The application process for the 2021 Women & Girls Development Fund (WGDF) grant is now open! Application deadline is Tuesday, June 1 at 5 p.m. The WGDF will award one $10,000 grant for innovative programs and strategies that focus on the leadership development and/or mentorship of girls in grades 6th through 12th or women 18 and older. We invite area nonprofits to apply!

The Women & Girls Development Fund is a charitable fund of the Area Foundation that promotes philanthropy and supports nonprofit organizations serving women and girls in the San Antonio area through leadership development programs. Since 2012, the WGDF has distributed more than $200,000 to charitable programs.
 
Click here to learn more about eligibility, the application and award process. 

Master 13 principles of governance and learn what it takes for a board to fulfill its governance responsibility at our Board Principles I – Effective Governance online class* on Tuesday, March 11. This session is the first of our Board Principles training series based on the Panel of the Nonprofit Sector’s “Principles for Good Governance and Ethical Practice.”