Deadline: 16-Aug-21
The Madison Community Foundation (MCF) is seeking applications for A Fund for Women to support the women and girls of the community in reaching their full potential.
At the heart of A Fund for Women’s mission to transform Dane County so that all women and girls thrive are two basic activities: fundraising and grantmaking. Since 1993, when a visionary group of original donors raised $100,000 to start an endowment fund, A Fund for Women has awarded some 125 grants totaling more than $1.3 million to nonprofit programs and initiatives. When empower women and girls, to improve the world.
As a permanent endowment, A Fund for Women has grown over decades through gifts large and small from people who care about these issues. Investing in women is a proven pathway to economic security for families in Dane County, and the current grantmaking program supports women and girls throughout their financial life cycle. Your support helps area women and girls earn a living, save resources, and invest wisely in themselves, their families and their futures.
Benefits
- Build the culture of women’s philanthropy
- Empower women and girls to reach their potential
- Inspire all women to help women
Partnering for Impact
- A Fund for Women partners with Madison Community Foundation to manage more than $3 million in assets. These resources are pooled and invested with all of MCF’s assets for long-term growth.
- Guided by community volunteers, A Fund for Women’s annual grantmaking program targets the most proven and promising programs with the potential to deliver the highest impact. And, as a giving partner of MCF, more of every dollar raised can be used in grantmaking.
- A Fund for Women thoroughly reviews applications and always strives to use donors’ resources wisely.
- Grant recipients submit program evaluations halfway through and at the end of the grant period. A Fund for Women uses the information to assess its own grantmaking effectiveness as well as prioritize and plan future fundraising and grantmaking efforts.
For more information, visit https://www.madisongives.org/partners/a-fund-for-women