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Community Foundation for Northern Virginia Awards GMU Foundation $20K to Support STEM Summer Camp for Middle School Girls

By Lauren BudikJanuary 22, 2015
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Padmanabhan Seshaiyer, George Mason University
Padmanabhan Seshaiyer, George Mason University

The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia’s Business Women’s Giving Circle has announced the winners of its inaugural grant cycle.

A total of $40,000 has been awarded to three organizations providing STEM and Entrepreneurship programs to girls in Northern Virginia. An additional $2,000 in annual contributions will be used to establish an endowment for future giving.

“With the launch of the Business Women’s Giving Circle’s inaugural grant cycle, we successfully met our objective – to empower women to innovate, lead and succeed,” Giving Circle founding member and co-chair of the Grants Committee Faith Boettger said. “Our grantees’ programs will create opportunities for young women to build confidence, meet successful mentors and learn valuable and marketable skills to prepare them for STEM and business fields.”

Established earlier this year, this giving circle is the first group of its kind in the region, comprised of women who are successful business leaders looking to empower girls and women in Northern Virginia by preparing them for success through philanthropic support.

The winning organizations include:

  • George Mason University Foundation – FOCUS: Females of Color Underrepresented in STEM: $20,000
    To support a week-long STEM summer camp program for 100 middle school girls at GMU to pique the interest of females of color by offering exciting hands-on and experiential learning in STEM and to empower them with leadership, entrepreneurial and 21st century skills including communication, collaboration, critical thinking and creativity.
  • Marymount University – Empowering Leaders in STEAM “ENLIST”: $10,000
    To support a 12-week STEM/STEAM after school program for 60 5th-6th grade girls through Marymount University’s partnership with Fort Belvoir Elementary School to spark students’ enthusiasm. Activities will be staffed by 15 MU pre-service teachers and supervised by mentor teachers.
  • Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship – NFTE Girls Entrepreneurship Camp: $10,000
    To support the creation of a two-week Girls Entrepreneurship Camp in Northern Virginia during the summer of 2015 that will teach a range of business topics, offer field trips to local businesses, and culminate in a business plan competition.

“Our giving circle members worked collaboratively to identify organizations which will engage young women in STEM and Entrepreneurship, while networking and building a foundation of knowledge about the needs of our community,” Wells Fargo Wealth Planning Strategist Vice President and co-chair of the Grants Committee Emily High Daniels said. “What really makes our relationship with these organizations special is the interest our members have in getting engaged in the programs and working directly with these young women.”

The members of the Business Women’s Giving Circle, including women who are business owners and business leaders, members and leaders of local chambers of commerce and nonprofit boards of directors, and women with similar philanthropic goals in Northern Virginia, reviewed 12 grant applications to select the winners.

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