明尼苏达州两名创办人配捐5万美元支持女性历史博物馆：居民捐多少、她们跟多少
明尼阿波利斯（Minneapolis）——位于美国明尼苏达州 Minneapolis 的两名企业创办人11月2日宣布，合计拿出5万美元，为史密森尼美国女性历史博物馆（Smithsonian American Women's History Museum）发起「明尼苏达挑战」配捐活动：活动期内明尼苏达州居民捐多少，她们就逐美元跟捐多少，上限5万美元。
发起人是 Schromen Law 创办人兼管理律师 Rachel Schromen 与 Pash Co 首席执行官、Ellie Mental Health 创办人 Erin Pash。两人表示，这笔合计5万美元的承诺用来启动活动；若本州捐款达到配捐上限，活动总共可为该馆汇集10万美元支持。活动自2026年11月1日起跑，至2027年3月31日结束，是该馆在明尼苏达州的首个同类活动。
Schromen 说：「女性历来靠把社区团结起来做成事情，这正是这项活动请明尼苏达人做的事。我们的捐款打开大门，配捐能否达到全额，要看邻居们是否一起走进来。」Pash 说，两人都是白手起家，深知早期有人相信自己意味着什么；「塑造这个国家的女性理应在国家记录中拥有看得见的位置，明尼苏达可以帮助让这份记录更完整。」
史密森尼美国女性历史博物馆致力于认识与分享女性对美国历史的贡献。这项挑战同时带出该馆全国大使计划「Making History Network」在明尼苏达的布局：该州分会由本地大使组成，支持该馆的外展与筹款。明尼苏达州居民可在活动期内通过史密森尼美国女性历史博物馆捐款页参与，捐款在5万美元配捐额度用完前均可获得逐美元配捐。（来源：Pash Co）
Two Minnesota Founders Pledge a $50,000 Match for the Smithsonian American Women's History Museum
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — Two Minnesota business founders announced on November 2 that they have committed a combined $50,000 to launch a Minnesota Challenge Campaign for the Smithsonian American Women's History Museum, pledging to match, dollar for dollar up to $50,000, every gift made by a Minnesotan during the campaign.
The founders are Rachel Schromen, founder and managing attorney of Schromen Law, and Erin Pash, CEO and founder of Pash Co and founder of Ellie Mental Health. If Minnesota donors reach the full match, the campaign will generate $100,000 in total support for the museum. It is the first Minnesota-based campaign of its kind for the museum and runs from November 1, 2026, through March 31, 2027.
"Women have always built things by pulling their communities together, and that is exactly what this campaign asks Minnesotans to do," Schromen said. "Our gifts open the door. The match only reaches its full size if our neighbors walk through it with us." Pash added that both founders built their businesses from nothing and know what early belief means: "The women who shaped this country deserve a visible place in the national record, and Minnesota can help make that record more complete."
The Smithsonian American Women's History Museum works to recognize and share women's contributions to American history. The challenge also highlights Minnesota's place in the museum's Making History Network, its nationwide ambassador program; the Minnesota chapter is made up of local ambassadors who support fundraising for the museum. Minnesotans can take part during the campaign window through the museum's giving page, and gifts are matched until the $50,000 cap is reached. (Source: Pash Co)
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图片来源：图：位于华盛顿的史密森尼学会总部大楼「城堡」（资料图，该博物馆为史密森尼学会旗下机构）。Noclip 作、Diliff 修订，公共领域，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: The Smithsonian Castle in Washington, headquarters of the Smithsonian Institution (file photo). By Noclip, edited by Diliff, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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