Impactful, an event by the Women’s Fund
(Previously Backstage with the Women’s Fund)
Each year around International Women’s Day we come together as a community to learn about the impact the Women’s Fund has had on local programs that help support women and girls in our community.
Event Details
Date: March 3, 2026
Time: 5:00 – 7:30 pm
Location: Great North Commons, Fire & Fir Event Hall
2026 Nancy Armbrust Impact Award Recipient
Rhonda Chandler, Founder and Executive Director of Lovin’ the Skin I’m In, has been selected as the 2026 Nancy Armbrust Impact Award Winner.
Rhonda truly embodies the heart of this award. She turns lived experience into leadership, creates spaces where women and girls are seen and valued, and delivers sustained community impact through action.
Through Lovin’ the Skin I’m In, Rhonda has built a nonprofit rooted in her personal commitment to ensure Black and Brown girls feel safe, confident, and proud of who they are. Over the past five years, her work has resulted in 20+ programs annually, serving more than 700 participants in 2025 alone – including students, caregivers, educators, and mentors. Her leadership is deeply relational and intentional; with many women she has mentored now serving as leaders themselves. One even progressed from participant to mentor.
While her work is deeply rooted in Brown County, Rhonda’s impact reaches across Northeast Wisconsin through schools, nonprofits, shelters, civic organizations, and regional partnerships. Her influence truly ripples, from classrooms to communities to the next generation of leaders.
What to expect
Hear directly from local nonprofits—Women’s Fund grantees—about how they’re serving women and girls. Additionally, we will present the Nancy Armbrust Impact Award.
Previously known as “Backstage with the Women’s Fund”, the event will now simply be “Impactful, an event by the Women’s Fund.” Over the years we have come to recognize that this evening is truly about how our grantees, donors, nonprofit partners and the community as a whole are making an impact on our community. In addition, we hear annually from the Nancy Armbrust Impact Award winner, a person who creates positive impact in everything they do. Finally, this event is a wonderful opportunity to network, make connections, and celebrate the deep impact we have on each other.
Join us in March to enjoy drinks, hors d’oeuvres, and joyful connection with the impact-makers of our community!
Thank you to all our sustaining legacy partners
