Clinton Global Initiative Spotlight’s BPW Foundation’s Career Resource and Mentoring Program for Women Veterans and Military Spouses Washington, DC – CEO Deborah L. Frett returns to the Clinton Global Initiative America (CGI) meeting to report on Business and Professional Women’s Foundation’s Commitment to Action, Joining Forces for Women Veterans and Military Spouses Mentoring Plus®, recognized by CGI America “as an exemplary approach to addressing challenges faced by women veterans in the small business arena.” Joining Forces Mentoring Plus® provides free employment tools and connects women veterans (all branches, eras, ranks) and military/veteran spouses with volunteer working women mentors and subject matter experts. The program, framed around “Working Women Helping Women Work®, meets these women where they are and helps them translate their military skills and build self confidence to find and keep meaningful civilian careers or start and grow their own businesses. In the words of one woman veteran mentee: “I was empowered by the first phone call, and the connection with this organization that has the experience and professionalism to support me in facing some snags on my way toward my career goals. My first need was to build self-esteem to feel inspired to face the challenges that used to get me down and make me feel hopeless.” Expanding upon last year’s CGI Commitment to Action and the formation of over 50 private and public sector partnerships, BPW Foundation is now enlisting new partners to build the “high-tech, high touch” program’s financial literacy, entrepreneurial, and small business resources, as well as expand mentoring capacity to serve the current audience of 2.2 million women veterans and two million military/veteran spouses. “Recent BPW Foundation partnerships with Alliant Credit Union Foundation, Dell-Intel, and Booz Allen Hamilton will guide the expanded commitment. These partners contribute expertise and organizational resources that address the needs and requests of those we serve,” she added. In another part of the CGI America program, Ms. Frett will share the results of BPW Foundation’s recent survey of more than 500 women small business owners. This baseline data includes motivators, barriers to entry, the influence of gender, the impact of technology, as well as financing experiences and mentoring relationships. The cornerstone for future research and program development, a follow-up report will be presented at CGI 2014.
Posted on: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:59:17 +0000
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