Grant-making

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Read the latest edition of Reaching Out, the Women's Foundation for a Greater Memphis e-newsletter.

WESC in the News

WESC released a major policy brief on September 27, 2010 that calls for more public and private support to help the nation’s low-income women gain access to quality early care and education.
Child Care Matters: Building Economic Security for Low-Income Women

Read the New Haven Register article, "Women Urged to Tap into Green Jobs."

Learn more from the Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity article, "Green Jobs Can Provide a Pathway Out of Poverty for Millions of Women," written by founding members of the WESC.

Global alliance TckTckTck, an organization calling for a fair, ambitious and binding climate change agreement, published an article on its website, "Green Jobs Will Provide Economic Security for Women."

HRGuru also reported on the WESC launch with an article entitled, "Women Urged to Tap into Green Jobs."

Your gifts to the Women's Foundation are helping to transform the community. Learn more about Girls Experiencing Engineering, one of the many programs supported by the Women's Foundation and you.

"The reach [of Women's Funds] is broad and deepbroad enough to propel worldwide transformation and deep enough to engage and empower women on the ground. Together, they unite the money, ideas and actions to create lasting change for women and girls, their families and communities."
Excerpt from "The Power of Women's Funds," published in the Association of Fundraising Professional's newsletter

Grant-making

Grantee News

2011-2012 Grant Recipients

Grant-making is an important, and perhaps the most visible, component of the Women's Foundation's work. WFGM's unique model of effectively allocating funding resources is the cornerstone to establishing working partnerships with local agencies. WFGM ranks in the Top 10 among women's funds and foundations nationally for percentage of revenues going to grants.

Further, our grant-making program is uniquely equipped to focus on the special needs of women and families because of WFGM's rigorous review process that enhances our ability to focus grants on successful programs that address community needs in five key areas: economic and financial literacy, job readiness/career development, entrepreneurship, leadership development and non-traditional job training.

WFGM celebrated the 2011 Annual Grants Showcase and Volunteer Recognition Event on Monday, October 24, 2011. At the showcase, WFGM awarded $500,000 to 31 programs, and $116,000 to advocacy and research and technical support. Please click the link below to view the 2011-2012 grant recipients.

View the 2011-2012 recipients in PDF format >>

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