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Women’s Foundation Seeks Applicants for Girls’ Philanthropy and Leadership Training Program

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:    September 18, 2009
CONTACT:    Laura Penny (520) 622-8886

(Tucson, Ariz.)—Twenty high school-aged young women in greater Tucson have an opportunity to participate in Unidas, a girls’ philanthropy program sponsored by The Women’s Foundation of Southern Arizona. Applications will be accepted through September 18, 2009.
At the conclusion of this comprehensive training, the young women will be more knowledgeable about community needs and resources and how to take action. Participants will graduate with valuable leadership and consensus-building skills and will be empowered by their ability to fund programs that they believe are doing compelling work for young women and girls in the community.

Unidas participants discuss social justice issues facing young women and girls with community experts and conduct additional research and analysis before selecting a focus issue for their grant. They will lead a grant-making process, including creation of a request for proposal, application review, site visits, and allocation of up to $7,500 to local agencies.

Unidas applicants should have an interest in women’s issues and philanthropy, and be between the ages of 14 and 19 years old. The program is open to young women who attend any high school in the greater Tucson area, those who are not currently enrolled in school, and home-schooled students.

The Unidas program is an ongoing collaborative effort with community supporters whose mission is to foster equity and opportunity for women and girls. WFSA has more than 16 years experience in making grants in southern Arizona.

For more information contact the Women’s Foundation at 622-8886 or unidas@womengiving.org. Information and applications are available online at http://www.WomenGiving.org.