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Dear Lynn: Women's Safety Needs You to Safeguard
August 4, 2009 | News

Women's eNews Commentary: On July 10, 200 anti-violence activists stood outside Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's Chicago office, demanding a restoration of funding to domestic and sexual violence services in the state budget.

Mixed-Income Developments Replacing Housing Projects, Gaining Nods From Feds
August 3, 2009 | News

Memphis Commercial Appeal: Officials in Washington have taken a hard look at the Memphis model for housing and have nothing but kind words and nods of approval.

Housing

Women's Groups Split By Afghanistan Policy
July 31, 2009 | News

The Feminist Majority Foundation and the Afghan Women's Mission are locked in a bitter controversy over what's best for the women of Afghanistan.

Empowerment, Human Security, Policy, Political Rights-Civic Participation, Poverty

Dallas Women's Foundation Is a Worldwide Force in Philanthropy
July 26, 2009 | News

The Dallas Morning News, Commentary: When it comes to fundraising, the Dallas Women's Foundation's star not only shines in its own right but far outshines similar women's initiatives worldwide.

A Man’s World
July 22, 2009 | News

Jackson Free Press, Commentary: Check out the opinion section of any local or national newspaper. Where are the women? According to the Op-Ed Project at Stanford University, between 80 and 90 percent of a newspaper's opinion essays are written by men.

The High Court Nominee Stays True to Her School
July 16, 2009 | News

The Star-Ledger: Sonia Sotomayor, who if confirmed would become the 10th Princeton University graduate to sit on the Supreme Court, has not strayed far from her alma mater.

Interview With Kavita Ramdas, CEO of Global Fund for Women
July 16, 2009 | News

Society (India): She is fiery, confident and out to empower women—Kavita Ramdas, chief of The Global Fund for Women, is a Mumbai girl making a big difference in the US

What’s Behind the Rise of Women’s Philanthropy?

July 14, 2009 | News

Women's Media Center Commentary: The author, a veteran fund-raiser, explains new data on women’s generosity—and how the projects they support strategically expand possibilities for women and girls around the world.

Philanthropy

A Broken U.N. Promise In Congo
June 30, 2009 | News

The Washington Post, Opinion: Rape as a weapon of war has increased in eastern Congo since June 2008. 

Criminal Justice/Incarceration, Dismantling Poverty, Gender-Based Violence, Homelessness, Human Rights, Human Security, Race, Refugee Rights, Security, Social Justice

Foundation Donations Targeting Women and Girls Are on the Rise, Report Says
June 27, 2009 | News

Financial Post: Foundation giving specifically targeted to benefit women and girls has surpassed the rate of overall foundation donations in recent years, according to a new report by the U. S.-based Foundation Center and the Women's Funding Network.

Giving to Women’s Causes Grows Fast
June 24, 2009 | News

San Francisco Business Times Article: According to a first of its kind report by the Foundation Center in New York and Women’s Funding Network in San Francisco, giving to women’s causes by private and community foundations is growing faster than philanthropy as a whole, a new study finds.

Women Are Bright Spot Amid Economic Gloom
June 23, 2009 | News

PhilanTopic Blog: A growing number of philanthropic institutions are realizing that investing in women and girls serves to lift up entire communities -- something that women's funds have known and practiced for thirty years.

Gender, Philanthropy, Women Moving Millions

Grants for Women and Girls Grow Faster Than Other Foundation Giving, Study Finds
June 23, 2009 | News

Chronicle of Philanthropy Article: Giving by grant makers who specifically focus on helping women and girls has grown more rapidly in recent years than giving by all foundations, according to a new study released today by the Foundation Center and the Women’s Funding Network.

Report: Women's Philanthropy Outpaces the Pack
June 23, 2009 | News

Women's eNews Article: Recent charitable giving by funds focused on girls and women rose at a faster rate than that of overall foundations, according to a June 22 report by the Foundation Center and the Women's Funding Network.

An Apathetic, Greedy West has Abandoned War-Torn Congo
June 19, 2009 | News

The Guardian Commentary:  For nearly 12 years an invisible war has ravaged this beloved, beleaguered country. Over five million dead, hundreds of thousands of women and girls raped and sexually tortured in the most unimaginable ways, 800,000 internally displaced since January 2009 and close to 350,000 forced to flee to neighbouring countries.