HOMETHE STORIESOUR VISIONPARTNERSHIPSNOTEWORTHY
|
|||||||
Founders Patrizia Cappelli (Ottawa) Leslie Kaufman (Toronto) Linda Kessler (Toronto) Andrea Mandel-Campbell (Toronto) Michele Mani (Toronto) Jessica Mosher (Toronto) Christina Nacos (New York) Vivian Sallai (Montreal) Sheryl Stotland (Norwich, VT) Shaune Thompson (Montreal) Anne Tinsley (Irvington, NY) Stephanie Zelman (Boston) 2008 Active Participants Jennifer Macfarlane (Portland, OR) Linda Vranckaert (Montreal) |
|
How? Forgirlsake provides a unique vehicle for harnessing the creative energy and enthusiasm of women committed to building a better world by benefiting girls in need. Rather than simply writing a cheque, women can become active participants in fundraising efforts without having to build a charitable organization from scratch. By coming together through Forgirlsake, women can make their own individual contribution while leveraging the support of a larger umbrella organization to decide how their money will be spent and see the tangible results of their efforts. Forgirlsake advocates the creation of grassroots groups, ideally of at least ten women, who in turn are each responsible for raising $400 by collecting $20 from 20 people. The end result is that each group raises a minimum of $4,000 – a substantial sum. And rather than disappear into the bowels of a sprawling organization, these funds are transformed into a new classroom in Afghanistan or a library in India. Forgirlsake functions as an umbrella, offering each group the use of its name, which can be used to help with fundraising, and its website, where groups will post information about their chosen charities as well as pictures of what their fundraising has achieved. For information on how to join our organization, please contact us at info@forgirlsake.org. |
|
||||