Ayada Leads
- Fall 2021 |
- 3rd Grant
Ayada Leads empowers all women, specifically first and second-generation East African immigrants, to become engaged citizens and community leaders, regardless of political affiliation. With the goal of preparing women with the skills to exercise the power of their voice and ensure that they are prepared for a complex and connected world, Ayada Leads developed a […]
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Women in Science and Engineering
- Fall 2021 |
- 2nd Grant
Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory is a grassroots network of scientists working to build a more supportive, collaborative, and equal scientific community for all. WiSE provides a platform for professional development and empowerment of female scientists at CSHL and beyond. Their work includes education on gender disparity, outreach to […]
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Dare to Run
- Fall 2021 |
- 1st Grant
Dare to Run is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to educate and empower women with the skills necessary to run for public office at the local, state, and national level of government. Dare to Run coaches women to use their voices to affect public policy change and champion issues of importance to their communities. […]
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Data for Indigenous Justice
- Fall 2021 |
- 1st Grant
Data for Indigenous Justice(DIJ) was created from community grassroots efforts to call attention to the crisis of missing, murdered, Indigenous women, girls, and two-spirited people (MMIWG2S) and was only the second database in the nation to track this cause. DIJ plans to use their database to help address the issue across the nation and ensure […]
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Hardy Girls Healthy Women
- Fall 2021 |
- 1st Grant
Hardy Girls Healthy Women empowers girls and gender expansive youth with knowledge, critical thinking skills, and a platform to drive social change. HGHW works with youth in fourth grade through college through direct programming and in coalition with parents, adults, and other influencers of girls’ environments. As a largely white-led organization, HGHW will use their […]
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Supporting Immigrants and Refugees
Immigrant Rights Action
- Fall 2021 |
- 3rd Grant
Created out of a community response to an ICE raid at a local restaurant, Immigrant Rights Action formed in 2017 to aid undocumented Central Americans in their community. They systematically document local ICE activity, offer immediate support to community members threatened with detention and deportation, and conduct Know Your Rights workshops for immigrants. Immigrant Rights […]
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Institute for Research on Male Supremacism
- Fall 2021 |
- 2nd Grant
The Institute for Research on Male Supremacism (IRMS) is dedicated to helping grassroots social justice groups fight male supremacism, convening women experts researching supremacists’ ideologies and movements, and educating the public about their work. IRMS brings together organizers from grassroots organizations to address male supremacism and its intersections with racism, xenophobia, and transphobia. They also […]
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Pennsylvania Domestic Workers Alliance
- Fall 2021 |
- 3rd Grant
Pennsylvania Domestic Workers Alliance (PDWA) is a domestic worker-led organization fighting for justice, dignity, and power for house cleaners, nannies, and caregivers. As the only domestic worker organizing group in the state, PDWA organizes and develops the leadership of women — primarily low-income women of color and immigrant women — to win workplace protections that […]
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Supporting Immigrants and Refugees
Refugee Community Partnership
- Fall 2021 |
- 2nd Grant
Refugee Community Partnership (RCP) uses base building and community organizing to develop resources, relationships, and opportunities to activate social mobility while constructing a rich fabric of interdependence and solidarity for refugees. Using institutional organizing strategies, RCP transforms system-level policies and practices that otherwise block refugee and immigrant residents from accessing critical care and services. RCP […]
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Youth Activism Project
- Fall 2021 |
- 3rd Grant
Grounded in the belief that there is no minimum age for leadership, Youth Activism Project fosters teen-led advocacy campaigns and normalizes young people’s participation in decision-making processes. They accomplish their work by providing meaningful youth engagement in civic and political spheres through equal access to leadership and advocacy training and community-building resources for all teens. […]
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