WFN Publications
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The Calm in the Storm: Women Leaders in Gulf Coast Recovery
a joint report by Sarah Vaill for the Women's Funding Network and Ms. Foundation for Women
Women have become a critical force rebuilding the Gulf Coast after being disproportionately affected by Katrina. This report reveals that, while the lens of race and class were applied to the natural disaster early on, the gender dimensions of poverty and recovery on the Gulf Coast have largely been overlooked. The report includes amazing stories of women survivors, outlines post-disaster challenges they face, and the actions they've taken as leaders in the rebuilding process in partnership with women's organizations and women's foundations.
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Women, Faith & Philanthropy
A National Conversation Monograph
A group of 45 women from women’s funds and from Jewish, Christian and Muslim women’s organizations set a history-making mark in transforming relationships between women, faith and philanthropy. These 45 women participated in a national conversation that brought transformative thinking on forming partnerships for philanthropic and inter-religious collaboration to bring about changes to social order and to dismantle poverty. This monograph is both an analysis of the National Conversation and an invitation to continue the conversation in local and regional arenas. The energy generated by such conversations, carefully planned, can be life changing – with the potential to bring about significant economic and social change for the sake of women and girls. Check out some of the simple tools at the end of the monograph to move forward the work of this ground-breaking conversation.
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WFN has teamed up with Women & Philanthropy to produce the two reports entitled "Making a Difference: New Wealth, Women & Philanthropy: Partnerships for Supporting Women & Girls" and "Donor Circles: Launching and Leveraging Shared Giving." These reports shed new light on newly wealthy women and donor circles and include strategies for engaging them in social-change philanthropy, for and through women and girls.
The New Wealth, Women & Philanthropy report provides:
- Insight into how new wealth donors view philanthropy and women’s issues and what drives them to get involved;
- Specific language to use when creating your targeted message to these donors;
- A process for designing a creative brief that will enhance your marketing.
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The Donor Circle report:
- Defines donor circles as elastic, shared-giving relationships that can be broken down into five different levels of intensity based on eight indicators;
- Provides profiles (characteristics, relationships, staffing, challenges, best/worst case scenarios) of each of these donor circle levels;
- A guide to decision-making for choosing the best circle for your purposes;
- A step-by-step launch process for each of the five circles.
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To obtain copies of these reports, e-mail info@wfnet.org
Smart Growth: A Life-Stage Model for Social Change Philanthropy
$50 for non-members
$35 for members
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The Report: The SMART GROWTH Report describes the research process, the creation of the assessment tool, and synthesizes the organizational development experiences of women and girls' funds.
The Workbook: The SMART GROWTH Assessment, along with an extensive catalog of organizational development resources, are available in a companion publication: "SMART GROWTH: The Life Stage Assessment Tool Workbook." The Assessment Tool can be used for a rapid but comprehensive review of an organization's capacities; or it can be used more extensively with board, staff, and stakeholders to obtain a full 360 degree view of the organization - its progress, assets, and developmental challenges.
The Quick Quiz: The SMART GROWTH Assessment is also available in a Quick Quiz format for those who want to test the SMART GROWTH concept for a simple indicator of their organizational life stage.
Measuring Social Change Investments - Deborah L. Puntenney, Ph.D.
Executive Summary (Pdf)
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Vector Model (Pdf)
Girls' Grantmaking Tool Kit
We are delighted to release the Girls' Grantmaking Tool Kit, a production of the Girls' Grantmaking Network. The Tool Kit is for anyone who is planning a girls' grantmaking program and contains materials from five different women and girls' foundations' successful programs. This comprehensive package will streamline your process of gathering information and comparing methodology. The Took Kit contains The Women's Foundation's book on young women and philanthropy, The World Belongs to Us, as well as materials from the Michigan Women's Foundation, the Boston Women's Fund, Girls Best Friend Foundation, and Women's Foundation of Greater Kansas City. Each tool kit is $85. To order a kit email membership@wfnet.org.
Annual Reports
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Other Publications
Women, Philanthropy and Social Change
Considered the definitive book on women and philanthropy, Women, Philanthropy and Social Change: Visions for a Just Society, is edited by Elayne Clift. WFN contributed to this collection of stories, reflections and knowledge about how women's philanthropy is creating global social change. This is essential reading for scholars, students, donors, grantees, and philanthropists.
To purchase this book, go to www.amazon.com.
A New Weave of Power, People & Politics: The Action Guide for Advocacy and Citizen Participation
by Lisa VeneKlasen and Valerie Miller of Just Associates
Download a form (pdf) to order this manual for understanding, doing and assessing social change, advocacy and women's rights.
Paradigm Found: Leading and Managing for Positive Change
Written by Anne Firth Murray, founding president of the Global Fund for Women, Paradigm Found provides practical advice for those who want to effect positive change.
Click here to order the book and find out more.
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