In this week’s roundup of our top stories: Your vote could help one of our grantees win $50,000 in a national contest. The deadline for applications for the Catalogue for Philanthropy is nearly here. The impact of literacy on a woman’s earnings. Plus, free financial services across the community.
Leaders from two of The Women’s Foundation’s Grantee Partners are finalists for the Diane von Furstenberg People’s Voice Award. Andrea Powell of FAIR Girls works to prevent the exploitation of girls worldwide through empowerment and education. Layli Miller-Muro of Tahirih Justice Center works to protect immigrant women and girls seeking justice in the U.S. from gender-based violence. To learn more about these outstanding nominees – and to vote for them! – please click here.
Applications for the 2012-13 Catalogue for Philanthropy: Greater Washington are due by midnight on Monday! The Catalogue has helped raise more than $15 million for featured nonprofits since 2003. Click here for application details.
“Appropriate literacy levels are crucial for both men and women seeking education and employment opportunities,” reports IWPR, a Women’s Foundation Grantee Partner. “But low literacy skills disproportionally hurt women’s chances of earning a sustaining wage.” In a separate report, IWPR noted a trend of women returning to the labor force in January.
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton’s Annual Tax & Financial Services Fair is scheduled for February 25th at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
And the DC Earned Income Tax Credit Campaign (organized by some of our Grantee Partners) continues to offer free tax preparation services to eligible residents.
The Alexandria Chapter of the NAACP is having a Financial Freedom Seminar for young adults this Saturday from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm at Cora Kelly Elementary School. Topics include accessing loans, IRAs, money market accounts and college savings plans. Click here for details.
Bank on DC is launching an online financial education platform that will help users “improve their financial acumen and … make informed financial decisions in their daily lives.” My StartingPoint will also motivate users with a Rewards Center.
Earlier this week, DC Mayor Vincent Gray gave the annual State of the District address. Topics included the financial health of the city, education and crime. Click here to read the speech.
