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Chester County Fund for Women and Girls Hosts Inaugural Champions of Change Breakfast
The Fund for Women and Girls Launches Highly Anticipated 2022 Blueprint Report at Community Event
Chester County Fund for Women and Girls’ Grants Allocation Committee Awards $217,000 in Grants
The Chester County Fund for Women and Girls (CCFWG) has awarded $217,000 in grants to 27 non-profit organizations serving the needs of women and girls throughout Chester County.
A Peek Inside the CCFWG’s Girls Advisory Board
One member of the 2019-2020 class of CCFWG's Girls Advisory Board (GAB) reflects on her experience with this program that educates and empowers girls to make a difference through philanthropy.
Health Department Announces Significant Contributions to the Philly Joy Bank from the William Penn Foundation and Spring Point Partners
The Leeway Foundation Announces $48,950 in Support to 22 Individual Artists and Cultural Producers
Leeway Foundation Announces $49,950 in Support To 23 Individual Artists Highlighting Practices of Reclamation Of LGBQA Social Movements and Cultural Preservation
The Fund for Women and Girls to launch 2022 Blueprint Report on September 13th
WEST CHESTER, PA (August 17, 2022) – The Fund for Women and Girls will host its 2022 Blueprint Report Launch on Tuesday, September 13, 2022, from 5pm-6pm at the Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville. Published every five years, the Blueprint Report is the first and only comprehensive needs assessment of women and girls in Chester County.
The Fund for Women and Girls Bids Farewell to Current Executive Director, Announces Interim Appointee, and Looks Ahead to Diverse Executive Search
The Fund for Women and Girls says goodbye to current Executive Director, Michelle Legaspi Sánchez, and announces Mary Beth Morrissey as Interim Executive Director effective September 20, 2021.
Peer to Peer Discussion: The End of Roe: How Should Philanthropy Respond?
Following last month’s session we co-sponsored with Gender Justice Fund, The End of Roe: How Should Philanthropy Respond?, and the subsequent Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs v.
Chester County Fund for Women and Girls’ Hosts "Yes, All Women!" Dialogue
The Chester County Fund for Women and Girls hosted its second ‘Yes, All Women!’ multi-generational dialogue on Tuesday, October 17 to discuss how women from all generations can leverage commonalities rather than remain divided by differences.
The Fund for Women and Girls Awards $15,600 to Create Change
The Fund for Women and Girls recently awarded $15,600 in grants to two local organizations – Cheyney University and Mighty Writers El Futuro Kennett – for projects that advance women and girls in Chester County.
New Century Trust Adopts Trust-Based Philanthropy Approach
Weekly COVID-19 Funder Briefing #6
The Fund for Women and Girls’ Community-Based Grants Allocation Committee Awards $239,680 in Grants
For the second year in a row, The Fund awarded two-year sustained funding to local nonprofit partners. Additional funding was awarded through ‘Moving Her Forward’ Impact Grants, a grantmaking program established to focus on swift responses to pressing needs in the community
New Era for New Century Trust
After more than 111 years in their home at 1307 Locust Street, New Century Trust has chosen to sell the building, move its offices, and recommit to the original intent of the organization – improving the lives of women and girls.
Chesco Women’s Commission & Fund for Women and Girls releases findings of survey on sexual harassment in the workplace
Results of the #ChescoKnows Workplace Sexual Harassment survey, conducted between November 2018 and January 2019, reveals a range of experiences and insights from current Chester County workplaces.
The Fund for Women and Girls‘ Inaugural Champions of Change Summit Inspires Local Business Community to Embrace Inclusive Leadership and Elevate Women in the Workplace
The Fund for Women and Girls to Honor Fredda Maddox and WSFS Bank at Sixth Annual Champions of Change Event
At its sixth annual Champions of Change event on Wednesday, October 26, The Fund for Women and Girls will honor Fredda Maddox and WSFS Bank.