Avon Products Foundation Incorporated

Programs: Speak out against domestic violence, see schedule othe avon foundation is committed to the mission of ending gender based violence. The avon foundation speak out against domestic violence initiative was launched in the us in 2004 to accelerate progress toward that goal. To achieve its speak out objectives, the avon foundation strategies include:1. Funding:make grants to outstanding nonprofit organizations working to end violence against women and serve victims and their families, with a focus on those that provide education and awareness programs; offer critical support or services for victims and their families; offer education and direction for peer-led programs; design and conduct prevention programs; implement laws to protect victims of violence; and address and reduce dating abuse among young populations. 2. Convening:convene leaders and implement collaborative program approaches to accelerate advances in reducing gender violence. Uniquely among funders, the foundation facilitates the convening of its grantees, partners and experts to encourage best practices and to design and advance creative solutions and pilots. 3. Educating:increase the public's awareness and knowledge of the impact of the epidemic of gender violence on women, children, families and whole communities. Lead efforts to expand the public dialogue necessary to change attitudes and reverse the silent acceptance of abuse. Generate public interest and media coverage to remove the stigma and shame experienced by survivors to allow them to create violence-free futures for themselves and their families. Funding specifically went to these three initiatives: building on the collaborative successes of the global partnership to end violence against women, now rebranded voices against violence, a collaboration between the avon foundation, vital voices and the u. S. Department of state, in 2016 the foundation announced it would expand new activities to take place in 2017 and 2018. In 2017, the foundation convened the justice institute on gender-based violence in toluca mexico; brasilia, so paulo and fortaleza brazil; santiago chile; bucharest romania; and, medellin colombia. The institutes facilitate the creation of a more holistic response to addressing violence against women, and each country will receive training tailored to the jurisdiction where it is provided, emphasizing the specific context and challenges that women leaders identify. In 2017, the avon foundation also funded the 1 million avon shelter grant fund in argentina, romania, south africa and the united kingdom. This grant is designated to provide funding for emergency domestic violence shelters providing critical and much needed support to women and their families in the four selected markets. Also in 2017, the avon foundation provided a grant to the national domestic violence hotline for critical support services and emergency resource response 24/7/365 days a year.

breast cancer promise (formerly breast cancer crusade), see schedule o in 2015, the foundation board of directors concluded that it would result in efficiency and further the educational and charitable mission of the avon breast cancer crusade program to transfer the program to new venture fund ("nvf"), a 501(c)(3) public charity with experience in fiscal sponsorships and in managing complex programs. On september 2, 2015, nvf formed avon breast cancer crusade, llc ("abcc") to support breast cancer research, education, outreach and awareness and access to care. Abcc managed breast cancer grants and funding in 2017 in the united states. In december 2017, abcc discontinued its annual u. S. Avon 39 walks and announced plans to wind-down its grant-making programs. As a result, the foundation will no longer be partnering with abcc in 2018, however, the foundation will continue its work to support breast cancer initiatives globally through partnerships with other non-profits. In 2017, the foundation launched the avon breast cancer promise, its renewed commitment to the breast cancer cause in more than 50 markets worldwide. As part of this new promise, the foundation, in partnership with avon products, inc. , has set an annual goal to reach 50 million women to help them know the risks of breast cancer, know the signs of breast cancer, and know how to take action. The foundation will work closely with its newly established advisory board of global experts to provide direction within the various markets in which the foundation interacts. As a result of launching the new promise, the foundation has ended its "avon breast cancer crusade" branding going forward.

scholarship, matching gift, and other programs, see schedule othe avon foundation manages u. S. College scholarship programs for children of avon and new avon associates, avon independent sales representatives, children and grandchildren of avon independent sales representatives and for children residing in and around the suffern new york school district. The foundation also manages a global scholarship program for the children and grandchildren of top-selling avon independent sales representatives in 17 avon markets. The foundation matching gift program matches the donations of avon and new avon employees and directors as well as the directors of the avon foundation to qualified charitable organizations. The program matched 488 gifts to 207 organizations in 2017 for a combined an avon and new avon total match of $193,930. 36. Avon sold healthy forests, beautiful world cause products in several markets globally in 2016. A portion of the proceeds have been donated to the avon foundation. The avon foundation committed half of the funding to the nature conservancy for reforestation projects in brazil, and the other half to world wildlife fund to support reforestation in indonesia in 2017.