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The Fund for Women and Girls to launch 2022 Blueprint Report on September 13th

2022 Blueprint Report
Wednesday, August 17, 2022
WEST CHESTER, PA (August 17, 2022) – The Fund for Women and Girls will host its 2022 Blueprint Report Launch on ... community members and supporters to attend the launch event to spark dialogue and ignite change in Chester County ...
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Women’s work is, and always has been, “essential” work. It’s time to value it.

Gender Justice_Photo by Josh Howard on Unsplash
Friday, May 8, 2020
... are on lockdown. A majority of those jobs are held by women. In fact, one in three jobs held by women has been ... benefits — more than 30 million Americans  have applied for unemployment benefits — the care workforce at home will ... Standard Report , households with children in Pennsylvania are at greater risk of not meeting their basic ...

The Fund for Women and Girls' Girls Philanthropy Program Awards Grants

Wednesday, March 29, 2023
... Family, friends, and staff and board members of the Fund for Women and Girls gathered together on Tuesday, March 7, 2023 ... and honored the amazing grantees the members selected for financial support.   A nationally recognized girls’ ...
15Feb2023

Chester County Funders Community of Practice: Blueprint Report on the Status of Women and Girls in Chester County

Wednesday, February 15, 2023
8:30am - 10:30am
Video Conference
Join the next Chester County Funders Community of Practice for a conversation with Kimberly Andrews, Executive Director of the Fund for Women and Girls. Kimberly will share highlights from the ...

CCFWG Unveils Women’s Suffrage Mural Before Election Day to Inspire Community to Get Out and Vote

CCFWG Suffrage Mural
Tuesday, November 3, 2020
... leaders, and residents joined the Chester County Fund for Women and Girls (CCFWG), West Chester Public Arts Commission ... reminded the crowd. “Though a public art project is new for CCFWG, what is not new is being a beacon for gender ...

The Fund for Women and Girls’ Community-Based Grants Allocation Committee Awards $239,680 in Grants

The Fund for Women and Girls' Girls Advisory Board
Thursday, June 23, 2022
Press release via The Fund for Women and Girls WEST CHESTER, PA (June 23, 2022) – The Fund for Women and Girls has awarded $239,680 in grants to 30 ...
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WOMEN’S WAY Receives Grant to Advance the Financial Health of Women in the Philadelphia Region

WOMEN'S WAY Gender Wealth Institute
Thursday, April 13, 2023
WOMEN’S WAY has teamed up with JPMorgan Chase’s Women on The Move to positively impact the economic security of women, girls, and gender-expansive individuals. Philadelphia, ...

Investing in Women: A Gender-Lens Investing Conversation

Friday, March 1, 2019
... by                     By Sarah Brodsky Women who have been successful trailblazers in the workplace ... in women and promoting gender equality. That’s true for Laura LaRosa, the Director of Client Development at ... and being one of the few women in senior positions for much of my life,” she said, “I think about how ...
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02Jun2022

The End of Roe: How Should Philanthropy Respond?

Thursday, June 2, 2022
10:00am - 11:30am
Video Conference
... such a momentous decision could have on our communities for generations to come. Poverty, education, child welfare, ... funders can respond, and what this decision might mean for Pennsylvania. This free virtual event is co-hosted by the Gender Justice Fund and ...
27Jul2022

Peer to Peer Discussion: The End of Roe: How Should Philanthropy Respond?

Wednesday, July 27, 2022
9:00am - 10:00am
Virtual
... Resources Slide deck and notes from this session Visit the event page for our June 2nd session, The End of Roe: How Should ...

Leeway Foundation announces $180,000 in Transformation Awards

Leeway Foundation 2023 Transformation Awardees
Tuesday, January 16, 2024
... Award provides unrestricted annual awards of $15,000 to women, trans*, and gender nonconforming artists and cultural ... producers living in greater Philadelphia who create art for social change and have done so for the past five years or more, demonstrating a long-term ...

Leeway Foundation announces the inaugural recipients of the IPMF Artist + Activist Residency

Leeway Foundation
Monday, December 13, 2021
... Activist Residency recipients. This residency will support women, trans*, and gender nonconforming media artists in ... Executive Director Denise Brown. “We are grateful for the support for this residency from our partners at the ... Quintana Aguilar and Movement of Immigrant Leaders in Pennsylvania (MILPA) Media Artist + Activist Residency ...

The Case for Funding Black-Led Social Change: Case Statement

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03/2017
The Case for Funding Black-Led Social Change intends to spark new energy to vitalize and strengthen the infrastructure for Black-led organizations. The 18-page document was issued ... by the leadership of ABFE: A Philanthropic Partnership for Black Communities and the Hill-Snowdon Foundation . The ...

Love & Equity in News

Love Now Media
Thursday, May 13, 2021
... and inclusion initiatives increase along with demands for newsrooms to dismantle and repair long standing racist ... In feminist theory, the male gaze is the act of depicting women in the world, often through a white, masculine, ... wellness, now. She was a keynote speaker at our 2020 SPARX Conference, Justice: From Moment to Movement .   ...

As Violence Against Asian Americans Intensifies, the Moment for Philanthropy to Act Is Now

Stop Asian Hate
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
... shot and killed eight people, including six Asian American women. In the wake of this horrific attack, the leaders of  ... and Native Americans in Philanthropy  issued a call for philanthropy to take action to stop this violence and ... Speak Up, Let’s Keep Each Other Safe: Stop Asian Hate for guidance on ways that you can take a stand and stop Asian ...

Leeway Foundation Announces $49,950 in Support To 23 Individual Artists Highlighting Practices of Reclamation Of LGBQA Social Movements and Cultural Preservation

Leeway Foundation
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
... Change Grant provides grants of up to $2,500 to fund art for social change projects by women and trans* artists and cultural producers living in ... the year or schedule an appointment with a staff member for one-on-one support. The next Art and Change Grant ...

Leeway Foundation awards 12 artists with the Transformation Award

Leeway Foundation (mark)
Friday, January 17, 2025
... Foundation awarded $180,000 in unrestricted support to 12 women, trans*, and/or gender nonconforming artists and ... working at the intersection of art and social change for the past five years or more, demonstrating a long-term ... through 60s – showcase a vision and intentional analysis for how art in community is a catalyst for social change. The ...

Philanthropy Needs A New Endgame: The Liberation of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Communities In America

Breaking Chains
Thursday, June 4, 2020
... white supremacist culture in the lives Black men, women, and families are once again exposed to the world. ... pepper spray to intimidate and disperse those advocating for change. This is America and Philanthropy Operates in It ... people and other people of color have experienced for generations. This is the America my grandfather and my ...

Four Takeaways from Race, Class AND Gender: Intersectional Approaches to Social Justice Funding

Friday, April 5, 2019
... Network Greater Philadelphia partnered with the Women’s Funding Collaborative to host a discussion on ... of researchers and experts that improves life outcomes for at-risk youth through race- and gender-responsive ... race, class, and gender to improve equity and efficacy for funders and grantees. Here are the four biggest takeaways ...
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New Century Trust Adopts Trust-Based Philanthropy Approach

Thursday, May 24, 2018
... has worked to build the economic and political power of women and girls throughout the Philadelphia region. In ... Beyond funding, the Trust wants to create an avenue for open communication and mutual learning and work togetther ...