maximize your impact by bringing your friends, family, neighborhood, or coworkers together to eat, drink, and learn more about supporting women and girls. Friend/Fundraisers are a quick and easy way to raise awareness and/or support for the Women’s Foundation of Boston. Invite folks to attend, tell them about why you care about investing in economically empowering programming for women and girls in Greater Boston and across the Commonwealth, have Foundation staff come and speak with your guests and answer any questions, and leave them with an easy way to donate or get involved.
2/ Join our team and run the Boston 10K for Women
We are thrilled to share that for the fourth year in a row, the Women’s Foundation of Boston has been chosen as a charity partner for the Boston 10K for Women. This race was the first all-women’s sporting event in 1977, and since has inspired thousands of women to lace up and run for great causes. This year’s run starts at 9am on October 12 in the Boston Common. By joining the Women’s Foundation of Boston’s team, your run will continue to fuel our inspiring mission of economically empowering women and girls in Greater Boston and across the Commonwealth. Register here with code ‘2024.’
3/ Update our Women and Girls Index of Massachusetts (WGIMA)
Review and finalize the WSO/GSO Index Python program; produce the 2023 index figures including a presentation to present to the staff and Board of Directors.
4/ Update research on other women’s foundations and women and girls research
Compile all relevant national and local research highlighting the status of women and girls, to ensure the Women’s Foundation utilizes existing data as well as supplements and updates out of date research profiles.
5/ Help manage the College Summer Intern Program
Oversee our summer internship program, including but not limited to: plan, recruit, interview, hire, on-board, and supervise our fabulous summer interns! An internship with the Women’s Foundation can provide college students the opportunity to engage with our mission directly and to learn from our expansive network of leaders and partner organizations.
6/ Graphic Designer
Contribute your expertise to our communications efforts! If you have experience creating nonprofit annual reports, impact reports, or fundraising event collateral, you could play a pivotal role in enhancing our communication and highlighting the achievements of our grantee partners.
Laurie H. Glimcher, MD, was named President and CEO of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in 2016. She is also Director of the Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center and the Richard and Susan Smith Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Previously, she was the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean and Professor of Medicine of Weill Cornell Medicine and Provost for Medical Affairs of Cornell University. Dr. Glimcher is a distinguished immunologist, widely renowned for her work in one of the most promising areas of cancer research.
Linda Henry is the CEO of the Boston Globe Media Partners. She is a co-founder of HUBweek, a civic collaboration between the Boston Globe, Harvard University, Massachusetts General Hospital, and MIT that explores the future being built at the intersection of art, science and technology. Linda is also an early-stage impact investor, an Emmy-Award winning television producer with two shows currently airing, and a community activist. She serves as a director of the Red Sox Foundation, is a trustee of the Liverpool Football Club Foundation, chair of the Boston Globe Foundation, and chairman of the John W. Henry Family Foundation. In addition, she is a founder of the Boston Public Market, serves on the advisory board of MassChallenge, and is on the board of the Engine at MIT. She earned a BS from Babson College and her MS from MIT.
Bekah Salwasser joined the Red Sox Foundation as the Executive Director in January of 2018. She earned her B.A. in Psychology from Brown University and has extensive experience in philanthropy and both professional and semi-professional sports. After four years working as Community Relations Director for the Boston Celtics, Bekah went on to lead Scholar Athletes as its Executive Director, a program that supports public high school athletes with both their athletic and academic achievements. Earlier in her career, Bekah served as a professional soccer player for the Boston Breakers and as Executive Director of the Charlestown Lacrosse and Learning Center.
Kimberly Fay Boucher is a business executive who has driven high performance organizations in technology, consumer products and social enterprise/nonprofit industries over the past 25 years. She is currently the Technology Commercialization Business Leader for the CTO at Analog Devices, where she is responsible for driving new technologies from incubation stages to successful businesses. Kim is also a Senior Lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management, where she teaches Disciplined Entrepreneurship in the Martin Trust Center. She holds a BS in Management Industrial Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and an MBA from Harvard Business School. She is a NCAA Academic All-American Women’s Basketball player and has been inducted into the WPI Hall of Fame.
Ami Kuan Danoff (Co-Founder and CFO) is a private investor and the trustee of a foundation. She is a Harvard Quantum Founder and a member of the Harvard FAS Dean’s Council. Ami earned a bachelor’s degree from Harvard University in Visual and Environmental Studies and holds a dual master’s degree in Applied Economics and International Finance from the Sloan School of Management at MIT. She was a portfolio manager in global equities at Putnam Investments and co-manager of the Putnam International New Opportunities Fund, and also worked as an international equities analyst at Fidelity Investments.
Christina Heenan Suh holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, a bachelor’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania in English and Marketing and a master’s from Columbia University. A former management consultant, her work focused on strategy and implementation projects for Fortune 100 clients. She was also an account executive at Hill+Knowlton (WPP) marketing consumer packaged goods. As an Executive Board Member of the Brookline Education Foundation, which funds professional development in the Brookline Public Schools, Christina led their Grant and Oversight Committees. She currently sits on the board of the Brookline Library Foundation and teaches ESL at Rosie’s Place in Boston.
Christina Gordon (Co-Founder and CEO) holds a dual master’s degree in International Finance and Applied Economics from MIT’s Sloan School of Management. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Boston University and also studied for a joint master’s degree in Women’s Studies and Sociology at Brandeis with a focus on women in the workplace. Christina is a former assistant fund manager and technology industry equity analyst at Wellington Management. She also worked as a stock analyst at Fidelity Investments. She is a trustee of a private foundation, a member of Women Moving Millions and currently sits on the board of Rosie’s Place, a sanctuary for poor and homeless women in Boston.