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Black Women & Gender-Expansive Leadership Project (BWL)

WASHINGTON AREA WOMEN'S FOUNDATION

Funding Amount

Varies

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Black Women & Gender-Expansive Leadership Project

Status: Active, ongoing initiative

Geographic Scope: Washington, D.C. region and broader

Focus Areas:

  • Leadership development for Black women and gender-expansive nonprofit leaders

  • Organizational capacity building

  • Board trainings

  • Convenings for Black women leaders

  • Uplift and celebration of Black women leaders
    • Program Activities (2024-2025)

    • Collaborated with community partners to launch convenings
    • Launched board trainings inspired by the Thrive As They Lead report's recommendations
    • Focus on helping Black women leaders feel seen, heard, and celebrated

    Approach

    Driven by recommendations from the Thrive As They Lead report, the Foundation is launching new initiatives to uplift Black women and gender-expansive nonprofit leaders in the region.

    Leadership

    President & CEO: Dr. Tamara Wilds Lawson

    Contact

    Address: 712 H Street NE, Suite 1099, Washington, DC 20002 Phone: (202) 347-7737 Email: info@wawf.org Tax ID: 52-2028612

    Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    womenblack-womencapacity-building

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