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A community dedicated to fostering fairness for girls worldwide through collective grantmaking.
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OUR STRATEGY is unique. When members join our group, they contribute a minimum of $5 to our Grant Account. As the Account balance grows, members of the community create Teams for organizations they believe deserve a 5 for Fairness grant. When the Account reaches $5000, the community votes where to send the grant, choosing from among the five Teams with the most supporters. Then the whole process starts over again.
We hope you'll learn more about us and then JOIN US!
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Marching on...
This had arrived in my mailbox:
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Posted by Anna on March 6, 2010 at 12:30pm — 3 Comments
MOSTE AT WORK! These girls inspire me!
We recently learned that one of our former MOSTE participants is now getting her PhD and volunteering as a teacher in Nairobi!! That is what it is about. We live in the most resourced nation in the world but girls in our own backyard are not being given a chance. Help us give these girls a chance. MOSTE works. They are going to college and they are creating change but they CANNOT do it without our help!!
One of our current high school participants volunteers with her mother alm
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ARE YOU AN UNDECIDED VOTER? HERE'S A PLUG FOR PANZI
Background on Conflict in the Congo
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Posted by Mary on February 23, 2010 at 9:02am
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Posted by Terry Monahan on February 14, 2010 at 9:02am — 1 Comment
Friday Fairness: It's not just about girls...MenEngage
There is no doubt in my mind that boys suffer from deeply from the prevailing patriarchal winds that blow around the globe. I also believe that we can't create an educated, empowered and engaged movement for fairness without engaging men and boys. We not only want men and boys, we need men and boys. (Which is good for me as I have thre… Continue
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Microloans, Haiti and Planet Money 2 Replies
Planet Money is a great NPR series and they've been following the situation in Haiti from a business perspective. And while this doesn't necessarily apply only to women, this story shows how far a l…
Tagged: planet, money, NPR, microfinance, microloan
Started by AnnaB. Last reply by AnnaB 12 hours ago.
WE DID IT!
After a truly exciting day of voting - the competition between our two leading teams narrowed to THREE votes at one point - 5fers have spoken and we are sending our first $5000 grant to the Panzi Hos…
Started by Anna Mar 6.
Making it copy-and-paste easy for you to invite your friends to 5 for Fairness...
Hi 5fers:How's this for service? If you want to invite friends to 5 for Fairness (please do!), the best way is to send them an email from your personal email.In order to make it as easy as possible…
Tagged: invitation, invite
Started by Anna Mar 5.
Just a little over 24 hours to go in our first Voting Round!
131 of our 253 members have voted! If you are one of them, thank you!If not, it should only take you two minutes to vote. Here's how:All you need to know about voting.Excruciating detail on how to…
Started by Anna Mar 4.
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Why Trust Us
If you are suspicious of 5 for Fairness, good. Anytime someone you don't know asks you for money, especially on the internet, you should be suspicious.
Here are a few questions (and answers) to get you started...
Is it legal?
5 for Fairness is a non-profit California 501 (c) (3) corporation. Our EIN is 26-4433368.
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DONATE VIA PAYPAL
Thanks so much for donating to our Grant Account. Here's how you do it with Paypal.
If you are not ready to join, but want to support fairness for girls, please feel free to donate whatever feels right via our Paypal account.
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Created by Anna Sep 28, 2009 at 1:50pm. Last updated by Anna 1 day ago.
Donate
Thank you for wanting to contribute to the 5 for Fairness Grant Account.
We accept payments in two ways.
via Paypal
via Bank Check
However much you donate, whichever way you donate, THANK YOU!
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How to Join
See this box in the UPPER RIGHT HAND CORNER OF THIS PAGE?
To get started, click the Sign UP link. If you are already a member of a Ning social network, click the Sign IN link and use the email and password y
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HOLIDAY GIVING
We don't know about you but every year around this time we try to figure out how to negotiate the holidays without going crazy. How can we keep all the good (the love, the celebratory spirit, the light in the darkness) and ditch the bad (the endless searching for a parking space, the overspending, the proverbial List)?
Well, what if we told you you could save a)many trips to the post office b)multiple trees and, perhaps most precious, c)lots of time while d)simultaneously supporting a… Continue
Created by Anna Oct 9, 2009 at 6:09am. Last updated by Anna Dec. 12, 2009.
Mary Rourke
My career in journalism has taken me from Newsweek magazine in New York to the Los Angeles Times in California where I was on staff until recently and am now a contributor. I am also a fiction writer. My first novel was published in 2005, my second is due to be published in 2010. From the instant that Anna McDonnell told me her idea for "5ForFairness" I wanted to be part of it. It's my chance to give something back for the life changing experience I had as a student at an all-girls highschoo
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Who We Are
As of March, 2009 5 for Fairness is a very lean operation. Our all-volunteer team is small, but very committed.
Anna McDonnell, MSW, Founding Executive Director
Mary Rourke, Vice President
Our Board of Directors
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Created by Anna Feb 22, 2009 at 7:21pm. Last updated by Anna Dec. 2, 2009.
Our Board of Directors
Anna McDonnell, MSW, President
Susan Kaiser Greenland, Chief Financial Officer
Ms. Kaiseer Greenland is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Inner Kids Foundation. She develops mindful awareness curriculum for - and teaches programs to - children as well as educators, parents, therapists and health care professionals.
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Created by Anna Apr 21, 2009 at 1:48pm. Last updated by Anna Dec. 2, 2009.
How to Join: Paypal Instructions
Click on our Paypal account link to get to our Grant Account donation page.
First, tell Paypal how much you want to donate. Membership dues are a minimum of $5 per member but we are happy to accept larger donations which will allow us to support and sustain great projects more quickly.
Fill in the amount you want to donate in the Donation Amount box:
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Created by Anna Apr 11, 2009 at 11:21am. Last updated by Anna Oct. 13, 2009.
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