Women's Fund of Miami-Dade prioritizes funding requests that:

• Are committed to creating long-term social change for women;

• Are working toward gender, racial, economic and social justice;

• Are designed specifically for low-income women and girls and addressing critical needs of marginalized populations, particularly women and girls of color; immigrant and undocumented women and girls; lesbian, bisexual or transgender women and girls; women and girls with disabilities; older women; homeless women; survivors of gender violence; women in prison and ex-offenders; and other underserved populations;

• Emphasize community organizing and/or advocacy strategies in order to create meaningful institutional change in their communities;

• Are diverse and inclusive;

• Encourage the involvement of program participants and constituents in the decision-making process and in assuming leadership positions;

• Have limited access to ongoing traditional funding sources, i.e. government, foundations, and individual donors and/or emerging organizations.

A Gender Lens - What are we seeking when we say projects must be female specific?

A program's design and intent should demonstrate an understanding of the role of gender in shaping the options available to women and girls. Applications should include an overview of the program's philosophical approach to serving women and girls as well as statistics demonstrating the number of women served. Applying a gender lens is a matter of considering the usual process for the work, and building in knowledge and understanding of how the issue affects women in order to identify and modify relevant steps of the process. The aim is to ensure that the process as a whole is explicitly "gender aware" and will produce outcomes that are inclusive of and responsive to the needs and issues of women.

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