| Get in the Know* Virtual Workshop for Teen Girls! In 2013 Girls for a Change is traveling across North America training thousands of girls on their health, busting myths about menstruation, and empowering teens to become social change leaders! We've been everywhere from Vancouver, Canada to NYC, and now we're taking our workshop to the web! On Thursday, March 21st, we did a livestream of our Get in the Know* workshop from San Francisco! Watch the recorded virtual workshop! {Generation Know* is a program that encourages young women to know their bodies, reject myths that impact their health, and inspires them to educate their peers. Once girls realize they don't have to be in the dark, they'll understand their collective power to redefine a new, confident, fearless ideal for the way every girl sees herself. Check out www.generationknow.org to find out more}  |
 Get With Generation Know*Girls For A Change (GFC) is proud to enter our fourth year partnering with U by Kotex® to empower girls to advance their vaginal wellness education and create social change in their communities through a program called Generation Know*. Generation Know* will be the first generation of girls with a real understanding of vaginal wellness, the first generation comfortable asking questions and gaining and spreading knowledge – and we need your help to get this movement going! Read more about our partnership by clicking here and visit the U by Kotex® website for ways you and the girls in your life can get involved. |
| The Give for Youth Challenge We’ve entered a microproject in the Give for Youth Challenge and we need your vote! The top 20 youth-focused nonprofits with the most votes win a spot on GiveforYouth.org, a microgiving portal that helps nonprofits get new projects funded and off the ground. The 20 winning organizations will be featured on GiveforYouth.org and be eligible for matching donations from Microsoft, up to $100,000 across all organizations. So you can see why we’re so excited, and why we need your support! Please take a second to help us out with your vote: http://giveforyouth.maker.good.is/projects/GFC?sort=280  |
 Girls For A Change Partner, Julia Landauer, competes on Survivor: Caramoan- Fans vs. Favorites! Julia Landauer is a partner of Girls For A Change. She is a sophomore at Stanford University and also a NASCAR driver. At the age of 20, Julia is a student at Stanford University where she is majoring in Communications and Engineering. She is the first NASCAR driver ever to hail from New York City. Julia is a unique brand ambassador, breaking virtually every traditional stereotype associated with motorsports. Girls For A Change has an exclusive interview with Julia Landauer before Survivor: Caramoan- Fans vs. Favorites aired this week! Please join us in supporting and cheering Julia on for the win, Survivor: Caramoan- Fans vs. Favorites aired on February 13 at 8pm on CBS! |
| Angela Patton at the TEdxWomen Conference Girls For A Change partner in Virginia, Angela Patton, recently addressed the TEdxWomen Conference regarding her groundbreaking program in Richmond to bring girls together with their fathers who were incarcerated – enjoy this inspiring and emotional description of her incredible work through her own organization Camp Diva. Check out the talk here. |
| DONATE: Give to a Girl Locally, Give to a Girl Globally! Please join Girls For A Change in making a difference around the corner or around the globe! Support Girls For A Change today! YOU choose where you want to support girls: USA (includes programming in Silicon Valley, CA, Richmond, VA, and Phoenix, AZ) OR Internationally (includes programming in Tajikistan, Mexico, Rwanda, and Afghanistan) Girls everywhere deserve a chance to be heard. Your donations will go to providing GFC's social change and empowerment training for girls all over the world. HELP US REACH A GOAL OF $20,000! MAKE A DIFFERENCE HERE.    |
| Smart Girls Check out Amy Poehler's new YouTube channel, Smart Girls, and their new production, Girls of the World – click here to view! |
| 3rd Annual Girl Gala: Photos are available! Thank you to all those that attended and supported the event. Please find photos from the event on our Facebook page.  |
| An iOnPoverty conversation with Whitney Smith iOnPoverty.tv is the cure for the common career challenge. The idea for iOnPoverty came from students and young professionals who kept asking Jonathan Lewis, founder of MicroCredit Enterprises, about careers with conscience. In this 5-part series, iOnPoverty has a conversation with Whitney Smith, CEO and Co-Founder of Girls for a Change. Click here to watch the series. |
| Join Girls For A Change in Celebrating the first Day of the Girl with a Virtual Summit Sage Girl and iTwixie in partnership with UGG Australia proudly announce the launch of www.DayoftheGirlSummit.com, a virtual summit that brings girls and girl-serving organizations together to celebrate the first ever Day of the Girl on October 11, 2012. Our goal is to bring together 25,000 participants from over 30 girls’ organizations. The Virtual Summit features girl-friendly activities that incorporate educational and empowering elements related to the theme of Celebrating Girlhood. Most importantly, it provides girls with a centralized location for celebrating all things girl!  |
| Micro-Documentary Checking out this amazing micro-documentary from Microsoft about Girls For A Change! |
| Stories of Change Click here to read our newest story of change - "A Portrait of the Artist as A Young (Wo)Man". |
A Brief Respite Our amazing GFC partner in Richmond, Angela Patton, organized a father-daughter dance for incarcerated males at Richmond City Jail through her non-profit Camp Diva. Click here to read more about it.  |
Star Volunteer Fariha Naveed, a GFC action team coach in Silicon Valley and new board member, is featured as a Star Volunteer on 1000 Hearts For 1000 Minds' website! GFC is proud to have such a dedicated and enthusiastic young woman working for our organization. Click here to read more about it.  |
| GFC Co-Founder Working to Bring Programming to Girls In Tajikistan While in Tajikistan on a Social Enterprise mission with the State Department, GFC co-Founder Niko Everett is working to set up the GFC program model in local schools Here she is with four young potential GFC members sporting GFC bracelets!   |
SurveyMonkey Contribute Girls For A Change is excited to be partnering with SurveyMonkey Contribute. When you sign up for free, SurveyMonkey will regularly send you surveys based on your profile, and for each survey you take, Survey Monkey Contribute will donate 50 cents to Girls For A Change! You could also be given the chance to win $100 and other rewards! Help raise money for GFC in this quick and easy way. Just click on the button to get started!  |
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| "Love Your Body, Change Your World" Tour Sponsored by U by Kotex Trains over 200 in Toronto and Richmond, VA! Love Your Body, Change Your World Workshops  |
2nd Annual Girl Gala a Huge Success! The 2nd Annual Girl Gala was a huge success, raising over $45,000 for after-school programming. Guests included GFC Partners Julia Landauer, Nascar Driver and Katie Sullivan, NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle Racer, as well as girls from the GFC program at the Akilah Institute in Kigali, Rwanda. Over 120 guests joined together in celebration of GFC programming at the Saratoga Country Club in October 2011. GFC is grateful to our sponsors, including Microsoft, Tech CU, Synopsys, Cisco, Medezon.com, Peak Teams, Comcast, The San Jose Mercury News, Dr. Barbara C. Erny, MD; and the Swenson-Drobac Family for their support.  National Program Director Ashley Antaya with Noella Abujani and Allen Kazarwa from GFC Rwanda
 GFC COO Lori Fitzmaurice with Coach Bethany Chaney and her wife, Bridget Wylie
 GFC CEO Whitney Smith thanks the crowd.
 GFC Board Chair Morgan Wiley speaks with guests.
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 GFC Alumnae, Please fill out our survey! Thank you for your continued support and we look forward to hearing from you! Click Here to take the GFC Alumna Survey! |
For a gift of $50 or more you'll receive our newest T-shirt sponsored by Goodjoe.com and designed by the community. Perfect for men and women, the turn of a classic phrase says it all: "Rule No. 1 – Modern Chivalry - When a lady enters a room, a gentleman shall stand up for her rights!" | 2012 Community Partner with the Santa Cruz Derby Girls! Girls For A Change is proud to be a 2012 Community Partner with the Santa Cruz Derby Girls Roller Derby Team! Advertising, volunteer support, and a donation from the August 25th bout directly support the work being done by GFC in Santa Cruz County. Santa Cruz Derby Girls and their members are dedicated to community involvement by joining forces with local organizations to provide volunteer support and help strengthen our bond with the Santa Cruz Community. GFC thanks them for their incredible support! Go Derby Girls!! Visit this link to learn more and purchase tickets today! |
| Silicon Valley, CA: Now Recruiting 60 Volunteer Coaches for Spring 2012! Be a Girl Action Team Coach in Santa Clara, San Mateo, or South Santa Cruz County!
Click here for an application and more information such as qualifications and benefits. If you have questions or are interested in coaching with Girls For A Change, please email or call Amber Bunnell Volunteer Coordinator, at 408-529-7226. Don't live in California? We also need coaches for Spring in Richmond, VA – email Angela Patton Richmond Program Manager for more information or call her at 804-551-0330. |
| Staff Changes in Silicon Valley! Welcome to Tanya Beat, our new Silicon Valley Program Director! Tanya comes to Girls for a Change with 16 years of experience in the non-profit world managing programs in education, volunteerism, and youth leadership. Check out her bio here or email her about the Silicon Valley Program. What happened to Ashley Antaya? Ashley has accepted a position as our National Program and Evaluation Director – Ashley is responsible for all of our national and international teams as well as the cutting edge evaluation we perform on our programs. Congrats, Ashley! |
