NEWS: About JWF

Center for Women internship program provides huge workforce opportunity

Jewish Chronicle, May 6, 2015

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JWF establishes an endowment fund for the Jewish Community Center’s Family Place program

Jewish Chronicle, February 19, 2015

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JWF, through the Jewish Domestic Abuse Awareness Coalition, presents community program on abuse

November 4, 2014

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Center for Women offers internships to women returning to the workforce

Jewish Chronicle, June 10, 2014

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JWF presents film “Brave Miss World”

Jewish Chronicle, April 10, 2014

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JWF sponsors symposium on Jewish Genetic Health and Awareness

January 2014

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JWF to invest $10K in STEM opportunities for Yeshiva Girls’ School

December 20, 2013

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Center helps women find footing after loss of spouse or divorce

December 20, 2013

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Abrams named first director of Center for Women in Pittsburgh

July 17, 2013

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Jewish Women’s Foundation marks 10th anniversary of funding women’s and girls’ initiatives

June 6, 2013

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NBC’s Jean Chatzky offers advice to women facing financial challenges

June 3, 2013

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Jewish Women's Foundation partners with National Council of Jewish Women to open Center for Women - JWF provides $225,000 seed funding

January 4, 2013

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JWF Funds Ethical Wills Project with Jewish Association on Aging

November 7, 2012

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Jewish Women’s Foundation of Greater Pittsburgh partners with U.S. and Israel Women’s Foundations to Promote Gender Equality

March 12, 2012

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

June 18, 2008
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.

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Agencies serving girls form new coalition

JWF is a founding member
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, June 2, 2008

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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

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Letter to the Editor: Investing in Students

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, January 19, 2008

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

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

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Girl Power in Grant Giving

By Bill Zlatos, TRIBUNE REVIEW, February 18, 2005

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NEWS: General Philanthropy

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.

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The Power of the Purse

Remember the concept of “sisterhood”? That quaint relic of an idea that women owed it to other women to crash through ceilings and navigate a male world? It just might be taking new root in a most unexpected place — among women with money. There are more women controlling more wealth in the U.S. than ever before.

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Women and Philanthropy

While the relationship between women and philanthropy has always been a strong one, it has not necessarily been highly visible. This has begun to change, and women's influence on the practice of philanthropy cannot be ignored.

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