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SisterFund
BROADENING AWARENESS OF OUR ISSUES
2017 SUPPLEMENTAL GRANT INFORMATION
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Overview
SisterFund seeks to invest in nonprofit, community-based
organizations engaged in directly impacting African
American women and girls through efforts that build positive
futures, specifically through gains in education, workforce,
leadership development, empowerment and health.
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Application Guidelines
Project descriptions, goals, and measures must clearly demonstrate an
understanding of the needs of African American women and girls.
One grant will be distributed of at least $25,000. Requests should demonstrate
a need for the total grant amount requested.
Applications cannot be accepted from: Religious institutions, Private
foundations, Colleges and universities, Individuals or scholarship applicants
Applicants must be a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that serves the City of
Richmond and/or the counties of Chesterfield, Hanover, Henrico, Goochland,
and/or Powhatan.
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Health
Promotion of healthy lifestyles
& equity in health care access
Priorities
Education
Education
Promotion of systemic
educational reform,
tutoring/mentoring, career
enrichment opportunities
and/or educator training
Health
Empowerment
Empowerment
Promotion of emotional
development, self-confidence,
& positive self image
Leadership
Development
Workforce
Development
Leadership Development
Workforce Development
Coaching, mentoring, and/or training for
African-American female nonprofit
executives
Promotion of job skills training, career
apprenticeships or entrepreneurial
supports
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Health Issues
Black women constituted 63% of all women
diagnosed with HIV in the U.S. in 2013 and have an HIV
prevalence rate that's nearly 3 ½ times higher than that of
white women
Black women are more likely to die of breast cancer
than any other racial group due in part to delays in
diagnosis and treatment
Black women face an unusually high threat
of sexual violence and intimate partner homicide is one of
the leading causes of death for black women between the
ages 15 to 35
Black women are disproportionately represented in the
rates of murder faced by transgender women.
Over the past 25 years, the maternal mortality rate in
America has doubled and the trend can almost fully be
attributed to the skyrocketing rates of maternal mortality
among Black women
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Empowerment Issues
Over the last decade over $100 million has been
invested in achievement, dropout prevention, and
mentoring initiatives exclusively targeting Black and
brown boys. During this same period, less than $1 million
in funding targeted Black and brown girls
Because of systemic race and gender discrimination,
Black girls are often stereotyped before they even enter a
school building, and this affects their self-perceptions
and self-esteem as well as the perceptions and academic
expectations of their teachers
Ultimately, educators’ stereotypical perceptions of
Black young women sometime undermine their potential
for success — so it is imperative that Black girls get
access to programs that foster their self-esteem and
provide them with meaningful leadership opportunities
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Workforce Issues
Black women are still the most likely group of American
women in poverty (28%) due in large part to low pay
Black women saw the largest decline in earnings between
2009-2014 as compared to White and Hispanic women
Black women start businesses at six times the national
average, according to the Center for American Progress, but
are denied many small business loans and federal contracts
Black women owned firms, on average, produce just under
$40,000 annually, compared to average per-firm revenues of
over $68,000 for Latina-owned firms, $170,000 for Asian
woman-owned firms, & $190,000 White woman-owned firms
Black women are especially likely to rely on Social Security
for a significant amount of their retirement income
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Leadership Issues
There are large, untapped communities of motivated,
passionate Black women leaders that are committed to
advocating to improve conditions in their communities.
They are seeking safe, collaborative spaces where they
can work with others who share their values and
respect their time and contributions. The Southern
Region shows particularly untapped promise although
this region receives less philanthropic, public and
private investment than other communities
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Education Issues
Black girls are criminalized early in school with
suspension and expulsion rates higher than any other
group of girls and higher than white and Hispanic boys
Black girls were the fastest growing segment of the
juvenile population in youth detention centers making
up 36% of all girls in these facilities
Black girls have increased school graduation rates by
63% in the past 50 years
Black women earned 67% of Associate Degrees and
65% of Bachelor Degrees earned among Blacks and are
more likely to complete higher education than their
male counterparts
Black girls continue to lag behind when it comes to
those enrolled in academic majors associated with the
STEM fields and significant opportunity gaps still
remain in this 21st century education for Black women
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Thank you for your interest in
The SisterFund
References
1.
Structural Realities Black Girls and Women Face in America, https://mic.com/articles/122870/17-structuralrealities-black-girls-and-women-face-in-america#.RjSEcWMFg , Jamilah King, July 27, 2015
2.
African American Policy Forum, “Did You Know, The Plight of Black Girls and Women in American”,
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53f20d90e4b0b80451158d8c/t/5422de0ee4b080d53cf82554/141157121
4756/Did-You-Know_Plight-of-Black-Women.pdf
3.
FACT SHEET: Advancing Equity for Women and Girls of Color, November 13, 2015,
https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2015/11/13/fact-sheet-advancing-equity-women-andgirls-color
4.
“Black Women In The United States 2016”, Power of the Sister Vote, Black Women’s Roundtable,
http://www.ncbcp.org/news/releases/5Black_Women_in_the_US_2016.pdf
5.
Black Women in The US 2017, Moving Our Agenda Forward in a Post-Obama Era, Black Women’s Roundtable,
http://www.ncbcp.org/BWR2017Report4thEdition.BlackWomenintheU.S.040617final.pdf
6.
Unlocking Opportunity for African American Girls, A call to action for educational equity, NAACP National Legal
Defense Fund and the National Women’s Law Center, 2014,
https://www.nwlc.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/unlocking_opportunity_for_african_american_girls_report.pdf