Women's Philanthropic Network
Investing in the Potential of Women and Girls
Investing in the Potential of Women and Girls
Mission & Goals
Mission of the Women’s Philanthropic Network: To increase the endowment funds available to help women and girls in Collier County, and to build in all women a sense of empowerment through philanthropy.
Rationale for the Women’s Philanthropic Network: Society’s most chronic problems-from poverty to healthcare to violence-usually fall hardest on women. However, the funding of generic programs often ignores the specific needs of women and girls. The Women’s Funding Network reports that only 7 percent of private philanthropy in the U.S. is devoted to programs targeted at this underserved population.
Women’s Philanthropic Network
Five Year Financial Goals
- Increase the Endowment to $1,000,000
- Sustain annual grantmaking of $50,000
- Establish and engage individual Field of Interest Fundholders to support the unmet needs of Women and Girls
Primary Focus of the Women’s Philanthropic Network Grants
- Disadvantaged Girls
- Women as Caregivers
- At-Risk Senior Women
- Women in Philanthropy and Leadership
Current Programs of the Women’s Philanthropic Network
- The Women of Initiative Awards
- The Junior Women of Initiative Mentoring Program
- The Women’s Philanthropic Network Grantmaking Program
- Empowered to Lead