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Ted Weverka (TWeverka@opticworks.com)
Thu, 14 May 1998 10:02:52 -0700
TITLE: WOMEN'S GRANT PROGRAM - MS. FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN
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> SPONSOR: Ms. Foundation for Women
> PURPOSE: To award grants to organizations and programs that address
> the issues of Women's Economic Security, Women's Health and Safety,
> and Girls, Young Women and Leadership.
> DEADLINE: July 31, 1998
> SUMMARY: The Ms. Foundation for Women awards grants in three issue
> areas:
> Women's Economic Security; Women's Health and Safety; and Girls, Young
> Women and Leadership. Through our grants, the Foundation supports the
> work of organizations that are committed to the empowerment of women
> and girls, led by a majority of women and/or girls, and representative
> of diverse constituencies. In each area, we award the majority of
grants
> through special Request for Proposal (RFP) initiatives (see Section II
> on Special Grantmaking Initiatives below). We also award general
grants
> in each issue area (see Section I).
>
> Our Mission: The Ms. Foundation for Women, a national, multi-issue,
> public women's fund, supports the efforts of women and girls to govern
> their own lives and influence the world around them. The Foundation
> funds and assists women's self-help organizing efforts and pursues
> changes in public consciousness, law, philanthropy and social policy.
> The Ms. Foundation directs resources to break down barriers based on
> race, class, age, disability, sexual orientation, and culture.
>
> Since its inception in 1972, the Ms. Foundation for Women has engaged
in
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