After 14 years, The White House Project has closed its doors.  The White House Project was founded by Marie C. Wilson, former President of the Ms. Foundation for Women and co-creator of “Take Our Daughters to Work Day,” to enhance the public perception of women as leaders and to fill our nation’s leadership pipeline with a richly diverse, critical mass of women. Marie Wilson coined the phrase, “Add women, change everything.”

Following is the letter to supporters that is on the organization’s website:

“We are sorry to inform you that due to the challenging economic climate The White House Project has had to close its doors. But, our work will continue as it transitions to other organizations. For 14 years, The White House Project was a leading advocate and voice on women’s leadership. The timeline below illuminates the various initiatives and programs you’ve supported to bring the issue of women’s leadership to the American public. Thanks to each of YOU for your hard work, advocacy, volunteerism, donations and recruitment efforts since 1998. YOU are The White House Project.

Our mission to ignite the leadership of women in business and politics will continue through two organizations. Levo League will provide the skills, advice, and community that early career women need to get to the top, and Vote Run Lead is being launched as a new organizationto continue the political leadership training. You will hear from these organizations in the coming weeks. To make an investment in the next generation of women leaders, we also encourage you to give to the following organzations: Running Start, Girls Who Code, and The Forte Foundation.

In our recent talk at TEDxWomen, our founder, Marie Wilson, and I reflected on leadership and transitions. Lesson #1: Know your role in the race. All of us at The White House Project are thankful for the leg you’ve helped us run in this race to increase the number of women in leadership. And we’ve now completed the task that all good leaders should – a successful passing of the baton. Go Levo League and Vote Run Lead!”

In Sisterhood,

Tiffany Dufu
President