investing in change

GFC investors fund our mission through:

1. Donation
2. Corporate Sponsorship
3. In-Kind Donations

Current & Past Funders
AEGIS, CREW Foundation, Draper Richards Foundation,The Heffernan Group, New Profit Inc., Nike, Sephora

Silicon Valley
Agilent, AT & T, Bank of America, Bernstein Family Foundation, Cadence, Camino Medical Group, Cisco Systems Foundation, Citigroup Foundation, Community Foundation , Deloitte, Electronic Arts Foundation, Eva Gunther Foundation, Ewomen Network, Flextronics, Franklin and Catherine Johnson Foundation, Genentech, Haynes Charitable Foundation, Hazen Family Foundation, Hewlett-Packard, June & Julian Foss Foundation, Junior League of Palo Alto Mid Peninsula, Inc., Juniper Networks, Kaiser Permanente, Lam Research Foundation, Lucile Packard Foundation, National Semiconductor, Norton Foundation, Palo Alto Community Fund, Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Peninsula Community Foundation, Phil Black Family Foundation, Reddere Foundation,  Salesforce, Sandisk Corporation Fund, Sobrato Foundation, The San Francisco Foundation, Synopsys Foundation, Talisman Systems Group, Inc., Technology Credit Union, The Drew Hoffman & Emily Wu Family Foundation, The Elaine S Elkin Living Trust, Tibco Foundation, Wells Fargo Foundation, Yahoo, YWCA Mid Peninsula

Phoenix
Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust, Wallace Foundation of Arizona, St. Luke’s Health Initiative, Arizona Community Foundation, McMiles Foundation, Arizona Foundation for Women, The Pakis Family, University of Phoenix, American Express, US Airways, Bryan Cave LLP, Leroy Thon and Ruth V. Thon Advised Fund, Intel Corporation, EMA of Greater Phoenix, Inc., W.K. Kellogg Foundation

"From being in GFC, I learned that I can do anything as long as I put my mind to it. I learned about the importance of hard work, dedication, perseverance, optimism, and teamwork. I learned how powerful the voice of female youth can be." - Alina Din, GFC Team 15

Girls For A Change is committed to giving all girls the opportunity to fly, the opportunity to invent, and the opportunity to experience the spark that comes with seeing your own idea take form and make a difference. A gift to Girls For A Change supports a high leverage model of social change at the hands of middle and high school girls with broad, lasting impact.

1. Donate Online
   To donate online to GFC through groundspring.org.
2. Donate By Mail
   Send a check to Girls For A Change to support girls social change projects. If you want your donation to go to a specific site, please indicate Phoenix or Silicon Valley in the memo section of your check. Make checks payable to:
   Girls For A Change
   PO Box 1436
   San Jose, CA 95109
3. Corporate Sponsorship: Join other local and national companies in partnering with Girls For A Change.

Contributions to Girls For A Change, a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, are deductible for computing income and estate taxes.

1,000s of teen girls are discovering their power and changing the world...

Join them through Girls For A Change

Partnering with GFC enables your company to reach thousands of socially minded teen girls and women via our positive platform:

• 2,000+ girls and women attend our inspiring events
• 5,000+ more join our alumni and consulting network
• 80,000+ girls, women and influencers connect through our Web site and outreach 

EVENTS: Connect with Powerful Girls
The Girl Summit  1,500 girls each year participate in a social-change summit including empowering workshops, inspiring entertainment and amazing speakers. (click here for Summit sponsorship details)

Girl Action Teams  1,000s of girls annually join teams to identify and solve dire problems in their communities by planning, funding and implementing innovative and creative the social change projects.

School Events  GFC visits 100s of schools per year to recruit new Girl Action Team members.

Networking Nights  100s of girls, community leaders, professional women and power-brokers come together each month to inspire each other, expand their network, and share resources.

Spring Into Action  100s of girls take skill-building seminars on networking, public speaking, media relations, fundraising, project management and the political process to help them bring their innovative projects to life.

Leadership Trainings  100s of professional women coaches guide Girl Action Teams and attend up to 5 leadership trainings per year.

Completion Ceremony  National politicians, corporate leaders, media, educators, parents and community members at large celebrating girls for their positive contributions to changing the world!

WEB: Connect with Tech-Savvy Girls
GFC's web platform connects girls to each other, gives them a positive place to speak out and mobilize, and provides them with empowering interactive resources.

GFC.org  Blogs,tools and a social change network for girls and women.
250,000 page views
82,000 visitors per month

Email Outreach and Digital Newsletter  GFC girl members, alumni, consultants, coaches, volunteers, corporations, schools and supporters.
5,000 subscribers

WISH LIST: Connect Girls with Resources

Contact
Representatives interested in corporate sponsorship may contact:
Eleanor Rouse
National Director of Development
eleanor@girlsforachange.org

Contributions to Girls For A Change, a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, are deductible for computing income and estate taxes.

GFC's wish list of equipment, space, services and other in-kind needs:

BUILD THE NETWORK:
Host a networking hour at your home
Host a table at our FREE fall fundraising event

PRODUCTS:
Video development and editing
Digital Video equipment
Video development a
Digital Photography equipment
Two laptops
Microsoft Office software
Adobe Acrobat
Graphics software
Office furniture
Event space for 200+ people

SERVICES:
Graphic Design
Printing
Marketing, PR and media promotion
Event catering

PEOPLE POWER:
Database consulting
Tax services
Accounting
Grant Writing

For more information on donating, please contact:
Eleanor Rouse
National Development Director
eleanor@girlsforachange.org