Madison

Our Club Story

Zonta Club of Madison is group of energetic women committed to building a better world for women and girls through advocacy and service. We currently are focusing our advocacy on achieving an Equal Rights Amendment to the WI State Constitution. Our service is focused on food insecurity, domestic violence and empowering girls through physical fitness. We take care to build strong relationships with our Zonta Club sisters which enhances our advocacy and service impact. All club members are involved in supporting our annual major fundraising event which currently is a Fall Film Festival addressing how women and girls are impacting and being impacted by climate change. We raise funds for our Zonta Madison Foundation for grants to community organizations serving women and girls as well as educational grants and scholarships to support women furthering their education.

Our Activities

The Zonta Club of Madison focuses on advocacy, service, and building strong member relationships. Our current advocacy centers on achieving an Equal Rights Amendment to the Wisconsin Constitution through public forums, ally development, and legislative engagement.

Our service efforts focus on:

1. Food Insecurity – Supporting WayForward with food donations and staffing a monthly mobile pantry.
2. Domestic Violence – A 25 year partnership with Dane County DAIS, assisting with events and holiday gifts, and supporting Felicia’s Donation Closet by helping distribute household items to survivors.
3. Girl Empowerment – Volunteering with Girls on the Run to support race-day prep and events.

We also strengthen internal bonds through social and educational activities, including hockey games, issue-based discussions, movie nights, beach outings, wine tastings, and supporting local women’s sports teams.

Recent News

• Zonta Madison presents its annual major fundraiser, a film festival highlighting films by and about women on October 15 at a new venue, Barrymore Theater, and with a new film distributor, Women Make Movies. Tickets are now available at barrymorelive.com.
• Zonta Madison hosted its annual Mix & Mingle event in August with an excellent turn out. There were several guests who wanted to learn more about Zonta plus this year we invited past speakers and representatives of our community partners as well.
• This summer our club tried a different fundraiser, being featured as the “non-profit spotlight” at a Nightmares Softball game (the women’s professional team). We received 50% of the value of the game tickets we sold and 50% of the raffle tickets sold. We had a table at the entrance to the park where we sold raffle tickets and had information about Zonta. Club members also worked the crowd during the game to sell more raffle tickets. Our club was featured on the Jumbotron during the game. It was a successful small fundraiser garnering ~ $1200.
• Zonta Club of Madison members donate over $1000 for over 100 age-appropriate books on sexual abuse for Madison Little Libraries in observance of April 2025 Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
• March 18, Advocacy Into Action – ERA NOW!