WOMEN'S PHILANTHROPY INITIATIVE

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Women’s Philanthropy Initiative

The Women’s Philanthropy Initiative (WPI) was established by the Women’s Fund to serve donors who wish to leverage their charitable giving by donating through the Women’s Fund, rather than making an individual contribution.  Gifts through the WPI must be $1,000 or more per designated organization. Appropriateness of these grants are reviewed by the Executive Director of the Women’s Fund and the Program Officer of the Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts. These gifts are not subject to review by the grant-making committee, but must fall within the strategic framework of the Women’s Fund, that is:

  • Must increase the level of resources dedicated to women and girls in our region, and/or

  • Must foster social change that transforms the lives of women and girls in our communities, and/or

  • Increase awareness of the power of women’s philanthropy.

A fee waiver is available to existing donors for all WPI transactions.

 
   

WPI gifts have been made through the Women’s Fund to the following organizations:

ArtWorks!
Brick by Brick
Bristol Community College
WISE Women Program
New Bedford Child & Family Services
Coalition Against Poverty
Coalition for Buzzards Bay
Community Boating Center, Inc.
Fonkoze, Haiti Relief
Keith Middle School,
The Marion Institute
SMILES Mentoring Program
New Bedford Ocean Explorium
Our Sisters School
PACE, Youthbuild
Peaceworks
New Bedford Star Kids
The Women’s Center
UMass Dartmouth Foundation
United Way of New Bedford
YWCA
Zeiterion Theatre

and Fonkoze (Haiti Relief)

63 Union Street | New Bedford, MA 02740 | www.womensfundsema.org | T: 508.717.0283 | F: 508.996.8254
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