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RESOURCES
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EVENTS:Through July 21, 2013: Portland
Maine Women Pioneers III: Paintings & Sculpture, Photography & New Media, Works on Paper & Installations.
December 12: Portland
The Invisible War is a groundbreaking investigative documentary film about the epidemic of rape within the U.S. military.
January 2: Rockport
Maine Women's Network presents "Networking: Professionally, Personally and In Your Community." The Haven Event Center, 5:15-7:30pm
January 9: Portland
Women Standing Together Leadership Series.
Ongoing: Washington County:
Axiom Technologies offers free computer classes: Excel, Social Media for Seniors and Basic Computer Skills. Contact Jane Blackwood.
GRANTS:
Switzer Fellowships provide one year of financial academic support, as well as long-term career and professional development support for graduate students in New England.
The Avon Foundation for Women seeks to expand its Healthy Relationship College Program for a second year. This is an RFP for U.S.-based colleges/university organizations.
American Association of University Women (AAUW) Community Action grants provide funds for innovative programs or non-degree research projects that promote education and equality for women and girls.
Deadline: February 1Maine Initiatives Grants for Change: to build power in communities, remove barriers to democracy, encourage people to work together for the common good, and foster involvement by people who have been excluded.
Nancy Strojny, Portland Chapter Chair for SCORE, needs women to volunteer as business coaches. Contact 508-272-0763 or
Patricia Rice, Bangor Chapter Chair for SCORE needs women to volunteer as business coaches. Contact 207-942-0103 or
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Greetings!, "How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world."
-Anne Frank These words resonate for me - and for many women. Some very good news about how women put this sentiment into action is reflected in a recent study by the Women's Philanthropy Institute. Women Give 2012 produced three key findings related to the giving behavior of "Boomer" women born between 1946 and 1964: - Baby Boomer and older women are more likely to give than their male counterparts at all giving levels.
- The highest income Boomer women are more likely to give than their male counterparts.
- Boomer women give 89% more than men overall, and the highest income women give 156% more to charity than their male peers.
That women are generous is not news. However, women have tended to earn less, been in the workforce less time and tend to live longer - all factors that would suggest that they have less to give. Yet women are more likely to give and when they do give, give more. That is good news. These findings inspire us to do as much as we can to build economic security for women and girls across Maine through the Maine Women's Fund. Whether in Maine, elsewhere in the US, or around the globe: when women and girls prosper, communities thrive. We celebrate all year that you support this work, and on behalf of the staff, board and grantee organizations of the Fund, we thank you for that support. In this season of celebration - and giving - I hope you will celebrate with us the good news of philanthropy for women, and continue your support of building economic security through the Maine Women's Fund. 
Sincerely,
Sarah Ruef-Lindquist
CEO
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ECONOMIC SECURITY INITIATIVE
Grant applications due: January 18, 2013
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The Fund's grantmaking priority is advancing women's economic security. Organizations whose missions include education and youth development; entrepreneurship and better jobs and wages; financial literacy and asset building; and policy and leadership for women and/or girls in Maine are encouraged to apply. Download our grant guidelines and application here. |
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MEET NYAWAL
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  In the fall of 2011, Nyawal attended the Girls' Grantmaking Initiative. The workshop paired 30 high-school- aged girls from across the state with a dozen members of the Maine Women's Fund community. The girls reviewed 17 grant proposals and awarded five $1,000 grants. Through fiscal sponsor Living with Peace, the South Sudan Community Development Organization applied to support Nyawal as a teacher in the Naath Language School Program. Every week for eight months, Nyawal taught 30 United States-born Nuer children the Naath-Nuer language, which lacks a proper dictionary or textbooks. She gave children in her community who had little or no understanding of their language, lineage, village life in Sudan, or responsibilities as young Nuer-Americans an opportunity to embrace and sustain their culture. As a participant in the Girls' Grantmaking Initiative, a program exclusive to the Maine Women's Fund, Nyawal was able to make a case for her own cause, practice advocacy and consensus building, and work collaboratively with other girls. A track star, a graduate of Portland High School and the recipient of three college scholarships, Nyawal is now a freshman at the University of Maine at Machias. She is on the cross country team and is dedicated to becoming a public health nurse. As the first girl in her tribe to go to college, Nyawal has set a new standard of achievement for the younger girls in her community.
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ANNE TAINTOR ANNOUNCED AS 2013 TWIN AWARDEE
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SAVE THE DATE: MAY 23, 2013
LEADERSHIP LUNCHEON
Anne Taintor is the Fund's 2013 Tribute to Women in Industry (TWIN) awardee. You're likely familiar with Taintor's work - images of 20th-century housewives coupled with witty inner dialogues.
The TWIN award is given to a woman who is a leader in her field and who has achieved significant accomplishments as a business owner, business executive or nonprofit organizational leader. Taintor, a native of Lewiston, will be honored at the annual Leadership Luncheon.
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GRANTEE & PARTNER NEWS
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Julia Bluhm and Izzy Labbe
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HARDY GIRLS HEALTHY WOMEN announces dates for Girls Rock Weekend April 5-7th, 2013. Do you know a girl ages 12-19 who's helping to make Maine a better place for girls? If so, HGHW wants to hear from you! Nominate a girl in your life for her activism and leadership. Anyone can nominate a girl. Winners of these awards will receive statewide recognition of their incredible achievements. Find the nomination form here.Speaking of girls that rock, Julia Bluhm and Izzy Labbe, members of the Girls Advisory Board of Hardy Girls Healthy Women, were in Washington D.C. last month for TedX Women. They discussed how their petition asking Seventeen Magazine to include one non-Photoshopped spread in each issue garnered international media attention and ended in success. Dropping statistics like, "Fifty-three percent of 13-year-old girls are unhappy with their bodies," the girls' talk was charasmatic and smart. Watch it here!
COASTAL STUDIES FOR GIRLS is hiring resident assistants for Spring 2013 semester. Resident Assistants live and work on CSG's coastal Maine campus and support the students through assisting in the Leadership and Marine Science classes and serving as mentors and role models. Learn more here.
MAINESHARE is hiring an Executive Director. Full-time position to begin early 2013. Find the job posting here.
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TWO PLANNED GIVING TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR GRANTEES
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Maybe your organization hasn't sought planned gifts due to perceived complexity or lack of capacity to process and steward them. Through these trainings, learn the skills needed to harness the capacity your organization has to maximize the value of long-term, passionate donors. All sessions led by Sarah Ruef-Lindquist, Esq., CTFA and CEO of the Maine Women's Fund.
The Maine Women's Fund and Maine Initiatives are pleased to announce:
Planned Giving: Harnessing the Power of Donor Passion to Build Sustainability
January 9th- May 8, 2013 Click here for more information.
Also, the Maine Women's Fund and University of Southern Maine are pleased to announce:
Introduction to Planned Giving
April 23 & 24, 2013 Click here for more information.
Visit the resources section of our site for complete details.
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IN THE NEWS
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NY TIMES REPORTS WOMEN AS A FORCE IN THE PHILANTHROPIC WORLD
A half-dozen studies have been published in the last two years - the first systematic research into gender and philanthropy - revealing that women generally donate more, are more actively involved in the given charities, demand more proof of effectiveness and prefer somewhat different causes than men. Women do not just write bigger checks. They also take a bigger role in the charities' operations. More >>>
MAINE WOMEN'S FUND PARTICIPATES IN GIVING TUESDAY
 GivingTuesday may well become a new holiday tradition, as donors generously responded to charities' pleas to take time off from shopping days like Cyber Monday and Black Friday to give and volunteer. The total number of donations increased by 113% over 2011. More >>>
NEW HAMPSHIRE'S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION & GOVERNOR: ALL WOMEN, ALL MOTHERS
With the election of the Democrats Ann McLane Kuster and former Representative Carol Shea-Porter to the House of Representatives, New Hampshire becomes the first state to send an all-female delegation to Congress. And with the election of Maggie Hassan as governor, it becomes the first state that is primarily helmed, politically, by women - and not just women, but mothers. More >>>
BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES NEW GRANT
The Breast Cancer Research announced plans for the first grant made from the newly established Evelyn H. Lauder Founder's Fund, created in memory of its late chairman. More than $8 million will support a large multi-institutional, international research project, to be carried out over two to three years, that will have implications for the management of not only breast cancer, but other types of cancer as well. More >>>
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WORKPLACE GIVING
| As end-of-year campaigns are coming to a close we want to remind donors that gifts to the Maine Women's Fund can be made through workplace giving campaigns.
The Maine Women's Fund thanks MaineShare for its ongoing support. MaineShare makes it easy to donate to more than 30 statewide organizations working every day to make Maine a better place to live. For more information, please visit the website. |
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On behalf of the staff and board of the Maine Women's Fund, thank you for reading and for all you do to support Maine women and girls.
Office locations:
565A Congress Street, Suite 306, Portland, ME 04101 | 43 Mechanic Street, Suite 300, Camden, ME 04843
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