Third Wave Foundation <http://www.thirdwavefoundation.org >

 

The Third Wave Foundation's goal is to harness the energy of young women by sharing information and resources between young women, together creating a community in which members can take action around issues that affect us all.

The Foundation supports organizations that benefit and are led by women between the ages of 15 and 30, with an emphasis on low-income women, differently-abled women, women of color, and lesbian and bisexual women.

Grant opportunities include the Reproductive Health and Justice Fund, which provides training and emergency grants; Organizing and Advocacy Grants; and the Scholarship Program for Young Women. The next deadline is October 1,

2003. Visit the website for to download an application and see details.

 

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Progressive Technology Project to Award Organizing Technology Grants http://www.progressivetech.org/Program/grantmaking.htm

Application Deadline: August 29, 2003

 

Summary: The Progressive Technology Project (PTP) seeks to raise the scope and scale of technology resources available to grassroots community organizing groups working for environmental, economic, and social justice. PTP provides training, technical assistance, and grants to develop the capacity of grassroots organizing groups through the use of information technology.

 

Funding: The PTP Organizing Technology Grants Program awards ten to fifteen grants of up to $10,000 each to support the use of technology by grassroots organizing groups to advance specific aspects of their community-organizing efforts. Funds can be used for training, technical support, consulting, needs assessment, planning, hardware and software, application design, and system setup.

 

Eligibility: Applicants must be nonprofit, community-based organizations with 501(c)(3) status or be sponsored by such an organization. PTP accepts proposals only from organizations focused on and based in the United States.

 

Additional Information: See the PTP Web site for complete eligibility information and application guidelines.

 

Mary Byron Foundation - Celebrating Solutions Awards

http://www.marybyronfoundation.org/

Application Deadline: September 12, 2003

 

Summary: The Mary Byron Foundation, a grantmaking public charity based in Louisville, Kentucky, is accepting nominations for the foundation's Celebrating Solutions Awards award that honors groundbreaking efforts to stop domestic violence.

 

Funding: Winners will receive a $10,000 cash award in recognition of their work.

 

Eligibility: The awards are open to nonprofit or governmental programs that have been operating for a minimum of three years and have demonstrated innovation, positive outcomes, sensitivity to ethnic and racial diversity, evidence of partnerships and community support, and potential for application in other communities.

 

Additional Information:  Interested organizations can download the award application from the foundation's Web site.