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Welcome to the Women's Fund of New Hampshire

The Women's Fund of New Hampshire fuels positive change in our communities by supporting the most innovative and promising solutions to the issues facing women and girls today. We know that when women and girls prosper, entire communities succeed.

Our mission is to encourage philanthropy among women and girls, improve the lives of women and girls through social change grantmaking, and educate the community about the potential of women and girls.

There’s always something new at the Women’s Fund website! Our Job Openings and Community Events pages are updated regularly. Visit often and find out what opportunities await you!

The She Spot Reading in Concord with co-author Lisa Witter

The Women’s Fund of New Hampshire and the Women’s Policy Institute were delighted to welcome Lisa Witter, co-author of The She Spot: Why Women are the Market for Changing the World – And How to Reach Them, in a reading here in Concord on July 28th. Sponsored by Stonyfield Farm, with book sales by Gibson's bookstore, the evening was a great success! To read more about The She Spot, including where to purchase this dynamic and informative book click here.

WFNH Victory Story – How Your Gifts are Turning Lives Around!

WFNH Grantee, The Upper Room – A Family Resource Center, Derry, NH

GED PREP Program

The goal of the GED PREP is to provide youth between the ages of 16 and 23 years, the opportunity to obtain their GED and increase their opportunties for economic self-sufficiency, by offering a program that includes classroom instruction, case management services, childcare, nutritional meals, parent education and early learning activities, individual tutoring, employment connections, budgeting, transportation assistance and driver's license tutoring.

Read about this wonderful organization and what they have to say about their program on our Victory Stories page.

$36,000 Awarded by WFNH in First Granting Session of 2008

The Women' s Fund of New Hampshire is delighted to announce that we have awarded a total of $36,000 to eight Grantees in our first Granting session of 2008. Here is just a sampling of the wonderful programs your donations to WFNH are supporting: emergency and transitional housing, parenting education, a legal handbook for women, youth mentoring, home ownership for women, and a young women's adventure group. For a complete listing of our Grantees, click here.

Our next grant application deadline is January 2009. Please go to our Grant Guidelines page for information on applying for a Women's Fund grant.

If you would like to donate now so that WFNH can continue to make grants to worthy programs, please click here.