Women's Fund of Rhode Island


	What Women Want Press Release and Poll Results
	Gender Matters
	Issues Affecting Women & Girls
	Proposal Writing Resources
	Social Justice
	Women & Philanthropy
	Progressive Philanthropy

“Learning about money – how to manage it, talk about it with our loved ones, and use it to bring about social change – is as important for women today as it was for our mothers to learn how to drive and for our grandmothers to secure the right to vote.”
– Tracy Gary, one of the founders of the women’s funding movement

____

“I love money. I love its potential to move things ahead, to free the human spirit.”
– Helen Hunt, New York philanthropist

Resources/Further Reading

White Privilege: Unpacking the Knapsack
By Peggy McIntosh

Robin Hood Was Right: A Guide to Giving Your Money for Social Change. This inspirational and fun book focuses on giving that assures social justice and systemic change. Published by W.W. Norton & Company, New York. ISBN #0-393-04827-6.

Equity Action
Rhode Island's Fund for Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Initiatives; a field of interest fund at The Rhode Island Foundation.

"Meet the Neighbors" This study, commissione by the Rhode Island Foundation and Equity Action, offers the first-ever portrait of Rhode Island's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer individuals.

From the Advocacy Institute, which strives to make "social justice leadership strategic, effective, and sustainable," comes this article, "Leadership Types in Social Movements: Lessons Learned from the Tobacco Control Movement".

Center for Democracy and Voting
6930 Carroll Avenue, Suite 620
Tacoma Park, MD 20912
Tele: (301) 270-4616

Campaign for America’s Future

Truth out

MoveOn.org: Democracy in Action

Closing the Leadership Gap

United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women

Of special interest on the site:

The UN's Commission on the Status of Women
The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
And information on such topics as the role of men and boys in achieving gender equality and women's equal participation in conflict prevention, management and conflict resolution and in post-conflict peace-building

2004 Commencement Address for Lincoln School
by Women's Fund Founder Simone Joyaux

Third Sector New England provides information and services to build the knowledge, power, and effectiveness of nonprofit organizations that engage people in community and public life.