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Did you know...
Women in New York are more likely to be poor now than they were at the end of the 80s?
Women only earn 78 cents for every dollar men earn?
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Women in New York State fare worse economically than they did in 1989, according to The New York Women’s Foundation’s (NYWF®) new report, The Economic Status of Women in New York State.
The report, researched and authored by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), examines how women in New York State fare in two areas: employment and earnings and social and economic autonomy. While the report finds substantial potential for women’s economic progress, it also depicts a stark and alarming portrait of poverty in a wealthy society, particularly for women of color. For the report |
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The Celebrating Women® Breakfast 2008
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On May 15, 2008, over 2,100 women and men of consciousness gathered at our 21st Annual Celebrating Women® Breakfast to honor the work of our 2008 grantee partners and other incredible honorees: Marie C. Wilson, President and Founder of The White House Project; Christiane Amanpour, CNN Chief International Correspondent, and Josephine Atimango, Margret Achan, Teddy Bongomin Amito, Jovina Bako and Agnes Agwang of Meeting Point International, Uganda. We were inspired by their leadership, courage, vision and commitment to raise women’s voices, to tell the truth about our lives and our society and to reaffirm our interdependence and the power of our collective action.
In that spirit, the Foundation announced a million dollar challenge – “Expand The Circle” - every gift raised in this challenge until September 15, 2008 will be matched dollar for dollar up to one million dollars. This new challenge provides the Foundation with the opportunity to continue to increase its grantmaking and attract more activist philanthropists. This year, the Foundation will award $2.75 million in grants to over 65 organizations whose passion and commitment to women, girls and families in our city is unparalleled.
We invite you to join us and “Expand The Circle” - give a gift to the New York Women’s Foundation® and reach out to your friends and networks to also give as generously as they can to the Foundation. Remember that every gift counts. Together we can make a tangible difference in the lives of women and families in our city.
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| Grant Application Submission: Closed |
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The New York Women’s Foundation® has closed the grant application process for the second cycle for 2008. For funding opportunities in 2009, please visit our website in the fall of 2008.
For general information about the Foundation’s grantmaking and funding priorities, please
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| Announcing the first 49 grantee partners of 2008: |
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- African Hope Committee
- America SCORES New York
- Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund
- Audre Lorde Project
- Brooklyn Young Mothers’ Collective
- Brotherhood/Sister Sol
- Catholic Big Sisters and Big Brothers
- Center for Family Life of Sunset Park
- Chica Luna Productions
- College and Community Fellowship, Inc.
- Community Development Project of the Urban Justice Center
- Concerned Citizens for Family Preservation
- Correctional Association of New York
- DAMAYAN Migrant Workers Association
- Day One
- Domestic Workers United
- Dwa Fanm
- El Centro de Hospitalidad
- Esperanza del Barrio
- FIERCE!
- Girls Educational & Mentoring Services
- Girls for Gender Equity
- Greenhope Services for Women, Inc.
- Housing + Solutions
- JusticeWorks Community
- Legal Momentum
- Muslim Women’s Institute for Research and Development
- Neighborhood Economic Development Advocacy Project
- New Settlement Apartments
- New York Civil Liberties Union Foundation
- New York Women’s Employment Center/ Women’s Center for Education and Career Advancement
- Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition
- Queers for Economic Justice
- Red Hook Initiative
- Restaurant Opportunities Center of New York
- Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council, Inc.
- Sadie Nash Leadership Project
- Sauti Yetu Center for African Women
- Sistas on the Rise
- Sisterhood Mobilized for AIDS/HIV Research and Treatment
- Sylvia Rivera Law Project
- TAMKEEN: The Center for Arab American Empowerment
- Turning Point for Women and Families
- Women and Work
- Women for Afghan Women
- Women’s HIV Collaborative of New York
- Women’s Housing and Economic Development Corporation
- Young Women of Color HIV/AIDS Coalition
- Youth Ministries for Peace and Justice
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