Our Purpose: Empowering Women

“My dream — my ambition — has always been to empower women.
Women’s equality is the evolution of humanity.” —Tory

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Supporting Women Entrepreneurs

The Tory Burch Foundation provides access to capital, education and digital resources

AUTUMN ADEIGBO, TORY BURCH FELLOW

“The Tory Burch Foundation has been pivotal in my entrepreneurial success. Tory’s support was a key factor in me becoming the 36th Black woman ever to raise over $1 million dollars in venture capital for my own fashion brand.”

SHALINI SAMTANI, TORY BURCH FELLOW

“I am grateful for the love, community and education the Tory Burch Foundation has provided! It is a game changer; I feel like I got a crash course MBA.”

RESOURCES

“It takes more than a great idea and determination to build a business; it takes resources.” —Tory

THE FELLOWS
PROGRAM

The signature year-long fellowship helps women entrepreneurs build the business of their dreams

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SMALL BUSINESS WEBINARS

Tune in live or watch on demand. Advice from industry leaders to help your company thrive.

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RESOURCES

The go-to resource for women entrepreneurs: our collection of expert tips and tools

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Shattering Stereotypes

Our #EmbraceAmbition global initiative, launched in 2017 to address the double standard that exists around ambition, challenges stereotypes and unconscious bias on race, gender and sexuality

“If we truly believe in equal rights and equal opportunity, we can’t afford to be color blind. We must be color brave.”

– MELLODY HOBSON, SPEAKER & BUSINESSWOMAN

Becoming color brave: more than 40,000 people have accessed our anti-racist resources

COLOR BRAVE RESOURCE LIST
Empowered Women in Partnership with Upworthy

Who Inspires You?

Tell us about a woman, anywhere in the world, who is making an impact in her community. We choose one amazing woman a month — and she receives $5,000 to give to a non-profit of her choice.

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Education Support

Alice Saisha

“We speak out for the voiceless, create leaders along the way, and amplify the importance of children’s welfare in school and at home.”

Housing Support

Judy Vaughan

“Homelessness is not a definition; it is a situation that a person finds themselves in, and in fact, it can happen to almost anyone. There are many practices and policies that make it almost impossible to break out of poverty and move out of homelessness.”

Mental Health

Victoria Sanusi

“I think perhaps for our listeners, hearing someone who looks like them experiencing low moods, depression, and anxiety makes them feel less alone.”

“If Cash is King, Culture is Queen”

“My experience as a woman entrepreneur has shaped our company in many ways, especially in terms of our culture. I wanted to create a company where women, men — everyone — can flourish personally and professionally.” —Tory

RESPONSIBLE SOURCING

BSR HERPROJECT

Through our partnership with BSR’s HERproject, we are empowering women in the supply chain. HERproject implements initiatives for women in the global workforce to support health, financial inclusion and gender equality.

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“The last few years have been tough on all of us, especially women, and in the face of so much we have shown up for each other like never before.” – Tory

HELPING WOMEN SCIENTISTS

Nobel Prize winner Jennifer Doudna and Tory Burch partner to create a one-year fellowship to support women entrepreneurs in science at the Innovative Genomics Institute

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