Atlanta Womens Foundation Inc

Programs: Grantmaking - awf's goal is to support organizations that improve the lives of economically vulnerable women and girls in clayton, cobb, dekalb, fulton and gwinnett counties. Awf has a stringent grantmaking selection process to make sure that allocated funds are used by organizations that are accountable and well-managed. A signed grant contract requires grantees to provide six-month and year end reports. Additionally, a meeting is convened to provide an opportunity for feedback and proactive planning.

women on board - created in 2000, women on board is a training program that advances the inclusion of women as leaders by training them in nonprofit board governance and then connecting them with nonprofit boards. Since its inception, the program has trained over 3,091 women in board governance and leadership skills and connected hundreds of these women with nonprofit boards. Women on board was designed to increase the participation and diversity of women serving on nonprofit boards in metro atlanta.

public policy - the alexander-taylor women overcoming barriers advocacy programin 2013, awf formed a public policy & community education committee that was charged with fostering legislative and public action that will support the elimination of generational poverty among women and girls. Awf's public policy & community education committee selected child care as the primary public policy issue for awf. Awf policy action steps:research advocacy - gathering of data or information to informeducational advocacy - to inform and educatelegislative advocacy - to impact public policy