Happy New Year!  Please Join Us for Casino Night 2012.

For more information and to purchase tickets CN Packages & Tickets     

High Water 7th Annual Casino Night, April 26, 2012
 

Welcome to the High Water Women On-line Community

The High Water Women Foundation is a 501 (c) (3)  charitable organization founded in 2005 by senior women in the Hedge Fund Industry.

Our Mission is to empower women and youth in need by creating powerful volunteer opportunities that leverage the talents and aspirations of professional women.

We welcome you to explore the site to learn more about HWW Programs and Initiatives. Please go to our registration page to join our community and get involved.

Sponsor of High Water Women technology project.
High Water Women would like to thank Reed Smith LLP for their generous funding support.www.reedsmith.com

Financial Literacy Opportunities-The Muriel Siebert High Water Women Campaign for Financial Literacy is in its third year with many new opportunities to volunteer to teach teens about personal financial management in after-school and community-based programs throughout the City.

Betances Community Center-Teach Financial Literacy to high school students

Dates: Eight sessions Mondays starting 2/6, 2/13, 2/27, 3/5, 3/12,3/19,3/26,4/2 (please note there is no session on 2/20)
Time: 6:30-8:00PM
Location: 547 E/ 146th St. (St. Ann's Ave.) Bronx; # 2 or 5 train to 140th and 3rd Ave.  Sign up now

Children's Village-Teach Financial Literacy to middle school students (13-15yrs)

Dates: 8 sessions on Tuesdays starting 5/1, 5/8, 5/15, 5/22, 5/29, 6/5, 6/12
Time: 6:15 PM - 7:30 PM
Location: 3000 8th Avenue New York, NY 10039 (B or D train to 155th St.  Sign up now.

Children's Village- Teach Financial Literacy to high school students (16-19yrs)

Dates: 8 sessions on Thursdays starting 5/3, 5/10, 5/17, 5/24, 5/31, 6/7, 6/14
Time: 6:15 PM - 7:30 PM
Location:3000 8th Avenue New York, NY 10039 (B or D train to 155th St.  Sign up now.

Get involved with HWW Programs: Financial Literacy, Microfinance, Bacpacks and Secret Santa 

Become a HWW volunteer financial literacy instructor,  Learn the latest about our financial literacy program. Learn more

HWW volunteers bring their expertise to develop training and education modules for Microfinance Institutions. Learn More

Watch our new film about the High Water Women Backpack Drive.  Go to film

Watch video of Women's Trust Executive Director Wilma Longdon. Hear inspiring stories of how microloans are helping African women change their lives, educate their children and change the destiny of a nation. Go to video

News and Events

HWW panel discussion and networking event -February 15th Read more

The Growing Influence of Women in Philanthropy: How Thinking like a Woman Turns Gifts into Investments 

 

HWW Young Women's Council events.  Read more

Changing the World Brunch- 1/29

MBA vs CFA vs Neither?!"  Perspectives Panel-2/6


Inwood House Philanthropy Event Read more

HWW 2011 Secret Santa & Holiday Gift Drive donors answer 250 Secret Santa letters Read more

HWW Sixth Annual Casino Night raises $500,000 Read More

HWW delivers delivers 6500 Backpacks in 2011. Read more 

Johnson Community Center-Teach Financial Literacy to Middle School Students

Dates: 4 sessions on Tuesdays starting 2/28, 3/6, 3/13, 3/20
Time: 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Location: 1829 Lexington Avenue (114th St); #6 to 116th St.
We would like to recruit three volunteers and ask that you commit to teach at least two sessions.  Sign up now.

Johnson Community Center- Teach Financial Literacy to High School Students

Dates:  8 sessions on Wednesdays starting 2/29, 3/7, 3/14, 3/21, 3/28, 4/4, 4/18, 4/25
Time:  6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Location:  1829 Lexington Avenue (114th Street); #6 to 116th Street.
We would like to recruit four volunteers and ask that you commit to teach at least four sessions.   Sign up now.

Other volunteer opportunities

Bottomless Closet February Sale

Date: Monday, February 27th
Time: 5:45 PM - 7:45 PM
Location: Bottomless Closet's Offices -  Hotel Pennsylvania - 15 Penn Plaza - Level B, Suite 40 (Entrance on West 33rd Street, between 6th and 7th Avenues)
Volunteers will be assisting clients in picking out clothing and accessories   Sign up now.

Young Women's Leadership Schools

Host 6-8 students at your company for half a day and open their eyes to the world of work, February 16th from 10:00-2:00PM. Read more

Volunteer to work with 12th graders in evening workshops to help them prepare for college providing guidance and advice on January 11th from 5:15-7:45PM. Read more

Chldren's Storefront

Provide homework assistance to 2nd, 3rd, and 4th graders the first Tuesday of the month starting December 6th from 4:00-5:30PM. Read more

St. Luke's Lifeworks

Help homeless clients apply for jobs online the second and fourth Tuesday of the month from 6:00-7:00PM. Read more

The W!se Institute

Financial Literacy Test Reviewing
Date: Weekdays, March 19th through March 30th
Time: Any two hour block morning, daytime or evening
Location:  TBD
 If you are a personal finance expert become a reviewer of test questions for our national Financial Literacy Certification Test. Sign up now.

Business Plan Judging
Date: Tuesday, March 27th
Time: Any two hour block morning, daytime or evening
Location:  TBD
Seeking judges for a national secondary-school entrepreneurship program. Participating teams come from more than 10 states.   Sign up now.

Cristo Rey High School

Share you college and career experience with students at morning assembly from 8:00-8:30PM, dates convenient for you can be arranged. Read more

HWW Volunteer Positions

Microfinance Volunteer Coordinator

Seeking volunteer to help HWW organize its efforts on microfinance initiatives, namely:

1. Organize volunteer survey and create skills and interests database, which HWW will use to i) potentially match with pro bono assignments with our microfinance parters, especially for developing countries; ii) create own training workshops to enhance application of volunteer skills to microfinance institutional needs in readying institutions for investors, financial management, and enterprise risk management.

2. Liase with HWW administrative staff for posting and recruiting for microfinance volunteer assignments.

3. Work with microfinance committee to identify potential sources of funding for HWW microfinance initiatives, and help write funding proposals.

4. Help organize HWW microfinance speaker events.

Work will require only a few hours a month.  Sign up now.

Social Media Volunteer

Are you savvy in social media, Facebook, Twitter and Linket oudIn?  Volunteer to help HWW use its social media more effectively to reach and increase our membership and market our  volunteer opportunities and events.  Sign up now.

Read recent articles about High Water Women:

 

      Read new article in Institutional Investor on HWW's work in microfinance. Read now

     HWW is is the Wall Street Journal Donor of the Day for our 2011 Backpack Drive Read more

     Hedge Fund Women Use Poker, Power Lunches to Boost Nonprofits in Bloomberg 

    Hedge Fund Women Hit 'High-Water' Mark in Private Wealth

 
 
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