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JUNE 19, 2009

Erickson founded FORGE (Facilitating Opportunities for Refugee Growth and Empowerment) in 2003 when she was a 20 year-old junior studying public policy at Stanford University. The projects can range from preschools, to libraries and computer training centers, to women empowerment programs. That's the best question!

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OCTOBER 6, 2010

" It's just like a girls' night out, but with a twist" - Marsha Wallace, Dining for Women, Founder Women + food + learning + philanthropy + fun = Dining for Women. It's sort of a new form of philanthropy, where average people can be really engaged, make a huge, huge, huge difference, and have a lot of fun at the same time.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2007

Britt Bravo: In so many of the groups you profiled, the women were using the arts for education, empowerment, or healing. PG: I think that the one that comes to mind first is a wonderful picture of women in Kenya who are growing corn. My last question is always, "What would you like to ask me?" I would never ask that question.

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APRIL 2, 2008

But even if you don't compare it to those kinds of investments, but simply investments in philanthropy, a recent study that just came out from the Foundation Center showed that it is about 5.8 When you think about the 90 billion odd dollars that go each year in support of philanthropy, you can see that there is still a lot of work to be done.

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