The 2024-2025 Trailblazers Rising Impact Report celebrates the unstoppable force of girlhood. Across Minnesota, girls and gender-expansive youth are finding their voices, shaping their futures, and leading change right now. When they are seen, heard, and celebrated, they don’t wait for permission to lead; they become the trailblazers our world needs most.
Evaluation results confirm the importance of mentorship relationships in the lives of girls because those relationships:
Provide opportunities for building trust, feeling cared about, and receiving external encouragement.
Help girls learn that support is available to them through the grant process and beyond.
Lead girls to improved relationships within themselves through increased pride and ability to advocate for themselves. improved relationships within themselves through increased pride and ability to advocate for themselves.
As a tax-exempt public charity, the Ann Bancroft Foundation embraces the values of accountability and transparency as a matter of ethical leadership, as well as legal compliance.
Financial transparency helps preserve the important trust community members and donors place in a nonprofit. Additionally, and no less importantly, conduct that is accountable and transparent earns employees' trust and creates a positive workplace culture.