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Chicago Foundation for Women

We believe all women and girls have the opportunity to achieve their potential and to live in safe,

About Me

One of the largest women’s funds in the world, Chicago Foundation for Women believes that all women and girls in the Chicago metropolitan area have the opportunity to achieve their potential and to live in safe, just and healthy communities. We support the achievement of social justice through grantmaking and advocacy.
Since 1986, Chicago Foundation for Women has impacted social justice through advocacy, leadership development, and public and grantee education. In addition, we have awarded more than 2,600 grants totaling $16 million to hundreds of organizations that make life better for women and girls.
Our work is rooted in three principles of women’s human rights: freedom from violence; and access to health services and information and economic security;. Our core values include gender-specific funding, diversity, accessibility and choice.
For more information about Chicago Foundation for Women, please visit www.cfw.org.
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Join us at the 23rd Annual Luncheon and Symposium on Oct. 31, 2008 at McCormick Place. For more information, visit www.cfw.org.

My Interests

Freedom from violence, access to health services and information and economic security

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WAY TO GET INVOLVED

If you would like to get involved with Chicago Foundation for Women, sign up visiting www.cfw.org, calling (312) 577-2801 or emailing [email protected].

Stay informed with the Tuesday Blast
The Tuesday Blast is Chicago Foundation for Women’s weekly email. Arriving in your inbox every Tuesday morning, the Blast keeps you up to date on Foundation events and programs as well as local and national news important to women and girls. The Tuesday Blast also notifies you about opportunities to exercise your personal power by taking action on legislative measures or engaging in our advocacy efforts.

Volunteer for a Chicago Foundation for Women event
Each year, Chicago Foundation for Women hosts several major events—the success of which depends on volunteers like you. Whether it’s serving as a water distribution volunteer at our annual 5K Race for a Safe State or helping to set up the Annual Luncheon and Symposium in the fall, your help is greatly appreciated.

Throw a party
Introduce your friends, peers and colleagues to Chicago Foundation for Women. House parties are a great way for Chicago Foundation for Women to reach new people throughout the community, share our mission, and get them involved in the causes we support. You choose the venue, the guest list and the food, and Chicago Foundation for Women will do the rest.

Join a Leadership Council
Chicago Foundation for Women’s African American, Asian American, Latina, Lesbian and Young Women’s Leadership Councils aim to:

*Educate the public and take action on unique issues facing diverse communities in the Foundation’s areas of interest;

*Increase awareness about the Foundation’s work within diverse communities;

*Provide leadership opportunities;

*Increase the presence of underrepresented women at tables of power;

*Exercise the power of giving individually and collectively, and create an understanding of philanthropy within different cultures and;

*Establish unique funds to provide additional support to the communities represented by the Councils

My Blog

EVENT: 23rd Annual Luncheon & Symposium

23rd Annual Luncheon and Symposium Featuring Denyce Graves from Margaret Garner 11 - 11:45 a.m. Networking reception12 - 1:30 p.m. Luncheon programFriday, Oct. 31 Lakeside Pavilion Grand BallroomMcCor...
Posted by Chicago Foundation for Women on Tue, 30 Sep 2008 02:28:00 PST

LOCAL GRANTS WILL BOOST WOMEN’S RIGHTS

LOCAL GRANTS WILL BOOST WOMEN'S RIGHTS $200,000 reproductive justice fund to help women of color(Feb. 18, 2008) To support reproductive justice work led by women of color, Chicago Foundation for Women...
Posted by Chicago Foundation for Women on Thu, 19 Jun 2008 03:12:00 PST

2008 Impact Awards

2008 Impact Awards Honoring Byllye Avery, Amber Smock and Jo Moore Thursday, June 55:30 p.m. reception, 6:30-7:30 p.m. programStandard Club320 S. Plymouth Ct.ChicagoTickets Individual: $40Students: $2...
Posted by Chicago Foundation for Women on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 08:56:00 PST

Register now for Race for a Safe State!

Race for a Safe State: A 5K Run, Walk and Roll Help PREVENT violence against women and girls Thursday, May 1, 20084:30 p.m.: Check in6:30 p.m.: Race startsGrant ParkAt S. Columbus and E. Balbo drive...
Posted by Chicago Foundation for Women on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 08:53:00 PST

EVENT: Action Saturday - Swing the Vote

Action Saturday: Swing the Vote Presented by the Young Women's Leadership Council 11 a.m.-1 p.m.Saturday, March 1, 2008Munroe Hall2312 N. Clifton Ave.Chicago RSVP online now. The 2008 elections p...
Posted by Chicago Foundation for Women on Tue, 05 Feb 2008 02:11:00 PST

EVENT: "Margaret Garner" Kickoff and Community Conversation

"Margaret Garner" ..> ..  ..>Kickoff and Community conversation 5:30-8 p.m.Thursday, March 6, 2008DuSable Museum of African American History740 E. 56th Pl. Chicago Registration is $25. Space...
Posted by Chicago Foundation for Women on Thu, 31 Jan 2008 01:40:00 PST

Chicago Foundation for Women is partner on premiere of tragic opera, Margaret Garner

Chicago Foundation for Women is proud to announce it will be a collaborative partner on the Chicago premiere of the dramatic and heart-wrenching opera Margaret Garner. "Margaret Garner's story is...
Posted by Chicago Foundation for Women on Thu, 31 Jan 2008 01:26:00 PST

EVENT Art and Media: Do they cause violence against women and girls?

Art and media:Do they cause violence against women and girls?Men's Initiative program Tuesday, June 266-8 p.m. 1 E. Wacker Drive, 20th FloorChicagoSpace is limited - RSVP by June 22. Click H...
Posted by Chicago Foundation for Women on Thu, 14 Jun 2007 10:57:00 PST

RECOGNIZING TYPES OF VIOLENCE

Types of violence Download these statistics as a PDF file UPDATED March 21 One in three women is physically or sexually assaulted sometime in her life. We are in the midst of an epidemic of viole...
Posted by Chicago Foundation for Women on Mon, 26 Mar 2007 11:43:00 PST

CALLING ALL MEN OF GOOD CONSCIOUS

Men's anti-violence campaign kicks off Men need to be part of the solution in ending violence against women .. ..> Tony Porter, from A Call To Men, addresses the root causes of men's violence a...
Posted by Chicago Foundation for Women on Mon, 26 Mar 2007 11:39:00 PST