New York Women's Foundation Explained

The New York Women's Foundation (NYWF) is a 501c3 charitable organization in New York City that works to bring economic security, end gender-based violence, and provide health access and reproductive justice to all women and girls.[1] It describes itself as a "cross-cultural alliance that ignites action and invests in bold, community-led solutions across the city."[2]

It was established in 1987.[3] It was co-founded by Gloria W. Milliken and Helen LaKelly Hunt.[4] [5] [6] By 2007, it was giving away a million dollars a year.[4] [7] [8] [9] In 2008, it was slated to give away $2.75 million.[10] In 2011, Ana Oliveira was president of the New York Women’s Foundation.[11] [12] In February 2013 it received a grant of $750,000 from Walmart.[13] In April 2013, it released a report that found that women in New York are 30% more likely to die in childbirth than they were 12 years prior.[14]

In 2018, The Foundation announced the launch of the Fund to Support the Me Too Movement in partnership with Me Too Movement Founder and Leader Tarana Burke[15] with an initial $1 million in seed funding. In October 2018, the Fund gave out its first round of grants to eight organizations across the nation that are working to end gender-based violence and help survivors of sexual violence heal and find their strength as leaders.[16] The groups, chosen in consultation with #MeToo founder Tarana Burke, are focused on marginalized and underserved communities, including immigrant communities and communities of color as well as LGBTQ people.[17]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Leadership in Nonprofit Organizations: A Reference Handbook . 2010. 9781412968867 . April 17, 2014. Agard . Kathryn A. .
  2. Web site: Our Mission, Vision and History. February 22, 2019. www.nywf.org. The New York Women's Foundation. February 22, 2019.
  3. Book: Women and Economic Empowerment . Univ of Massachusetts Press. 1990. 9780870236440 . April 17, 2014.
  4. Book: Faith and Feminism: A Holy Alliance . Helen LaKelly Hunt . Simon and Schuster. 2007. 9781416590514 . April 17, 2014.
  5. Book: Women, Philanthropy, and Social Change: Visions for a Just Society . UPNE . 2005 . 9781584654926 . April 17, 2014.
  6. Book: Half-Life of a Zealot . registration . 206 . New York Women's Foundation. . Swanee Hunt . Duke University Press . 2006 . 9780822338758 . April 17, 2014.
  7. Book: The Encyclopedia of New York City: Second Edition . Yale University Press . 2010 . 978-0300182576 . April 17, 2014.
  8. Book: All You that Labor: Religion and Ethics in the Living Wage Movement . C. Melissa Snarr . NYU Press. 2011. 9780814783894 . April 17, 2014.
  9. Book: Preventing violence against women and children . Ronald B. Taylor . 1997 . 9781887748070 . April 17, 2014.
  10. News: Benefit Season: What Goes on Behind a Scene. The New York Times. October 3, 2008. Lipton. Lauren.
  11. Web site: Alert . Cleon . Mayor Bloomberg's "Young Men's Initiative:" How it Came To Be . Bed-Stuy, NY Patch . August 16, 2011 . April 17, 2014.
  12. Web site: Ana Oliveira, President/CEO, New York Women's Foundation | 5 Questions for… . Philanthropy News Digest . April 16, 2011 . April 17, 2014.
  13. Web site: Obama's Budget Chief Nominee Led Walmart's Targeted Giving . The Nation . February 15, 2013 . April 17, 2014.
  14. Web site: Maternal mortality rates spike 30% in New York, HIV most common in Brooklyn: report . New York Daily News . April 8, 2013 . April 17, 2014.
  15. Web site: Women's foundation launches fund to support MeToo movement. Noveck. Jocelyn. 2018-05-10. AP NEWS. 2019-02-22.
  16. Web site: Groups Fighting Sexual Violence Awarded #MeToo Funding. NOVECK. JOCELYN. October 18, 2018. www.usnews.com. February 22, 2019.
  17. News: New #MeToo Funding Fuels Empathy and Justice for Survivors. Marek. Kiersten. 2018-10-18. Philanthropy Women. en-US. 2019-02-22.

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