FOUNDATION

omen’s Bar association

Foundation

2013-2014 annual report

serving the legal and related needs of women and girls in the DC metropolitan community

Bread for the City

Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia

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MissionLeveraging the generosity of lawyers and friends to support

nonprofits that serve the legal and related needs of women and girls in the DC Metropolitan community.

From Our President The Women’s Bar Association Foundation was proud to celebrate its 33rd anniversary this year. We provided grants to seven amazing organizations and recognized them at our fifth annual Grants Award Ceremony in April. We also awarded our 8th Founders Fellowship grant, which provides a stipend to support the work of a law student from one of the six area law schools at a local nonprofit organization that serves the legal and related needs of women and girls in our community.

On both the giving and fundraising fronts, we continue to maintain our high quality programs and activities, while pursuing new efforts to increase our presence in the community and develop new sources of funding. We expanded our fundraising efforts this past year, with a new event at Bloomingdale’s in the Spring, by joining the United Way (#8914), and by participating in the Do More 24 online fundraising event.

When you give to the WBA Foundation, you leverage your contribution with those of others to make a real impact on the lives of women and girls in our community. By combining our resources, we are able to fund programs like the Neighborhood Legal Services Program’s WBAF Housing Conditions Project, the first program named after the Foundation as a funding source. The purpose of the project is to remedy dangerous housing conditions for vulnerable women and their children through direct representation and empowerment. WBAF’s grant will be used to support affirmative housing cases on behalf of women living with children in substandard conditions and assist women to become effective advocates for safer housing conditions. The program is expected to substantially improve housing conditions for at least 30 families, educate women in low income neighborhoods about their rights as tenants, and build advocacy capacity among women residents at one multi-family housing complex.

Despite the good work we have accomplished with your generous support, there is still a great need in our community. Thirty-three organizations requested a total of $253,650 in grants from the WBA Foundation during the 2013-2014 grantmaking cycle, only a fraction of which we were able to satisfy. We are diligently working to expand our fundraising efforts in order to make an even greater impact. We are grateful to our many donors who continuously help us to close this gap.

This Annual Report provides an overview of our activities for the past year, and demonstrates how we leverage the collective contributions of our donors to create a greater influence than any individual can have on her or his own. Our report also highlights the impressive programs of our grantees, who are working every day on the front lines to improve the lives of women and girls in the DC metropolitan community.

Amy L. Bess2013-2014 President

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Grantmaking Program & Grantee Awards CeremonyThe WBA Foundation’s grant process begins in the fall, with the release of a Request for Proposals. In Fall 2013, 33 organizations submitted a Letter of Intent (LOI), requesting a total of over $253,650 in support. Eight organizations were invited to submit a full grant application. Full proposals were reviewed and researched by the WBA Foundation Board of Directors, which made final funding determinations and awarded a total of $43,000 grants to seven organizations. Each year, our grantees are required to submit a year-end report of their activities conducted under the grant.

In April, we hosted the fifth annual Grant Awards Ceremony at the offices of Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP. This event served to unite our grantees, supporters, and other members of the community in celebration of our seven grantees: Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center, Bread for the City, Break the Cycle, DC Volunteer Lawyers Project, Domestic Violence Legal Empowerment & Appeals Project, Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia, and Neighborhood Legal Services Program. A representative from each grantee provided brief remarks during the event and networked with attendees to provide additional information about their programs and services. Our distinguished keynote speaker was Bea Hanson, Principal Deputy Director, Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), U.S. Department of Justice. The OVW provides federal leadership in developing the nation’s capacity to reduce violence against women and administer justice for and strengthen services to victims. Ms. Hanson discussed her office’s efforts and remarked that “the increased availability of legal services appears to play a particularly significant role in reducing domestic violence.”

Founders FellowshipThe Emma Gillett and Ellen Spencer Mussey Founders Fellowship, established by the WBA Foundation in 2006, was named to honor the two pioneering women who founded the Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia in 1917. The Fellowship is awarded annually to support an area law student working for the summer with a local legal service provider on projects that address the legal needs of women and girls in our community. Proceeds from our Wine Tasting & Silent Auction have funded this fellowship for the past eight years.

The 2014 WBA Foundation Founders Fellowship, in the amount of $7,500, was awarded to Howard University law student Maria J. Maldonado. The Fellowship will allow Ms. Maldonado to gain invaluable legal experience working as a Summer Legal Intern at the Neighborhood Legal Services Program in the summer of 2014. The Neighborhood Legal Services Program, also a community grant recipient, provides free civil legal services to low-income residents of the District of Columbia.

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2013-2014 GranteesAsian Pacific American Legal Resource Center Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center is a 13-year-old organization whose mission is to advocate for the legal and civil rights of low-income Asian Americans with limited English proficiency in Metro DC. The Resource Center accomplishes this mission through linguistically accessible and culturally appropriate legal services, community legal education, and advocacy. The WBAF grant will support the implementation of the Justice for Filipino Teachers program, which will provide legal representation and immigration support to Filipino teachers who have been illegally trafficked into the U.S. with false promises of teaching jobs.

Bread For The City Bread for the City began as a volunteer-run, free health clinic in 1974. Over the years, their programs grew to include the addition of a legal clinic, social services program, and, most recently, an advocacy program. Bread’s mission is to provide comprehensive services to vulnerable residents of Washington, DC, including food, clothing, medical care, and legal and social services, in an atmosphere of dignity and respect. The WBAF grant will assist the operation of Bread for the City’s Domestic Violence Community Legal Services Project, which serves low income minority women in their fight to obtain protection from domestic violence. @BreadfortheCity

Break The Cycle Break the Cycle believes everyone has the right to safe and healthy relationships, and its mission is to engage, educate, and empower youth to build lives and communities free from domestic violence. Break the Cycle is the leading, national nonprofit organization addressing teen dating violence. The WBAF grant will support the improved delivery and expansion of its legal services program. Break the Cycle provides representation in campus administrative proceedings, as well as family, employment, and housing matters; accompanies survivors to meet with police and/or prosecutors to report abuse and assists in criminal prosecution; and makes appropriate referrals for social services. @BreaktheCycleDV

DC Volunteer Lawyers Project The DC Volunteer Lawyers Project is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to address the critical shortage of legal assistance for low-income people in Washington, DC, especially in cases involving domestic violence. The WBAF grant will support the Domestic Violence Program in increasing the number of domestic violence survivors represented by its volunteer attorneys in protection order petition proceedings and related custody, divorce, and child support matters. @DCVLP

Domestic Violence Legal Empowerment & Appeals Project DV LEAP’s mission is to provide a stronger voice for justice by fighting to overturn unjust trial court outcomes; advancing legal protections for victims of domestic violence and their children though expert appellate advocacy, training lawyers, psychologists and judges on best practices; and spearheading domestic violence litigation in the Supreme Court. The WBAF grant supports its DC project, DC LEAP. @DV_LEAP

Legal Aid Society of the District Of ColumbiaFor more than 80 years, Legal Aid’s mission has been to make justice real — in individual and systematic ways — for persons living in poverty in the District of Columbia. The WBAF grant will support the Domestic Violence Underserved Communities Representation Project. The project will provide extended representation, advice, counsel, and brief assistance to clients in at least 50 cases. @LegalAidDC

Neighborhood Legal Services Program Neighborhood Legal Services Program is a private, nonprofit law firm that has been providing free civil legal services to low-income residents of the District of Columbia since 1964. The WBAF grant supports the WBAF Housing Conditions Project, whose goal is to remedy dangerous housing conditions for vulnerable women and their children through direct representation and the empowerment of women to advocate for their own rights as tenants.

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Fundraising ActivitiesWine Tasting & Auction Benefiting Founders FellowshipThe WBA Foundation hosted its 11th annual Wine Tasting and Silent Auction in October. This year’s event, “Flavors of Fall” was hosted at Hogan Lovells US LLP. The tasting featured an exceptional lineup of wines from New Zealand, Europe, South America, and the United States. Representatives from The Curious Grape, a woman-owned business in Arlington, VA, guided guests through the tastings.

The annual Wine Tasting is the WBA Foundation’s largest individual fundraising event. This year it raised slightly less than $20,000 and was attended by 100 guests.

Bloomingdale’s Fundraiser In March, we hosted a new fundraiser at Bloomingdale’s in Chevy Chase. Proceeds from the event registrations supported our grantmaking efforts. The event featured a presentation by Lauren Rothman, a local style expert and published author, who discussed creating your own personal style. Attendees received a copy of Ms. Rothman’s book, Style Bible: What to Wear to Work, courtesy of our sponsor, Navigant Consulting. The evening also included networking and an opportunity to shop at Bloomingdale’s with 10% of the sales benefitting the Foundation.

Annual Dinner Each year, the WBA Foundation joins with the Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia to host a joint Annual Dinner. This event is one of the largest gatherings in the DC legal community. Judy Smith of Smith & Company, a well-known local attorney and the inspiration for the Olivia Pope character on TV’s Scandal, was recognized as the WBA’s 2014 Woman Lawyer of the Year.

The presidents of the Women’s Bar Association and the WBA Foundation presented overviews of the successes experienced by each organization during the past year. The Foundation debuted a video highlighting our 2014 grantees. Also available online at wbadcfoundation.org, the video features personal commentaries from grantees about the impact the Foundation’s donors have on each grantee’s ability to deliver services to women and girls in our community. The WBA Foundation is grateful for the generosity of over 98 organizations and individuals who sponsored our Annual Dinner.

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Contributors listed in this list participated between June 1, 2013 and May 31, 2014. We have made every effort to ensure the accuracy of this listing. If we have made an error, please accept our apology. You may call us at 202 639 8880 so that we can correct our records.

$500 – $999Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Arnold & Porter LLPBaker & Hostetler LLP

Amy L. BessDiane M. Brenneman

Bryan Cave LLPBuckleySandler LLP

Covington & Burling LLPDLA Piper LLP

Tracy-Gene G. DurkinKenneth W. Epps

Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

FTI Consulting/Compass LexeconGroom Law Group

Hilton Worldwide, Inc.Hogan Lovells US LLP

Howard University School of Law HuronLegal

Linda M. JacksonJackson & Campbell, P.C.

King & Spalding LLPKirkland & Ellis LLP

Latham & Watkins LLPLittler Mendelson P.C.

Lorelie S. Masters

M. Elizabeth MedagliaMorgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

LaDawn NaegleDiana Savit

Sidley Austin LLPSteptoe & Johnson LLP

Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLPMarilyn Tucker

Vedder Price P.C.Venable LLP

Williams & Connolly LLPWillkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

WilmerHale

$100 – $499Ellen & Ken AdlerAin & Bank P.C.

American University Washington College of Law

Ashcraft & Gerel LLP Deborah T. Ashford

Rhoda S. BarishValerie BarrishPhilip C. Baten

Beveridge & Diamond PC Janet Blizard

Diane C. BoykinSusan G. Braden

Marjorie A. BurnettBarbara Burr

Nancy Duff CampbellMary Ann ChaffeePaulette Chapman

ClifftonLarsonAllen LLP Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP

File & ServeXpress, LLC Bernard B. Fulton III

Nina Glasner

Gray Plant Mooty Kathleen V. Gunning Sherri Evans Harris

Lisa HorowitzVivian Huelgo

Kirra JarrattDebra Jezouit

The Kaiser Law Firm PLLC Kalijarvi Chuzi Newman & Fitch PC

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP Kim KendrickGladys Kessler

Susan M.C. KovarovicsThe Law Office of Jessica E. Adler Law Offices of Alfred F. Belcuore

Bridget Bailey LipscombRebecca Liu

Nancy A. LongThe McCammon Group

Miller & Chevalier Chartered Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp, LLP

Tiffany Moore Celeste M. Murphy

Sonia Williams MurphyNarda M. Newby

Marjorie O’ConnellSuzanne Reifman

Regan Zambri Long, PLLC Jeannette Elizabeth Roach

Rebecca RucichNakeasha Sanders-Small

Pamela SatterfieldSavit & Szymkowicz, LLP

Leigh A. SempelesJoi Sheffield

Carolyn StennettLisa Stewart

Jennifer StillermanMaureen Thornton Syracuse

Andrea TecceThomson Reuters Pamela WhittakerWiley Rein LLP

Andrea D. WilliamsWilliams Bertram, PLLC Winston & Strawn LLP

Thank You To Our DonorsThe WBA Foundation funds grants and the Founders Fellowship with donations it receives from community supporters. It is through the support of committed donors that the WBA Foundation can carry on its important work. The WBA Foundation extends its gratitude to the following supporters for their generosity.

$5,000 and AboveSterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

$2,500 - $4,999Diana Davis Spencer Foundation

James Sandman

$999 - $2,499Bloomberg

Crowell & Moring LLPGibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Jennifer DuaneMcKenna Long & Aldridge LLP

Navigant Consulting

The Walden TrustWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

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Up to $99Cheryl AaronJessica E. AdlerFerdose al-Taie

Jim AlegroCory Amron

LaKeitha AndersonAnonymous

Elizabeth AusternNicole M. Austin-Hillery

Kathy Barlow Melanie BatesPaula BowensNicole Brown

Leila Carter BrownBrown Advisory Ann Bushmiller

Capital Reporting Company Donnell Carr

Gaffar Chowdhury

Allison M. CohenTasha L. Cole

Doumar Martin PLLC Linda J. DreebenSuzanne B. Ducat

Debrah FarnellLinda M. FrenchTonya Gaskins

Nausheen HassanCynthia Hemphill Rhonda C. Holmes

Norma B. HutchesonEllen M. Jakovic Barbara Jarratt

Nancy M. Johnson Carol Jones

John C. Keeney Hugh Keith

Leslie J. Keyes

Luisa Lancetti Joan Lanigan

Law Counsel Staffing Rachel Levinson-Waldman

Susan LowLorna E. MaloneyMira Nan Marshall

McArthur Franklin PLLC Melonie J. McCallShawnte MitchellCarol A. Montoya

National Women’s Law Center Ellen OstrowGail Pierce

Consuela A. Pinto Laura Possessky

Paula M. PotoczakLexer I. Quamie

Eric Rice

Barbara H. SahliRita M. SampsonSudarshini SatchiRoyce Sherlock

Halima SowMarcel P. StennettAnnamaria Steward

Jay StewartMichelle C. Thomas Lucy A. Thomson

Total Document Solutions, Inc. Mary Kate Whalen

Josh & Bess WinstonJoanne W. Young Victoria ZieglerAviva E. Zierler

Wine Level

Contributors The Honorable Mary Ellen Abrecht

Naomi BaltoBorderless Thinking

Bradford Renaissance Portraits CorporationThe Honorable Diane Brenneman

Kelly BrinkleyCapital Reporting Company

Paulette ChapmanCiti Open

CurvyMama PiesDSC Consulting

Emily Bishop Interior Design, IncFederal City Caterers

Folger TheatreFriends of the WBAF at Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Golf Course Specialists/GolfDC AcademyKathy Gunning

Hillwood Estate Museum and Gardens

Norma HutchesonI Ricchi

Ellen M. JakovicJenner & Block LLP

Knightsbridge Management CorporationLaw Counsel Professional Staffing

Legal Services CorporationLeslie E. Sandler Fine Jewelry and Gemstones

Kirra JarrattJulia Anne MathesonM. Elizabeth MedagliaNavigant Consulting

O SalonOlney Theatre Center

Bruce PascalPIAF Salon and Day Spa

Quiet Time QuiltsAndrew Rhim

Round House TheaterDarshini SatchiMylan SatchiDiana Savit

Shakespeare Theatre CompanyStellar Coaching

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.Joan Strand

Carolyn StennettSugarloaf Mountain VineyardMaureen Thornton Syracuse

The Cur ious GrapeThe Inn at Perry CabinThe Sulton Salon, LLC

Theater JVedder Price, P.C.Joanne W. Young

2014 Wine Tasting and Silent Auction Sponsors & Contributors

Champagne Level Invotex

Sparking Water LevelMarjorie BurnettAnne Bushmiller

Paulette ChapmanAlida M. Dagostino

Tracy-Gene G. DurkinHazel GromanKirra L. JarrattMira Marshall

Kendra MartelloLynne Milne

Mytrang NguyenMonica Parham

Ilene PriceDiana Savit

Carolyn StennettSarah Surwit

Connie BertramThe Honorable Diane M. Brenneman

Jennifer DuaneKathy Gunning

Ellen JakovicNancy Long

2013-2014 Board of Directors

Amy L. Bess President

Vedder Price P.C.

Linda M. Jackson Treasurer

Littler Mendelson, P.C.

Kelly V. Brinkley Assistant TreasurerUnited Way of the

National Capital Area

Lorelie S. MastersSecretary

Jenner & Block LLP

Board Members Kathleen V. Gunning

Kirra L. Jarratt Immediate Past WBAF President

DC Bar Foundation

Nancy A. LongAmerican Association of

University Professors

M. Elizabeth Medaglia

James J. Sandman Legal Services Corporation

Sudarshini Satchi

Carolyn P. Stennett National Head Start Association

Maureen Thornton Syracuse

Andrea TecceNavigant

Gaffar ChowdhuryUnited Way National Capital Area,

Emerging Leader (ex-officio)First Financial Group

Suzanne D. ReifmanWBA Board Liaison (ex-officio)

Northrop Grumman

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