An ambitious endowment building campaign is underway to reach the $2 million dollar mark by the end of 2010. More than $360,000 has been pledged toward that goal. Donors who make gifts or pledges at $10,000 or more can create individually-named funds that will benefit women and girls’ programs in perpetuity. Click here for more information.
The Myrna & Arnold Baskin Fund
This fund was recently featured in the Spring 2010 Community Currents
The Edelweiss Fund
The Molly Rubin Fried Fund
The Griswold Homecare Fund
The Barrie Muir Fund
The Catherine P. & Edward Petraiuolo Jr. Fund
The Jane Steidley Shaw Fund
The Women's Vision Fund
The Isadora Wyman Fund
The Janice & Richard Yusza Fund
No 1: Women’s funds, of which there are nine (9) in the State of Connecticut, help correct that imbalance by reflecting women’s priorities and make sure that these important gender specific programs and issues receive attention and get funded.
No 2: Women are responsible for 80% of philanthropic giving in the United States, but funding that targets the specific needs of women and girls is less than 10% of all philanthropic funding.
No 3: Women’s funds possess unique knowledge, values and expertise, are solution builders whose investment ripples broadly through the communities they support and often leads to lasting social change.
No 4: Studies show grants from women’s funds yield more results per grant dollar and usually leverage additional funding.
Source:
Women’s Funding Network
Dear friends and Fund supporters:
It is both an honor and a pleasure to write to you as the Chair of the Advisory Committee of the Community Fund for Women & Girls. I’m excited to share with you our revised mission statement that reflects the purpose of the Fund: to promote social and economic advancement for women and girls through strategic philanthropy, grants, advocacy and collaboration. In the coming months, we will continue to focus on our three strategic goals to:
- grow the size of the endowment to $2 million by the end of 2010 so that we can distribute more dollars
- be mindful to direct resources to projects that address the root
causes of core issues and that have a positive rippling effect in
the community
- continue to provide information and tools to inform and
celebrate women’s giving
Thus far, we’ve received more than one-third of the resources needed to increase the Fund’s assets to $2 million. We made the first ever research and policy grant to secure both state and federal funding for a health issue impacting children and their families living in poverty. And, we are planning our 15th anniversary event - volunteers welcome!
I look forward to working with you to achieve the goals we have set together.
Sincerely,
Helene Robbins, Chair
Officers
Helene Robbins, Chair
Carol Ross, Vice Chair
Nancy Cassella, Co-Secretary
Patricia Scussel, Co-Secretary
Eugénie Gentry, Treasurer
Shelly Saczynski, Community Foundation Board Liaison
Advisory Committee
Daun Barrett
Elaine Battles
Lucile Bruce
Louise Endel
Jeannette Ickovics
M. Ann Levett
Susan Lewin
Yi-Chun Tricia Lin
Carolyn Mazure
Lesley Mills
Ruth Parkins
Kay Petraiuolo
Althea Richardson
Barbara Segaloff
Jane Shaw
Jana Shea
Carla Weil
Janice Yusza
The Community Fund for Women & Girls is proud to support programs and events that teach, motivate and empower women and girls in the Greater New Haven Community. Below is a list of upcoming events the Fund invites you to attend.
September 14, 2010
Telling The Truth about Domestic Violence: A Discussion with Allan Johnson about his novel "The First Thing and the Last".