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April 2012

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Global Fund for Women

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The Global Fund for Women plays a leading role in advancing women’s rights by making grants that support and strengthen women’s groups around the world. We mobilize and redistribute resources that enable women to develop creative solutions to local, regional, and transnational challenges. We bring grantees and donors together in an international network that promotes women’s action for social change, equality, peace, and justice worldwide.

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Funding Bodies
Topic: 
Global affairs & transnationalism
Sustainable development
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filia. die frauenstiftung

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filia.die frauenstiftung ist eine Gemeinschaftsstfitung, die auf Wachsen und Solidarität setzt. Die Stiftung versteht sich als Tochter der Frauenbewegung.

Die Stiftung wurde 2001 von neun Gründerinnen mit einem Startkapital von 260 000 € ins Leben gerufen. Aktuell beträgt das Stiftungskapital 15,7 Millionen €; der Kreis der Stifterinnen, die in ganz Deutschland leben, ist auf 58 (Stand Feb. 2012) angewachsen.
Mit rund 1,5 Millionen € konnten bislang über 250 Projekte gefördert werden.

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Funding Bodies
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Girls and young women
Global affairs & transnationalism
Women's Liberation Movement
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INWF - International Network of Women's Funds

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The International Network of Women’s Funds (INWF) is a membership association linking Women’s Funds to promote philanthropy with a feminist perspective.

Our mission is to strengthen the political and financial capacity of Women’s Funds to empower women and girls and redistribute resources to transform their lives and communities.

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Funding Bodies
Networks and Associations
Topic: 
Global affairs & transnationalism
Networking & community building
Sustainable development
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Women's Funding Network

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Women’s Funding Network connects and strengthens more than 160 organizations that fund women’s solutions across the globe, making us one of the largest collaborative philanthropic networks in the world. Our members are women’s foundations that span public charities, private foundations and funds within community foundations.

Collectively our members invest $65 million annually in women and girls worldwide and have over $535 million in working assets.

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Funding Bodies
Networks and Associations
Topic: 
Global affairs & transnationalism
Networking & community building
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FKW//Zeitschrift für Geschlechterforschung und visuelle Kultur (former: Frauen Kunst Wissenschaft, Journal)

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Germany

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Journal on feminist art history and cultural studies; every issue is based on a specific topic and contains also contributions by artists, book reviews, conference reviews etc. Emphasis on art, visual culture, representation, gender politics, feminist theory, etc.

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Feministische Studien (Journal)

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Germany

The periodical Feministische Studien (Feminist Studies) is one of the most important interdisciplinary forums for gender research and research on women in German-speaking countries. For the past 25 years, Feministische Studien has participated in debates within the world of research and in the public sphere.

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Feminist Europa.Review of Books (Journal 1998-2002, Online-Journal since 2003)

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Heidelberg
Germany
49° 23' 55.5072" N, 8° 40' 20.7624" E

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Femina Politica - Zeitschrift für feministische Politikwissenschaft (Journal)

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Tübingen
Germany
48° 31' 17.1228" N, 9° 3' 33.0624" E

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journal on feminist polical science; emphasis on political issues, gender perspectives on politics, feminist/queer theory, book and conference reviews, news, etc.

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Feministischem Denken eine Sprache geben – das ist der Anspruch der Femina Politica, der einzigen deutschsprachigen Fachzeitschrift für feministische Politik und Politikwissenschaft.

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FAMA - Die feministisch-theologische Zeitschrift der Schweiz (Magazine)

Location

Henau
Switzerland
47° 27' 15.228" N, 9° 7' 1.0956" E

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Swiss feminist theological magazine; emphasis on feminist theology, feminist theory, religion, spirituality, culture, intercultural/interreligious perspectives, etc.

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DIE ZEITSCHRIFT :
Die FAMA ist eine feministisch-theologische Zeitschrift und erscheint seit 1985. Inhaltlich besteht sie aus einem Thementeil, und drei Seiten mit Informationen zu Neuerscheinungen im Gebiet der feministisch-theologischen Literatur und mit Informationen aus der feministisch-theologischen Szene.

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Ladyfest Durham NC 2012

Location

The Pinhook
117 West Main Street
Durham, NC, NC 27701
United States
35° 59' 42.9504" N, 78° 54' 5.4468" W

Ladyfest Durham NC 2012 took place on March 25th 2012

Come join us in a collaborative musical effort by some very, very talented folks. "Lady" Fest NC is a celebration of all gender identities, honoring bands that feature female artists. This event is musically focused, but we look forward to making this a more artistically collaborative and informative event in the future. Come hang!
SPONSORED BY DUKE WOMEN'S CENTER