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Leveraging data to better serve under-resourced communities 

Candid

Census suggests that Asian Americans have a median household income of $108,700—significantly higher than the national median of $75,580. In November 2023, we received a grant from the Capital One Foundation to support our housing and financial empowerment programming. For example, aggregated data from the U.S.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Women’s Empowerment Organizations

Bloomerang

Chicago Foundation for Women. Areas served: Baltimore, Chicago, Hawai?i, Chicago Foundation For Women. They offer grants that range from $15,000 to $150,000 and support organizations within the Chicago metropolitan area (Cook, DuPage, Lake, Kane, McHenry, and Will counties). Areas served: Chicago metropolitan area.

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2021 Funding & Grant Resources For Women’s Empowerment Organizations

Kindful

Chicago Foundation for Women. Areas served: Baltimore, Chicago, Hawai?i, Chicago Foundation For Women. They offer grants that range from $15,000 to $150,000 and support organizations within the Chicago metropolitan area (Cook, DuPage, Lake, Kane, McHenry, and Will counties). Areas served: Chicago metropolitan area.

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Get Help in Telling the Story of Your Nonprofit's Impact

Tech Soup

Chicago, Illinois: Making Tech Accessible to Nonprofits. Chicago, Illinois: Net Neutrality. Mahikeng, South Africa: Rural Tech Empowerment. Ilorin, Nigeria: Recession: Reviving the Nation's Economy Through Technology. Houston, Texas: NetSquared Houston: Storymakers 2017! Thursday, September 21, 2017.

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How Angelica Ross and TransTech Address the Unique Needs of Transgender People of Color

Tech Soup

According to Injustice at Every Turn: A Report of the National Transgender Discrimination Survey , published by the National Center for Transgender Equality and the National LGBTQ Task Force: Transgender people are four times more likely to live in poverty. " Angelica Ross on Empowerment. Image 1: Lisa Predko.

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Coming to a Public School Near You: Hopefully, You as a Volunteer

Have Fun - Do Good

Today, 826 has chapters in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Seattle, Michigan, and Boston. Organizations like these teach everything from sports, to science, to the arts, to girl empowerment. Users are encouraged to find volunteer opportunities, and to post stories about their volunteer experiences on the site. 826national.org.

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Using Photography to Change the World: An Interview with Paola Gianturco

Have Fun - Do Good

Britt Bravo: In so many of the groups you profiled, the women were using the arts for education, empowerment, or healing. The children are ages 6-16, and they're making huge strides by leading a national movement against child rape in Zimbabwe. I went to 15 countries on five continents, and interviewed and photographed 129 women.