NEWS: General Philanthropy

Deadline of Submission of Grant Application Grant applications must be received by Friday, September 12, 2008. Applications received after that date will not be considered. Applications should be addressed to: Judy Greenwald Cohen Executive Director Jewish Women’s Foundation 234 McKee Place Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Notification of Status Each organization submitting a grant application will be notified in writing by November 30, 2008 of the JWF’s decision.

Click here to download the Grant Application

A New Era in Sisterly Giving

When Abigail Disney, philanthropist and grand-niece of Walt Disney, dared the audience at a recent fundraising event to stretch their giving, she was prepared to put her money where her mouth was. “I want you to give until it hurts,” she said, promising to match the amount – up to $1m – if they rose to her challenge.

>> read full article

Close Philanthropy Gap by Funding Women

Only 7 percent of every philanthropic dollar goes to women and girls. In this season of giving, Christine Grumm suggests closing the philanthropy gap by making a donation--of any size--to a women's foundation.

>> read entire commentary

Women and Philanthropy

Women approach charitable giving differently from men. Then again, maybe they don't..

>> read full article

NEWS: About JWF

Allegheny County Girls as Grantmakers program continues to make an impact!

In 2005, the JWF collaborated with the Women and Girls Foundation of Southwest Pennsylvania, the FISA Foundation, and Eden Hall Foundation to fund the Allegheny County Girls as Grantmakers’ project. A diverse group of girls (8th to 10th graders) was selected to learn about philanthropy, set grantmaking priorities, develop and market their own Request for Proposals, run workshops for potential grantees, present and vote on proposals and manage grants they give to other girls in the community. One of the projects that the girls’ funded was the M-Powerment Program, which has now won one of five National Jefferson Awards.

>> read full article

Agencies serving girls form new coalition

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, June 2, 2008

>> read full article

Press Release: Making College Possible for Young Pittsburghers — Jewish Women's Foundation of Greater PIttburgh Donates $10,000 to The Pittsburgh Promise

January 30, 2008

>> download Press Release (PDF file)

Letter to the Editor: Investing in Students

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, January 19, 2008

>> read full article

Program aims to give pre-teen girls a healthy self-image

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Wednesday, February 22, 2006
By Linda Wilson Fuoco

>> read full article (PDF file)

Girl Power in Grant Giving

By Bill Zlatos, TRIBUNE REVIEW, February 18, 2005

>> read full article