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Dallas Women's Foundation
Jun 5 2008 - 1:37pm
DWF seeks out and invests in organizations striving to create long-term, positive change: -Because Texas ranks second in the number of teen births, we invest in prevention programs for girls. -...read more
Community, Economic Empowerment, Empowerment, Gender, Gender-Based Violence, Girls, Health, Investment, Poverty, TX

Women's Fund of Rhode Island
Jun 4 2008 - 7:36pm
The Women’s Fund makes grants to programs and organizations that address the unique needs of Rhode Island’s women and girls.read more
Community, Empowerment, Gender, Girls, Poverty, RI

Women's Fund of Central Ohio
Jun 4 2008 - 5:15pm
To achieve positive social change for women and girls, The Women's Fund of Central Ohio expands traditional definitions of philanthropy, encouraging women in making a deliberate and substantial...read more
Collaboration, Community, Economic Empowerment, Education, Empowerment, Financial Literacy, Gender, Girls, Investment, Leadership, OH, Poverty, Social change

Hadassah Foundation
Jun 3 2008 - 7:21pm
The Hadassah Foundation funds projects that serve women and girls from diverse cultural groups within Israel and the Jewish community in the United States. Initial grants supported education,...read more
Collaboration, Community, Development, Economic Empowerment, Education, Education, Empowerment, Entrepreneurship, Financial Literacy, Gender, Girls, Health, Human Rights, Investment, Israel, Justice, Leadership, Poverty, Security, Social change, Social Justice, United States, Visibility

Women's Foundation of Montana
Jun 2 2008 - 7:53pm
The Women's Foundation of Montana makes grants that benefit women and girls as well as our communities overall. As the only statewide fund dedicated to funding for women and girls, donations are...read more
Gender, Girls, MT, Poverty

Women's Foundation of Minnesota
Jun 2 2008 - 6:48pm
The Women’s Foundation of Minnesota is the oldest and second largest statewide women's foundation in the nation, and remains the only grantmaking organization in Minnesota dedicated exclusively to...read more
Community, Development, Economic Empowerment, Education, Empowerment, Gender, Gender-Based Violence, Girls, Health, Health, Justice, Leadership, MN, Political Rights-Civic Participation, Poverty, Reproductive Rights, Sexuality, Social change, Social Justice

Kentucky Foundation for Women
Jun 2 2008 - 3:37pm
The Kentucky Foundation for Women was established in 1985 by Louisville native and author Sallie Bingham. Her founding gift of $10 million is one of the single largest endowments to any women's fund...read more
Arts, Collaboration, Community, Development, Education, Empowerment, Gender, Girls, Human Rights, Investment, Justice, KY, Leadership, Political Rights-Civic Participation, Poverty, Social change, Social Justice, Visibility

Women's Foundation of Southern Arizona
Jun 2 2008 - 2:38pm
The Women's Foundation of Southern Arizona is committed to social change grantmaking that focuses on long-term solutions to societal problems. The Women's Foundation recognizes and values direct...read more
AZ, Community, Economic Empowerment, Empowerment, Financial Literacy, Gender, Gender-Based Violence, Girls, Health, Health, Human Rights, Justice, Leadership, Poverty, Social change, Social Justice

Canadian Women's Foundation
May 30 2008 - 7:49pm
Canadian Women’s Foundation (CWF) is Canada’s only national public foundation dedicated to improving the lives of women and girls. CWF researches, shares and funds the best approaches to: read more
Canada, Community, Economic Empowerment, Education, Gender-Based Violence, Girls, Health, Leadership, Poverty, Social change, Social Justice

Ensuring Human Rights in Chiapas, Mexico
May 21 2008 - 2:22pm
  As a young Rarámuri woman, Mirabel was motivated to enter Kari Igomari Niwara, an indigenous women's organization in the state of Chihuahua. Over the last 15 years this organization has...read more
Community, Education, Education, Empowerment, Gender, Justice, Leadership, Mexico, Political Rights-Civic Participation, Poverty, Race, Social change, Social Justice, Visibility
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