Zonta International, a non-profit organization that aims to advance the status of women around the world, has an annual scholarship program for women who are pursuing a degree in business management.
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Fintech Platform Supports Canadian Women Entrepreneurs in the Food & Agri-Tech Industry
A new platform called The 51 has been launched to enable investors and entrepreneurs to have democratized access to women-led capital for women-led businesses to build mutual wealth and social/environmental impact.
Microsoft's Annual Scholarship Program For Women Pursuing STEM Careers
Microsoft, one of the world's biggest technology companies, has launched a program that seeks to empower and enable high school women and non-binary people to go to college to seek a career in the STEAM field (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math).
'Waiting to Exhale' Event Series Helps Support Women with Mental Health Challenges
Latonya Jackson, a mother from Madison, Wisconsin who has gone through similar struggles herself, has set out to help other women battling mental health challenges find support.
Emergency Rental Assistance Program Helps Single Moms in Atlanta
United Way of Greater Atlanta (UWGA) brings together people and resources to tackle complex issues and drive sustainable positive change to help their community thrive. Together with the city of Atlanta, UWGA announced the re-open of their Emergency Housing Assistance Program in October 2021.
Dove Chocolate Launches $10K Grant Program for Women Small Business Owners
Dove, a popular American brand of chocolate owned and manufactured by Mars, has launched their #DOVEInstaGrants Program to help encourage women's entrepreneurial dreams.
U.S. Dept of Education Launches Childcare Program for Single Mothers in College
The US Department of Education's Child Care Access Means Parents in School Program supports the participation of low-income parents in postsecondary education through the provision of campus-based child care services.
Scholarships Available For Women in Cybersecurity
A non-profit organication called Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) was established in 2012 by Dr. Ambareen Siraj of Tennessee Tech University through a National Science Foundation grant. In less than ten short years, the organization has grown into a leading alliance between trailblazers from academia, government, and industry.
Program Offers $5K in Grants For Black & Latinx Women Entrepreneurs in Los Angeles
Founded in 2012, Didtechnology, Inc (also known as Digitalundivided), is a social startup that merges data and heart to develop innovative programs and initiatives that catalyze economic growth in Black and Latinx communities.
Female Entrepreneurs Helping Other Women Succeed With Social Media Strategies
SocialFly is a female-founded team of digital experts who are setting the new standard for reaching, engaging, and converting women audiences on social media.
$4K Grants Available For Women Working to Better Their Lives Through Additional Schooling and Skills Training
Soroptimist International (SI) is a worldwide volunteer service organization for women who work for peace, and in particular to improve the lives of women and girls, in local communities and throughout the world. Formed in 1921 in Oakland, California, at a time when women were not permitted to join service organizations.
New Discount Card Program to Help Support Single Mothers
Founded by single parent Mindi Englart, The Single Mothers Discount Card (SMDCard) is a grass-roots company created to advance social justice, particularly to advance women's rights in the realm of the family. The SMDCard is designed to help single moms and businesses partner up to help each other do better.
Bethel Foundation Offers $1,500 Scholarships to Single Moms
Lynda Powell, the founder of Bethel Foundation, was a struggling single mother who saw the need for the resources that her organization provides to the community. The foundation reaches out to one single mom at a time giving a ray of sunshine at the end of the tunnel by providing team support with scholarship opportunities, mentoring, rehabilitation, and quality housing.
This Foundation Inspires Women and Girls to Be More Physically Active
Movemeant Foundation is a non-profit organization committed to making fitness accessible, fun, and empowering while shifting the conversation from weight loss and typical beauty ideals to that of body positivity and supporting one another.
Visa Gives $10K Grants to Black Women-Owned Business in 6 U.S. Cities
IFundWomen, the go-to funding marketplace for women-owned businesses and the people who want to support them, has partnered with Visa to launch the She’s Next Grant Program for Black woman entrepreneurs.
Scholarships Available for Future Women Engineers
IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) is a global network of IEEE members and volunteers dedicated to promoting women engineers and scientists, and inspiring girls around the world to follow their academic interests in a career in engineering and science.
Virtual Lactation Support Platform Raises $500K to Revolutionize Infant Nutrition
Simplifed, a platform accessible to new moms across the U.S., was created for the convenience of mothers to assist with lactation feeding which involves highly skilled and trained lactation consultants who are readily available by appointment to provide answers quickly through a secure, online, video-based connection.
Brown Girl Jane Launches $150K Grant Competition For Black Women Entrepreneurs
Brown Girl Jane, a plant-based product line designed to create products that help bring balance and healing to the body has partnered with SheaMoisture for the second time to create #BrownGirlSwap, a $150,000 grant program plus comprehensive programming in support of Black women-owned, independent beauty, and wellness brands.
Woman-Owned Baking Company Offers $10K Grant to Help Female Entrepreneurs
Cristie Besu, a registered nurse, certified sports nutritionist, and founder/CEO of Eat Me Guilt Free has a product line that was created in her home kitchen in 2013 to help people to craft nutrition programs. The goal is to help with everything from disease management to improving labs, to just being able to move and feel better about themselves.
Women Sports Foundation Funds $10K Grants for Mom Athletes
The Women’s Sports Foundation (WFS), founded in 1974 to advance the lives of women and girls through sports and physical activity. The foundation has joined with track and field star, US Olympian Allyson Felix and Athleta to create the Child Care Grant.
Women's Investment Group Funding Up to $150K for Startups
37 Angels, an organization made up of female angel investors who invest in women-owned small businesses, recognizes the difficulties women business owners face and they strive to close that gap by helping women keep their companies afloat. They are currently offering grants of up to $150,000.
Pitch Contest For Mexican Female Entrepreneurs
Victoria147 is the first business academy for women entrepreneurs in Mexico. Founded in 2012 due to the lack of female representation within the entrepreneurial ecosystem, they are the first organization in Mexico to specialize in offering entrepreneurship and business courses for women.
Facebook Announces Events In Women's Safety Training
Join Facebook and the Women's Safety Learning Center at their upcoming training sessions. The live training sessions offer women the opportunity to learn about the latest ways their products, tools, and resources can help them to connect safely with people and causes they care about. The sessions also feature available resources to help women get the most out of the experience.
Columbia University Supports Women Scientists in the Country
Women in Science at Columbia (WISC) is a graduate student organization dedicated to the advancement of women and underrepresented groups in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) fields.
This Advisory Firm Provides Pro-Bono Consulting Services to Women-Owned Businesses
The Acceleration Project (TAP) is a female-founded, female-led business advisory firm dedicated to keeping local economies vital and channeling talent into the economy. They support underserved small businesses, with a focus on those owned by women and businesses of color.
Visa Launches Program to Give $2.5 Billion in Grants to Women-Owned Start-Ups
The Visa Everywhere Initiative is a global innovation program that tasks start-ups to solve the payment challenges of tomorrow, further enhance their own product propositions and provide visionary solutions for the company's vast network of partners. Their first-ever Women's Global Edition celebrates women founders and co-founders who are changing the world by solving business and social challenges.
Foundation Invests in Women Conservation Leaders
The Wild Elements Foundation, a conscious catalyst for change, accelerates efforts to restore our global ecosystem. They are fueled by the Power of Three, a symbiotic union between Animalkind, Humankind, and Plantkind because one can’t thrive without the other.
Nigerian Bank Launches Initiative for Female Entrepreneurs
Access Bank, a Nigerian multinational commercial bank, has revealed the latest edition of its ‘Womenpreneur Pitch-a-ton Africa’ program.
Hawaii Foundation Launches Entrepreneur Program for Minority Women & Moms
Purple Maiʻa Foundation (PMF) has successfully run several statewide entrepreneurship and innovation programs that have empowered local, underserved, Native Hawaiian founders to generate over 50 new ideas and a dozen companies.
Non-Profit Organization Offers Scholarship Awards For Women in the Aviation Industry
Women in Aviation International (WAI) is a nonprofit organization that provides networking, education, mentoring, and scholarship opportunities for women careers in the aviation and aerospace industries. Their aim is to promote public understanding of notable American women in the aviation industry.
New Childcare Grants for Low-Income Single Moms in College
The US Department of Education is sponsoring the Child Care Access Means Parents in School Program, which supports the participation of low-income parents in postsecondary education through the provision of campus-based child care services.
Paypal Commits Over $100 Million to Empower Women and Girls
PayPal Holdings, Inc. has announced a more than $100 million commitment to advance financial inclusion and economic empowerment for women and girls around the world over the next five years.
Company Behind Aunt Jemima Products Launches Program to Inspire Black Women and Girls
The Pearl Milling Company, maker of the 132-year old pancake mix and syrup products formerly named Aunt Jemima, has launched the P.E.A.R.L. Pledge to help Black women and girls across the U.S.
Home Depot Foundation Partners with Girl Scouts to Launch Training Program for Young Women
The Home Depot Foundation announced a new strategic partnership with Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) to provide introductory trades, training experience, and career education for young women.
Single Mom Launches Workshop to Help Other Moms Teach Their Sons Life Skills
Single Parent Connection Inc. (SPCI) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization launched in Indianapolis in 2018 by Dionne Brown, who is a single person herself. The mission is to provide services to improve self-sufficiency and strengthen single-parent families, and their activities are designed for the specific needs of single parents.
Non-Profit Launches 2nd Accelerator Hub Program to Help Underserved Women Become Entrepreneurs
Positive Planning US, founded in 1998, has been using entrepreneurship to support domestic and international issues of economic, social, cultural, and ecological needs.
New Initiative to Mobilize $1 Billion for Black Girls and Young Women For 10 Years
The Black Girl Freedom Fund is an initiative of Grantmakers for Girls of Color (G4GC), a fiscally-sponsored project of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors. The fund supports work that advances the well-being of Black girls and their families, including work that centers and advances the power of girls through organizing, asset mapping, capacity-building, legal advocacy, and narrative work that seeks to shift structural violence.
Angelina Jolie Launches Program to Train Women on How to Care For Bees
Actor, filmmaker, and humanitarian activist Angelina Jolie, godmother of the Women for Bees program is helping to promote a female beekeeping entrepreneurship program launched by UNESCO and Guerlain to draw attention to World Bee Day.
Mentoring and Educational Programs For Women Accelerators
Women Accelerators is an organization that is passionate about promoting the advancement of female professionals and entrepreneurs. They are focused on giving women the tools they need to succeed in working towards bridging the gender gap. The lack of gender equality and the under-representation of women at the senior level is evident in the boardroom from the corporate 500 to startups.
Foundation to Give Cash Grants of Up to $10K to Black Women Entrepreneurs
SoGal Foundation is the largest global platform for diverse women entrepreneurs and investors. Spanning 6 continents with hyper-local programming in over 50 cities, their mission is to close the diversity gap in entrepreneurship and venture capital.
Dream Big Awards to Give $25K to Small and Woman-Owned Businesses
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is proud to recognize the very best business owners, and they have a special award just for women entrepreneurs. Their annual Dream Big Awards program honors the achievements of small businesses and highlights their contributions to America’s economic growth.
GoFundMe Raising $3M For Women-Owned Small Businesses Impacted by COVID-19
The GoFundMe Small Business Relief Fund will provide more than $3 million in micro-grants to qualifying woman-owned and other disadvantaged small businesses negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The fund is part of the Small Business Relief Initiative, a program supported by GoFundMe itself and their partners.
Hawaiian Foundations Partner to Support Local Women Entrepreneurs
Central Pacific Bank Foundation (CPB) and aio Foundation, in partnership with the Patsy T. Mink Center for Business and Leadership has launched a program called WE by Rising Tide for women entrepreneurs.
$1K Scholarship Program Now Open for Women in Music
As one way of supporting women, EDM Maniac LLC and Bold.org have launched the Women in Music scholarship program. The average student today will graduate with more than $30,000 in debt and is far less likely to start small businesses, seek the highest impact careers, buy homes, or start families.
International Scholarships For Women Who Want to Study in Canada
The Margaret McNamara Education Grants (formerly known as MMMF) is a nonprofit, public charity founded in 1981 that awards education grants to exceptional women from developing countries.
Lowe's Doubles It's Commitment to $18M For Minority and Women-Owned Businesses
Lowe's home improvement company is funding an additional $25 million to its small-business grant program with Local Initiatives doubling its initial commitment. As part of their continuing commitment to elevating our impact in rural America, LISC has teamed up with Lowe’s to award Rural Relief Small Business Grants to small business owners in rural locations across the country.
Jennifer Schlecht Memorial Scholarship Fund to Support Careers in Sexual and Reproductive Health
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health has created the Jennifer Schlecht Memorial Scholarship for Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH). Jennifer was sadly murdered in 2019 by her estranged husband.
American Express Commits $2.5M to Invest in Black Women-Owned Businesses
American Express has launched a program called “100 for 100” to benefit African American women business owners. The program will provide 100 women of color with grants of $25,000 and 100 days of business resources, including business education, mentorship, marketing, virtual networking, WorkSpaces by Hilton hotel reservation credits, and more.
Grants Available for Women Filmmakers and Directors
Chicken & Egg Pictures (CEP) supports women nonfiction filmmakers whose artful and innovative storytelling catalyzes social change. They envision an inclusive media industry in which women and gender non-conforming filmmakers, representing a range of experiences and backgrounds, are fully supported to realize their artistic goals and build fulfilling careers in the documentary film industry.
United Way Provides Childcare Scholarships For Single Mothers in Virginia
United Way of Greater Richmond and Petersburg has launched WomenRise, a scholarship program that provides financial assistance to help single moms cover the cost of childcare while they work toward a post-secondary degree or credential.
