By cultivating a Legacy with intention, you create the possibility of a more peaceful world.
“Women who pursue a legacy for the greater good and with intention are more powerfully focused and productive, leave a lasting and positive mark on society, and help achieve a more peaceful world.”
Dr. Melody Cofield
Our Legacy
The Legacy Women Movement
By 2023: 50,000 legacy women of all ages and stages doing extraordinary things to change the world.
Our legacy is the pioneering of a movement for the continuation of women’s evolution in America and beyond. Our legacy is accelerating the leadership development of women by creating conversation, community, and collaboration platforms for women to learn, grow, network, and thrive together. Our Legacy is to help you find and cultivate your legacy.
You are being introduced to us at a very important time in our history: The beginning. After months of deliberation over what women really needed to be successful at making a difference, on May 17th, 2012, we launched our legacy as The Legacy Women Movement.
Our goal is to grow and link communities of women all over the world. The larger we become the better we are able to serve you. Our goal is to help market women and support them in their legacy goals. We need each other to be supported in the unique way we go about making a difference.
Now that we have launched our legacy, we are deeply committed to helping you do the same. We recognize that to achieve our goal of networking women all over the world, we need your help. We want and need you to be a part of the Legacy Women Movement.
Our Legacy Philosophy
Your Life Is Your Legacy
Life is a gift—your journey guided by the soul of your dreams
and manifested by the deeds of your heart.
Your life is your legacy and your gift to those who follow.
Be the Dream, Be the Heart, Be the Gift.
By: Dr. Melody A. Cofield, Founder
About Us
Legacy Women Institute International is a women’s network and social enterprise that provides legacy education as well as a variety of support services to accelerate the leadership development of women who want to make a difference. We create conversation, community, and collaboration platforms for women to learn, grow, network, launch, expand, and thrive together.
As pioneers of the Legacy Women Movement, we are committed to the continuation of women’s evolution in America and beyond. Our mission is to focus the brainpower, perspective, and leadership of women to achieve a balanced-gender approach to addressing 21st Century issues and for changing the world. We do this by providing legacy cultivation; documentation, education, branding, promotion, and media support services to launch women in leadership roles.
Our Vision
Harness the Underutilized Potential of Over Half our Society
Women occupy less than 6% of senior executive postions and less than 20% of managerial positions. In other countries, these numbers are significantly less. Without participation in leadership positions and decision-making roles, women are unable to participate fully in decisions that shape their lives and the lives of future generations. This means communities and countries worldwide are unable to capitalize on the full potential of over half their societies.
Break Generational Gender Barriers
Women suffer restrictions on their ability to operate at full potential on many fronts. The aftermath of nearly a century and a half of women’s suffrage left social stigmas, customs, and consciousness that viewed women as inferior.
Generate and document the accomplishments and contribution of women and Her-History
Women were considered assets prior to the 19th Amendment: A time when women’s ideas, work, and accomplishments were not considered worthy of being captured for historical purposes. Because of this, there is a huge gap and a lack of historical citation and documentation of their achievements and consequently, we have few women role models for both women and for men. Case studies and educational materials often do not role model the works, deeds, and strategies contributed by women. Institutionalized structures and laws that had to be legally restructured continue to be disempowering forces in the world. It has been a struggle for women to have equal access to financial support, knowledge, opportunities, and the tools compared to their gender counterparts, which has resulted in generational setbacks.
Join us. Share your energy. Cultivate your legacy.
Our mission is to focus the brainpower, perspective, and leadership of women to achieve a balanced-gender approach to addressing the issues of the 21st Century and to change the world. We do this by providing legacy education, marketing, and media support services that help launch women into leadership roles.
We provide a variety of services for women in four different stages of legacy development—from women who are just contemplating the kind of mark they would like to leave on society —to those who have already left an unforgettable impression on society. Visit Which Legacy Stage Are You? to determine your legacy stage.
Who are Legacy Women?
- A woman true to her intuition, passion. and sensibilities.
- A visionary who sees herself as a dual agent for personal success and making a difference.
- A woman who wishes to strategically operate at full potential and who is committed to creating a legacy of higher-purpose achievements.
- A woman who wants to successfully transform passion, purpose, knowledge, and talent into contribution.
- A women who is free and committed to pursuing her life purpose and encourages other women to do the same.
- An accomplished woman who seeks to optimize her legacy.
- An accomplished woman whom we can celebrate and learn from to help other women accelerate their growth.
How We Serve You
No matter what your stage, we have tons of valuable services to help you achieve your legacy goals. We support the personal and professional development, branding, marketing, and documentation of Legacy Women. One way we do this is by crafting ways to create market forums for women to connect through community, conversation, and collaboration. Check out the services you will need to totally empower your legacy!
Our Services
Our Legacy Services are for women who are committed to making a difference and are NOT for the faint of heart. Our services are not for dreamers but for women who take their dream to the next level: they take action. They are for women committed to making their dream a reality and want to make things…BIG things happen.
Our Brand Promise
We promise your experience with us is about learning, discovering, and exploring what makes you special and how you can turn your special gift into a lasting contribution, no matter what stage.
Our legacy education, branding, marketing, and legacy optimization services will give you the confidence and the tools you need to shine for a lifetime.
Legacy Education
This includes personal enrichment, professional development, legacy training, and legacy philanthropy. You will access these programs at our conferences, exclusive Legacy Women Speaker-Series, Unique workshops, retreats, and tours. Legacy Education is comprised of three areas:
Legacy Events
Dream Your Legacy
Take advantage of our growing legacy events:
- Legacy Women Conference & Expo
- The Woman Within Speaker Series
- Her Money Matters Speaker Series
- Women Entrepreneurs Speaker Series
- Corporate Women Speaker Series
- Susan B. Anthony Spirit In Action Speaker Series
- Songs of Legacy Women
Legacy Spotlight
Personal and Business “GET VISIBLE” Packages
- Expos
- Directories
- Blogs
- Tweetamonials
- Public Events
- Speaking Engagements
- Website Advertising
- Sponsorships
- Interviews
Legacy Exposure
Legacy Resources
Why Join Us?
Top Reasons to JOIN the Legacy Women Movement:
- You want a safe environment to explore your legacy potential.
- You want timely, practical and implementable tools and information to take your career, idea, or business to the next level.
- You are ready to discover or even rediscover a sense of empowerment, confidence and a new passion for who you are and what you do.
- You are seeking valuable connections with other successful like-minded women who are doing incredible things.
- You are looking for creative ways to improve or enhance your relations, both personally and professionally.
- You want to have fun, laugh and relax with a group of extraordinary women.
Join the Legacy Women Movement
Join us as we cultivate Legacy Women all over the world.
1. Connect With Us
That is, become a Member. It’s FREE until February 2013! We want to make it as easy as possible for you enjoy the benefits of our network of progressive women. This offer is for a limited time only, so please act quickly.
2. Spread the Word
Share our website with as many friends, family members, and associates as possible. You’ll want them to be a part of the movement to empower women all over the world. It will be fun.
3. Join our Social Media
Like us on Facebook and join us on LinkedIn. Follow us on twitter. We want to be able to post the accomplishments of extraordinary women all over the world. We also want to send posts LIVE at our conferences and events.
4. Attend our Conference
To be successful, you’ll need to associate with other progressive women, no matter what your legacy stage. Register for our Upcoming Conference and invite other women to do the same.
5. Bring a friend, daughter, boss, or a neighbor
For a limited time, when you register for our conference, you’ll receive a FREE General Registration. Make it a Mother-Daughter, Sister–Sister, Friend-Friend, Boss–Employee learning retreat. Be creative.
Thanks for taking the time to learn about us and we look forward to seeing you at the Conference!