100 Women Strong is a strategic giving circle dedicated to improving the lives of women and children. As the area's only philanthropic organization built on women-only leadership, collective giving and collaborative grant-making, 100 Women Strong harnesses its unique perspective and collective power to tackle the biggest challenges affecting women and children, identify their root causes and create innovative solutions in collaboration with community partners.
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To improve the lives of women and children through collective giving and collaborative grant-making and to inspire women in
Central Florida to be strategic philanthropists.
To transform and elevate the quality of life for all women and children in Central Florida.
100 Women Strong members selected the area of Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) as a three-year focus for our grantmaking beginning in 2022. We believe that understanding the causes of women’s economic challenges in our region could unlock the answers to many other issues including multi-generational poverty, domestic violence, and the well-being and education of children.
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We are looking for passionate and thoughtful women ready to take an active role in solving community issues that affect women and children. We will make a greater impact together than any one of us can make individually.
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100 Women Strong Pilots Program to Improve Academic Performance—Starting in Preschool
100 Women Strong Funds Nutrition and Culinary Arts Training Program for High School Students
CONNECT
Reach out welcome and build relationships among women united in their desire to improve the lives of women and children.
INSPIRE
Inspire youth in philanthropy and develop a membership of educated philanthropists.
EMPOWER
Collaborate with funding partners and community organizations to empower women and children.
AVANI DESAI
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Avani has been a member of 100 Women Strong since January 2015 and took the co-chair role in 2016. She joined the group due to her interest on how to change a community by changing lives of women and children. She lives in Windermere with her husband and two small children, Sahil and Sareena. She is CEO of Schellman & Company, LLC, a national privacy and security firm. She has a passion for emerging technologies, such as blockchain, cryptocurrency, and artificial intelligence
I joined 100 Women Strong because I liked the idea of being part of a large group of professional women that through strategic giving and collaboration, we're working to improve the lives of women and children in our community.
- Susan Myers-Feeney
100 Women Strong is a proud member of Philanos, a national network of giving circles that catalyzes the movement of women in philanthropy by connecting women’s collective giving in 28 states, the District of Columbia and Australia.
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