Anna Beth Gorman

The Women’s Foundation of Arkansas has announced its 2026 Power of the Purse honorees and event co-chairs. The 28th-annual luncheon will take place on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, at 11:30 a.m. in Little Rock. This year’s honorees are: Woman of …

The Women’s Foundation of Arkansas (WFA) hosted its 27th annual Power of the Purse luncheon Wednesday, Oct. 1, at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock.  The sold-out event raised $260,000 to help build economic security and opportunity for women …

The Arkansas House of Representatives and Senate have officially recognized March as Women’s History Month and March 8 as International Women’s Day with the passage of House Resolution 1069 (HR 1069) and Senate Resolution 39 (SR 39). Sponsored by a …

The Women’s Foundation of Arkansas has launched its 2025 Innovate for Good competition, a signature initiative of the Girls of Promise® program. This competition challenges girls across Arkansas in grades 6-12 to team up and harness their creativity and tech …

In collaboration with several Arkansas companies, the Women’s Foundation of Arkansas (WFA) has announced the fourth annual Tjuana Byrd Summer Internship Program cohort. This 12-week internship, named after WFA’s first Black president, Honorable Tjuana Byrd Manning, is for Arkansas women …

The Women’s Foundation of Arkansas announced honorees and co-chairs for the Power of the Purse luncheon set for Wednesday, Oct. 2, at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock. The annual event recognizes the accomplishments of women in Arkansas, celebrates …

Earlier this month, the Women’s Foundation of Arkansas (WFA), in partnership with Acxiom Corporation, hosted the Girls of Promise conference at the Arkansas 4-H Center in Little Rock. In its 24th year, the Girls of Promise Conference exposes girls to …

Women’s Foundation of Arkansas CEO Anna Beth Gorman is one of 60 scholars who will form the Presidential Leadership Scholars (PLS) ninth class. For nearly a decade, PLS has catalyzed a diverse network of leaders brought together to collaborate and create …

The Women’s Foundation of Arkansas recently celebrated a quarter-century of generational impact on women and girls with its 25th annual Power of the Purse event at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock. During the event, the WFA raised $301,275 …

The Women’s Foundation of Arkansas (WFA) has revealed the 10 participating grantees for its 2023 Women’s Economic Mobility Hub (WEM Hub). At the end of the six-month program, the WFA will have invested $200,000 into 40 Black women entrepreneurs in …