As a member, friend, and ally of the Women's Spirituality community, you are familiar with the work we do and its relevance to the creation of a post-patriarchal world. Movements such as #MeToo, #TimesUp, #BlackLivesMatter, #IdleNoMore, and #NeverAgain are creating profound global change. Grassroots communities continue to develop and practice systems of cooperation and spirit-based activism, and to share their innovations and audacious dreams for transforming cultures.
As ever, women are at the forefront of these movements. And, as ever, women need your support to continue to rise up and be heard.
To amplify the voices of women, we are asking you to help fund Women Rising! New Visions for a Post-Patriarchal World, a dynamic 2.5-day conference sponsored by the Women’s Spirituality Program at the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS), now proudly commemorating its 25th year. From October 12-14 at CIIS, Women Rising! will gather together more than 200 visionaries, educators, artists, practitioners, care workers, and social justice activists, including keynote speaker Sherri Mitchell, indigenous rights lawyer, activist, and author. The conference will also feature Women’s Spirituality trailblazers such as Charlene Spretnak, Starhawk, Arisika Razak, Lucia Chiavola Birnbaum, Genevieve Vaughan, and Heide Goettner-Abendroth. With 40 breakout sessions and workshops, live performances, networking opportunities, film screenings, the inaugural Women’s Spirituality Book Awards, an evening concert with Jennifer Berezan & Friends, the one-woman play of AmyJo Mattheis, From Eve to Me, and a special Once and Future Goddess Art Exhibition, the weekend will be full of exciting and inspiring events. Women Rising! will center and celebrate a plurality of voices that raise up, advocate for, and honor the groundbreaking work that women do, including that of Women Spirituality scholar Eahr Joan, whose ReGenesis Encyclopedia chronicles three million years of sacred female iconography.
But we need your support to make herstory—and our first-ever Women Rising! conference— happen. Will you please consider making a tax-deductible gift of $25, $125, $250, $2,500 or more to ignite and empower women? Your gift will not only support Women Rising!, but it will also help fund scholarships and the future home for the Re-Genesis Encyclopedia, as well as conference documentation and proceedings. As our thank you, we will feature your name in the Women Rising! program and select promotional materials, acknowledging your solidarity with the Women’s Spirituality community.
Like so many change-making communities, Women’s Spirituality relies largely on grassroots donations and labor, and we greatly appreciate your gift in support of our shared commitment to advancing social justice for women, for humans, and for all living beings. With your help, we can make Women Rising! a biennial event that connects us and creates solidarity not only in this landmark moment, but also for generations to come, as we dream, together, a post-patriarchal world into being.
In gratitude,
Annette Williams, Ph.D.
Department Chair, WS Program
Mara Keller, Ph.D.
Professor, WS Program
Kris Malone Grossman, MFA
Ph.D. Student, WS Program
Sponsorship and Donation Opportunities
Together, we can make herstory!
Please consider making a tax-deductible gift of $25, $125, $250, $2,500 or more to ignite and empower women, now and in the future.
Sponsorships of $10,000 - $25,000 will receive 3 complimentary tickets to the conference and/or the Artists and Authors reception; a free 1-page color ad in the conference program, and a set of select recordings of the conference. This will support:
- The Women Rising! conference expenses
- The Eahr Joan's Re-Genesis Encyclopedia legacy scholarship—three million years of women’s sacred iconography
- Plenary Speakers’ honoraria
Sponsorships of $2,500 - $9,999 will receive 2 complimentary tickets to the conference and/or the Artists and Authors reception; a free one-page b/w ad in the conference program, and a set of select recordings of the conference. This will support:
- The Once and Future Goddess Art Exhibition
- The first-ever CIIS Women’s Spirituality Book Awards
- Women Rising! Recordings and Publication
- Jennifer Berezan and Friends in Concert
- AmyJo Mattheis’ one-woman play From Eve to Me
- Conference Scholarships
Sponsorships of $500 - $2499 will receive 1 complimentary ticket to the conference and/or the Artists and Authors reception; a free half-page b/w ad in the conference program, and a set of select recordings of the conference. This will support:
- Life-time Achievement Awards
- Opening and Closing Ceremonies
- Artists and Authors Reception
- “Food for Thought” Networking Lunch Sessions
- “Morning Café” plus Poster Sessions
Donors of $25 -$499 will receive a complimentary set of select recordings to the conference. This will support all of the above!
All sponsors at all levels of giving will be featured during the Women Rising! conference and in the Women Rising! conference program; in our conference proceedings publication; in select marketing materials; and on our website for a year and a half after the conference. We invite you to promote our Women Rising! conference on your website.
CIIS WOMEN’S SPIRITUALITY PROGRAM ~ PROUDLY CELEBRATING 25 YEARS
2018 Conference Sponsorship and Donation Options
We Apologize. Our email forms are currently not working. Please contact us via email at womenrising@ciis.edu. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) is a nonprofit university dedicated to personal and social transformation. Donate now to support the Women’s Spirituality program and projects such as the Women Rising! Conference, publication of conference proceedings, and others, to help us co-create of a post-patriarchal world that values diversity.
Ways to Donate
Donate now to support people and programs committed to transforming the world.
- If you wish to donate online, please visit https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/ciis and select “Women’s Spirituality” from the drop down menu.
- If you wish to donate by check, please make the check payable to CIIS and send to the attention of:
Dr. Annette Williams
Chair and Core Faculty
Women’s Spirituality Program
California Institute of Integral Studies
1453 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
- If you wish to increase the impact of your donation, a corporate-sponsored matching gift program can double or even triple an employee's gifts to CIIS. Ask for a matching gift form from you or your spouse's/partner's employer (usually available in the Human Resources office). Please make the check payable to CIIS and send to the attention of:
Dr. Annette Williams
Chair and Core Faculty
Women’s Spirituality Program
California Institute of Integral Studies
1453 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94103