GROWING EQUALITY FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS www'wfmn'org

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2009 Social Change Fund
GROWING EQUALITY FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS
www.wfmn.org
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Our Mission We invest in social change to achieve
equality for all women and girls in Minnesota.
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RESEARCH to ACTION
Strengthen your proposal by framing your work
with research!
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CURRENTLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS

• Social Change Fund Multi-Year Grants
• RFP available July 1, 2009
• Deadline October 1, 2009

Must apply online www.wfmn.org
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GRANTS Social Change FUND
Grant Range - 10,000 - 20,000 for individual
organizations. - 20,000 - 50,000 for
collaborations. Duration Year 1 - February
2010 Year 2 - February 2011 Year 3 - February 2012
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SOCIAL CHANGE FUND
We award grants to Minnesota nonprofit programs
and organizations that

• Shift attitudes and behaviors or
• Change policies or institutions

• to advance equality for all women and girls in
  Minnesota.

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TYPES OF SOCIAL CHANGE FUNDING

• General Operating
• Projects
• Collaborations
• Public Policy

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FUNDING CRITERIA

• Alignment with the Womens Foundations values
• Organizational capacity
• Project effectiveness to
• advance gender equality

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Tips for Crafting Your Proposal

• Use the worksheet to help plan your work
  http//www.wfmn.org/grantmaking/AdvancingGenderEQF
  rameworkWrksht.doc
• Draft your proposal in Word then cut and paste
  onto the online application.
• Plan for a slight decrease in your budget for
  Year 3.
• Choose just one cornerstone, one outcome, one
  indicator.

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GRANTS SOCIAL CHANGE FUND
Five Funding Areas 1. Economic Justice 2. Safety
Security 3. Health Reproductive Rights 4.
Human Rights 5. Political Power
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Indicators of Social Change
Shift in definition or reframing of issues.
Shifts in Individual Behavior Change in
individual behaviorthat leadsto increased
community capacity to organize for change.
Direct Service Change in peoples individual or
immediate circumstances, or meeting peoples
daily basic needs.
Shift in community behavior.
Shift in critical mass or engagement.
Shifts in institutions or policies.
Maintaining or holding the line.
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Applying a Framework to Advance Gender Equality
Gender Lens
Outcomes
Process
Implementation
Evaluation
Impact
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Applying a Framework to Advance Gender Equality
Long-Term IMPACT/CHANGE
Vision - Values - Big Idea
Apply Gender Lens (and race, place, equity Lens)
to determine root causes of inequality.
Evaluate to collect evidence, measure progress,
and learn.
Choose Outcomes to change systems that create
negative conditions for women.
Decide Process How will change occur 5
Indicators of Social Change.
Implement multiyear strategies with specific
annual activities.
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SOCIAL CHANGE FUND Grantee WISE
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THEORY OF CHANGE WISE
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THEORY OF CHANGE Worksheet
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Dont forget to check out the girlsBEST FUND !
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Contact Us
Charlotte Flowers, program officer. charlotte_at_w
fmn.org 888-337-5010 (toll-free) 612-236-1807
(direct)
Sida Ly-Xiong, associate director of evaluation
research. sida_at_wfmn.org 888-337-5010
(toll-free) 612-236-1803 (direct)