It All Begins With a Girl
By: Cheryl Breuer, AFFW volunteer

The Girl Effect is a movement designed to get powerful people talking about girls. Created in 2009 by people at the Nike Foundation, the NoVo Foundation, the United Nations Foundation, and the Coalition for Adolescent Girls, the Girl Effect succeeded in getting girls on the agenda at the 2009 World Economic Forum. How did they do it? By leveraging the power of social media.

Girleffect.org created several videos to help people understand why girls are the answer to a better future for everyone. This one, "We Have a Situation," has more than 900,000 views on YouTube, and is the one that inspired me to join the movement. It’s simple, uplifting, and to the point.

Last year a friend of mine shared the video with me, and asked me to join her in a blogging campaign organized by Tara Sophia Mohr. As an A Fund for Women volunteer and donor, I already knew the importance of empowering women and girls, and was thrilled to see so many other people being inspired to do the same. I wrote about the Girl Effect on my blog, Peculiar Girl, encouraging readers to donate to girleffect.org.

In 2010, just over 100 bloggers joined Mohr’s 2010 campaign to further the Girl Effect movement. In 2011, there were more than 600. You can read their posts here.

If you’d like to join the Girl Effect movement, you can download a complete Girl Effect Tool Kit with everything you need to spread the word. For more about the Girl Effect, visit girleffect.org.

 
 
 
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Women Mentoring Women
 AFFW is not only a source of grants for women and girls in Dane County. It is also a group of women dedicated to helping each other grow and strengthen relationships. AFFW brings together women from all walks of life and believes that philanthropy is for everyone.
 From women who have reached the top of their fields to young women just starting their careers, AFFW boasts rich diversity. Now is our chance to tap that resource to benefit everyone. AFFW’s Marketing Committee is planning a series of speed mentoring events to connect women in different stages of their lives with the goal of sharing ideas and experiences. The first AFFW Speed Mentoring event will be at Ale Asylum this winter. If you’re interested in taking part in this inaugural event or future dates, want to help organize, or have ideas to share contact Tricia Motiff Stearns.
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