New York Women's Foundation

The New York Women's Foundation (NYWF) is a charitable organization in New York based on the well-being of women and girls.[1][2] It describes itself as a "cross-cultural alliance of women catalyzing partnerships and leveraging human and financial capital to achieve sustained economic security and justice for women and girls."[3]

It was established in 1987.[4] It was co-founded by Helen LaKelly Hunt.[5][6][7]

It works to address poverty and provide economic security and advocate for safety, health, and sexual and reproductive rights for women.[8] By 2007, it was giving away a million dollars a year.[5][9][10][11] In 2008, it was slated to give away $2.75 million.[12]

In 2011, Ana Oliveira was president of the New York Women’s Foundation.[13][14] In February 2013 it received a grant of $750,000 from Walmart.[15] In April 2013, it released a report that found that women in New York are 30% more likely to die in childbirth than they were 12 years prior.[16]

References

  1. ↑ Leadership in Nonprofit Organizations: A Reference Handbook. 2010. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Robert De Niro jokes at New York Women’s Foundation". Page Six; New York Post. December 3, 2010. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Our Mission". New York Women's Foundation. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
  4. ↑ Women and Economic Empowerment. Univ of Massachusetts Press. 1990. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Helen LaKelly Hunt (2007). Faith and Feminism: A Holy Alliance. Simon and Schuster. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
  6. ↑ Women, Philanthropy, and Social Change: Visions for a Just Society. UPNE. 2005. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
  7. ↑ Swanee Hunt (2006). Half-Life of a Zealot. Duke University Press. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Our Mission". New York Women's Foundation. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
  9. ↑ The Encyclopedia of New York City: Second Edition. Yale University Press. 2010. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
  10. ↑ C. Melissa Snarr (2011). All You that Labor: Religion and Ethics in the Living Wage Movement. NYU Press. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
  11. ↑ Ronald B. Taylor (1997). Preventing violence against women and children. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
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  13. ↑ Alert, Cleon (August 16, 2011). "Mayor Bloomberg's "Young Men's Initiative:" How it Came To Be". Bed-Stuy, NY Patch. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Ana Oliveira, President/CEO, New York Women's Foundation | 5 Questions for…". Philanthropy News Digest. April 16, 2011. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Obama's Budget Chief Nominee Led Walmart's Targeted Giving". The Nation. February 15, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
  16. ↑ "Maternal mortality rates spike 30% in New York, HIV most common in Brooklyn: report". New York Daily News. April 8, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2014.

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