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Business Women's Giving Circle
Business Women’s Giving Circle Announces $60,000 in Grants to Support Education Initiatives for Girls
December 15, 2020
The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia’s
Business Women's Giving Circle (BWGC)
today announced the winners of its annual grant cycle. A total of $60,000 in grants has been awarded to five local nonprofit organizations and schools that provide STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math), Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Mentorship programs to girls and young women in Northern Virginia. To date, BWGC has awarded more than $400,000 in grants that have impacted the lives of over 3,000 girls and young women in the region.
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Business Women’s Giving Circle Grants $69,148 to Support STEM Programs
December 16, 2019
Community Foundation for Northern Virginia’s Giving Circle Supports Local Women’s Philanthropy
(Oakton, VA) –
The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia’s Business Women’s Giving Circle
(BWGC) announced the winners of its sixth annual grant cycle today. A total of $69,148 has been awarded to five local nonprofit organizations that provide science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) programs to girls and young women in Northern Virginia. To date, the BWGC has awarded and established grant funds totaling over $300,000.
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Business Women’s Giving Circle Grants $69,148 to Support STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) Programs
December 12, 2019
Community Foundation for Northern Virginia’s Giving Circle Supports Local Women’s Philanthropy
The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia’s Business Women’s Giving Circle (BWGC) announced the winners of its sixth annual grant cycle today.
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2019 Business Women's Giving Circle Grant Recipients
December 1, 2019
The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia’s
Business Women’s Giving Circle
(BWGC) announced the winners of its sixth annual grant cycle today. A total of $69,148 has been awarded to five local nonprofit organizations that provide science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) programs to girls and young women in Northern Virginia. To date, the BWGC has awarded and established grant funds totaling over $300,000.
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Business Women's Giving Circle Awards $52,500 in Fifth Year of Grantmaking
December 20, 2018
Collective Philanthropy for Local Women
The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia’s Business Women’s Giving Circle (BWGC) announced the winners of its fifth annual grant cycle today. A total of $52,500 has been awarded to four local nonprofit organizations and schools that provide STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) programs to girls and young women in Northern Virginia. To date, the BWGC has awarded $230,500 in grants.
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Business Women's Giving Circle Grants $53,000 to Support Girls
December 17, 2017
Five Organizations Awarded Grants for STEM Education, Leadership and Entrepreneurship Programs
2017 Grantee: Wesley Housing STEM Program Participants
The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia’s
Business Women's Giving Circle (BWGC)
announced the winners of its fourth annual grant cycle today. A total of $53,000 has been awarded to five nonprofit organizations and schools that provide STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math), Leadership and Entrepreneurship programs to girls and young women in Northern Virginia. To-date the BWGC has awarded $178,000 in grants.
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Business Women's Giving Circle Grants $45,000 to Support Girls
December 19, 2016
Five Organizations Awarded Grants for STEAM Education, Leadership and Entrepreneurship Programs
The
Business Women's Giving Circle (BWGC)
, comprised of accomplished women who are community leaders drawn together by a passion to empower girls and young women through collective philanthropy, announced the winners of the third annual grant cycle today.
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International Women's Day was a proud day to be a Virginian, a woman, and a member of BWGC!
March 14, 2016
BWGC members Faith Boettger, Lauri Isbrandtsen, and Jennifer Siciliano, joined Dr. Carole Inge, Co-Chair of Million Women Mentors Virginia, at the International Women's Day and Million Women Mentors Initiative Launch Event in Richmond, Virginia where Governor Terry McAuliffe presented a proclamation supporting girls and women in STEM.
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Business Women's Giving Circle Grants $40,000 to Support STEM Education, Leadership and Entrepreneurship Programs for Girls
December 14, 2015
Community Foundation for Northern Virginia’s Giving Circle Supports Local Women’s Philanthropy
The
Business Women’s Giving Circle
announced the winners of its second annual grant cycle today. A total of $40,000 has been awarded to three organizations providing STEM (science, technology, engineering and math), leadership and entrepreneurship programs to girls in Northern Virginia. Since its launch in 2014, which launched in 2014, the giving circle has already awarded $80,000 to date to programs supporting STEM education for girls and women’s entrepreneurship.
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Business Women's Giving Circle Awards $40,000 through Inaugural Grant Cycle
December 15, 2014
Supports Three Organizationis with STEM Education and Entrepreneurship Programs for Girls
The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia’s
Business Women’s Giving Circle
announced the winners of its inaugural grant cycle. A total of $40,000 has been awarded to three organizations providing STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) and Entrepreneurship programs to girls in Northern Virginia. An additional $2,000 in annual contributions will be used to establish an endowment for future giving. Established earlier this year, this giving circle is the first group of its kind in the region, comprised of women who are successful business leaders looking to empower girls and women in Northern Virginia by preparing them for success through philanthropic support.
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Groundhog Day becomes A Brand New Day
December 15, 2014
Nancy K. Eberhardt is a founding member of the Community Foundation for Northern Virginia's
Business Women's Giving Circle
.
For two decades I have been frustrated about the pace of growth of young women as leaders in entrepreneurship, business, and the science, technology and math professions here in Northern Virginia. It was 20 years ago that I served on an Advisory Board at George Mason University attempting to accelerate the number of young women graduating with business, math, engineering and science degrees. Many other advocates, with greater commitment and more concentrated efforts, have been at work on this issue for a long time.
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Launching our Business Women's Giving Circle
June 18, 2014
Women Empowering Women to Innovate, Lead and Succeed
The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia has launched a new
Business Women’s Giving Circle
, the first group of its kind in the region comprised of women who are successful business leaders looking to empower girls and women of all ages through philanthropy in the Northern Virginia region.
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