Empowering Bronx Youth Through the Arts
"The WomanHOOD Summer Camp created an all-female environment, and I got to be around other girls in my age group. Sometimes it was awkward because some of the girls were...
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Fighting For Social Justice And Healing At The Same Time
While teaching radical political theory at the University of Berkeley, Cecilia, one of the co-founders of Creating Freedom Movements, realized that her class should reach more people, not only those...
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Supporting Mamas, Empowering Communities
Pregnancy and giving birth are very emotional and intimate experiences. It can be scary without the right support. It is especially important to have support from people that look like...
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Reaching Untapped Potential In Government and Politics
Ready to Launch is a California based organization working to grow and diversify the staff pipeline in politics and public service by helping more self-identifying women learn, grow, and launch...
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The Unseen Work of Capacity Building
One of the toughest things for a small nonprofit to find funding for is the very essential work of planning, staff development, essentials like computers, and self care. In fact...
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Former Grantee Celebrates 35th Anniversary
Mary’s Pence isn’t the only organization celebrating its 35th anniversary this year. Just as Mary’s Pence has grown and evolved since its founding in 1987, so too have many of...
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Using Data to Promote Justice and Equality for Women
Data is powerful. Sometimes used as a discriminatory tool to exclude, divide and marginalize people, data also has the capacity to unite people. It can be used to promote justice...
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Dare to Run Inspires, Challenges and Prepares Women to Actively Participate in the Political Process
Women’s participation in U.S. electoral politics has historically been severely restricted. Even after the 19th Amendment was ratified in 1920, exclusions based on race and residency persisted for decades before...
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Deconstructing Male Supremacism and Misogyny
Understanding and combating male supremacist ideals and culture is the focus of the Institute for Research on Male Supremacism (IRMS). Founded in 2019, IRMS is committed to supporting researchers exposing...
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Beyond the Money: Helping Grantees Navigate the Challenges of Operating Grassroots Organizations
The nature of their size and scope makes Mary’s Pence grantees unique. They are often formed organically by a group of people who, bearing witness to injustice, decide to organize...
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