Working women's magazine and brokerage firm to help promote economic empowerment of women and girls

July 12, 2007
Contact: Jessica Levinson, Communications Director
215-893-9000 x129

PHILADELPHIA, Pa.—Soroptimist International of the Americas—an international volunteer organization of business and professional women working to improve the lives of women and girls in local communities and throughout the world—is pleased to announce two exciting new partnerships with Pink magazine and the brokerage firm Janney Montgomery Scott. These partnerships will promote the economic empowerment of women and girls, and create new opportunities for Soroptimist clubs and members,

Pink magazine is a leading magazine for working women and will act as a marketing sponsor for Soroptimist. Soroptimist's partnership with Pink will offer members special promotions of Pink and help widen the network of women working on issues affecting women and girls. "This partnership is a natural extension of our mission," says Leigh Wintz, Soroptimist's executive director. "It makes sense for us to partner with a magazine that delivers the tools, tactics and strategies professional women need to live a balanced life."

Janney Montgomery Scott is one of the largest full-service brokerage firms in the country and through its partnership with the company, Soroptimist members will be able to access exclusive financial educational opportunities, including Ask Adrienne, a quarterly online financial column sponsored by Janney on Soroptimist's members-only website. Providing women with accurate and insightful financial information is especially critical, says Wintz, because "according to the Women's Institute for a Secure Retirement, 95 percent of women in the United States will ultimately have control of their own finances, but nearly 80 percent have not planned for it." Janney's sponsorship grant will support Soroptimist's outstanding programs benefiting women and girls. "We help women live their dreams, and we wanted to partner with a company that understands the importance of making dreams into reality," added Wintz. "Janney Montgomery Scott is that company."

Soroptimist looks forward to working with its partners to help improve lives for women and girls around the world. For inquiries about Soroptimist sponsorship opportunities, please contact Director of Corporate Relations Susan Shisler Doughty at 215-893-9000 ext. 123.

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