Hi everyone! As you can see, we’ve finally gotten around to making a Facebook group, and here are a few announcements/some information (this is a really long post but please try and read it all!): 1. We meet every other Wednesday, which means that our next meeting will be on Wednesday, October 8th. If the dates of meetings are going to change, you can expect to see a post from Maddie, Julia or me in this group. 2. We’ve narrowed down some possibilities for charities to work with. We tried to find charities with diverse interests/goals, and would appreciate other suggestions. We’ve included info and their websites. At our next meeting, we will officially decide our first course of action! If something sounds interesting to you, please take a look at their website. Women for Women International – Sponsors women in areas that have been affected by war and other conflicts. Contributions go towards teaching women a “marketable skill” which can help her support herself and her family, and eventually impact her community. 87.2/100 rating on Charity Navigator. womenforwomen.org/ CARE– Works in alleviate poverty among women in developing countries by funding programs that help women develop skills, go to school, stop child marriage and violence against women. For example, the organization that someone mentioned, Madres Jewelry, is affiliated with CARE. If you guys are interested in working with CARE, we can investigate which programs to direct funding to. 81.32/100 rating on Charity Navigator. care.org/work/womens-empowerment Camfed- Campaign for female education. They provide supplies and uniforms for girls, as well as train and support women in order to promote independence and social change. 88.73/100 rating on Charity Navigator. https://camfed.org/ Pro Mujer – A micro-financing organization, that gives out loans to women so they can start their own businesses. They also provide other financial services, business and empowerment training, as well as healthcare. Based in Latin America. Silver rating on Guide Star, and recognized in 2012 and 2013 by the Clinton Global Initiative. promujer.org/ Tostan- Educates about human rights for 3 years in selected communities. They attempt to promote democracy, stop female genital cutting and child marriage. 93.19/100 rating on Charity Navigator. tostan.org/ 3. FUNDRAISERS. This is where we really need some good ideas. We have a few ideas for fundraising, but please come to the next meeting/comment/message us about any interesting ideas for fundraising. At the last meeting, we discussed bake sales, selling jewelry (provided by a charity), a car wash, etc. One idea that we had was showing a movie in the black box, and charging for snacks and accepting donations, and the proceeds would go to a related charity. Some ideas we have had for movies are Girl Rising and Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide (which is also an amazing book!) but this is definitely open for discussion. 4. We are making t-shirts soon so stay tuned! - Julia, Maddie and Nina
Posted on: Tue, 07 Oct 2014 00:01:41 +0000
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