Amplify Her Foundation

If She Can Make It Here

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The mission of Amplify Her® Foundation is to support women and girls from underserved communities to become transformative changemakers. Our podcast, If She Can Make It Here , celebrates the innovative, bold and resilient women leading across New York City, like Ai-jen Poo and Reshma Saujani, who build pathways, shift narratives, and transform systems to advance gender equity. Between feature episodes, If She Can Make It Here will spotlight stories from Amplify Her® Foundation’s grantee partners revealing how innovation - from STEM education to entrepreneurship - fuels long-term impact. If Sh...

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Grantee Partner Spotlight: Lower Eastside Girls Club 11.02.2026 7:24

Welcome to Amplify Her Foundation’s 'If She Can Make It Here’ podcast. This grantee partner spotlight features Shyvonne Sanganoo, the Senior Manager of Youth Leadership & Pathways at Lower Eastside Girls Club. The discussion highlights the Lower Eastside Girls Club's mission to connect young women throughout New York City to successful futures through free, innovative year-round programming and m...

Reshma Saujani: Creating Innovative & Impact-Driven Nonprofits 18.12.2025 35:43

In this episode of Amplify Her Foundation's If She Can Make It Here podcast, host Marti Speranza Wong sits down with Reshma Saujani for a candid conversation on her work and career as a tireless champion for women and girls. Saujani is the Founder of Girls Who Code and the Founder & CEO of Moms First. Their conversation touches on the roots of her leadership, the systems that hold women back, and...

Grantee Partner Spotlight: Full STEAM Forward 03.12.2025 9:31

Welcome to Amplify Her Foundation’s 'If She Can Make It Here’ podcast. This grantee partner spotlight features Full STEAM Forward. Host Maia Molina-Schaefer is joined by Jacquie Horgan, VP of Education at Full STEAM Forward, and 13-year-old program participant Kayla Douyon. The discussion highlights Full STEAM Forward's mission to engage and support young girls in STEM, the importance of breaking...

Ai-jen Poo: Championing Care & Gender Justice 21.10.2025 29:15

In this inaugural episode, we sit down with Ai-jen Poo, Co-founder and President of the National Domestic Workers Alliance and Co-founder and Executive Director of Caring Across Generations. Ai-jen shares what fuels her fight for care equity and the lessons she’s learned as she built a movement from grassroots organizing in New York to transformative national policy change. Timestamps 00:00 Intr...