SHE Counts!®

They are our mothers. Our wives and partners. Our daughters. Our sisters. Our aunts. Our nieces. Our grandmothers.

They are us. They are the fabric of our families and our communities. And they deserve a chance for success.

Arizona Foundation for Women has used its resources to support a myriad of projects that are at the top of the list if issues affecting women and children. The organization maximizes the use of funds by either identifying an existing program that needed strengthening or in the past started programs where none existed.

What makes Arizona Foundation for Women so effective is our flexibility to meet needs through multiple delivery channels. Our foundation excels at identifying unmet needs and developing the initiatives and methods to address them. This approach allows the foundation to address the issues of Arizona women from a broader, macro perspective.

The key to AFW’s success has been its unique ability to coordinate both sectors, bringing together businesses, government and non-profit organizations to achieve common goals with uncommon results.

SHE Counts!® IN ACTION

RESEARCH

Our research propels our SHE Counts!® mission forward. AFW invests in quality, reputable research to inform our decisions, educate Arizonans, and direct investments to create a better life for Arizona's women and children. Every three to four years we present a detailed research report on the Status of Women in Arizona. During the other years, we work to produce a one-page snap shot summary.

ADVOCACY

As a leading voice for women in Arizona, Arizona Foundation for Women is a key resource with a long history of effectively advocating on behalf of women. It is imperative we inform the entire state about issues affecting women.

PHILANTHROPY

Arizona Foundation for Women believes that if women are afforded ample and equal resources, the entire state benefits. The foundation invests in innovative and change-making programs that address the unmet needs of Arizona’s women and children. By providing financial resources to statewide nonprofits whose mission and goals focus on the safety, health and economic empowerment of women, we accomplish incredible, powerful outcomes together. Through rigorous granting and evaluation process, we have awarded millions of dollars to the Arizona community since our inception in 1995.

We are investing in long-term solutions that focus on Safety, Health and Economic Empowerment of all women in Arizona, because we believe SHE Counts!®