Zonta International Foundation The World of Zontian Giving…

Zonta International Foundation

The World ofZontian Giving…


MissionThe purpose of Zonta International Foundation is to

support the approved charitable and educational programs of Zonta International through effective fund raising, investment of funds and the distribution of proceeds. Through the financial support of Zonta International’s programs, the Foundation becomes the catalyst for greater understanding and service to women throughout the world.


History Founded: 1984 Incorporated: 1985 To carry out Zonta International’s

charitable services

Independent organization - governed by the Zonta International Foundation Board of Directors


Relationship with ZI Zonta International elects the Board of

Directors and is represented on the Foundation Board

Approves amendments to Bylaws or Articles of Incorporation

May propose new programs May transfer funds to ZIF


Foundation Fundraising Goals Every Zonta Club to contribute annually to

the Zonta International Foundation one-third (33%) of all service funds collected.

Every Zontian to make an individual annualgift to the Foundation.

Every Zontian to investigate and consider aplanned gift to our Foundation.


2008-2010 Fundraising GoalsInternational Service Fund US $1,600,000ZISVAW Fund $ 600,000Amelia Earhart Fellowship Fund $ 650,000Jane M. Klausman Women in

Business Scholarship Fund $ 150,000Young Women in Public Affairs Fund $ 190,000Rose Fund, the Foundation Annual

Operating and Program Support Fund $ 800,000


US$3,990,000

2008-2010 Fundraising Goals


Zonta International Service Programsfunded by the

Zonta International Foundation International Service Program

ZISVAW Program

Amelia Earhart Fellowship Program

Jane M. Klausman Women in Business

Scholarship Program

Young Women in Public Affairs Program


Graduate (PhD) fellowships in aerospace related sciences andengineering

Beginning with the 2008 fellowships, US$10,000 each

Amelia Earhart Fellowship Fund


Funded by annual contributions

US$7 million for 1,262 Fellowships to women

59 countries

Amelia Earhart Fellowship Fund


Scholarships to young women pursuing a career in business management

Funded by bequest and annual contributions

199 scholarships to women from 34 countries

Jane M. Klausman

Women in Business Scholarship Fund

Jane M. Klausman Women in Business


Encourages young women to pursue careers in public service, government, volunteer organizations

Funded by annual contributions

531 awards to young women from 49 countries

Young Women in Public Affairs Fund

Young Women in Public Affairs (YWPA) Fund


International Service Fund US$9.8million

34 countries


Funded by Annual Contributions

Zonta Clubs Zontians Friends

International Service Fund


Rwanda

Guatemala

El Salvador

Liberia

2008-2010 International Service Fund

HEALTHEDUCATIONSAFETYECONOMIC SECURITY


RWANDA

PREVENTION OF MOTHER-TO-CHILD

TRANSMISSION OF HIV


UNICEFUS$600,000

Guatemala


El Salvador

SAFE CITIES FOR WOMEN


UNIFEMUS$600,000


Liberia

REDUCTION OF OBSTETRIC FISTULA


UNFPAUS$450,000


2008-2010 International Service Fund

ZISVAW Zonta International Strategies to

Prevent Violence Against Women Fund

More than US$1 million to support 33 projects in more than 20 countries



Funded by Annual Contributions

Zonta Clubs Zontians Friends

ZISVAW Fund


2008-2010 ZISVAW Fund

Cambodia Egypt

Syria

CAMBODIA


ENDING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

THROUGH COMMUNITY

ACTION


UN TRUST FUND IN SUPPORT OF ACTIONS TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMENUS$300,000

EGYPT


COMBATING PHYSICAL VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

AND SUPPORTING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF

PROTECTIVE AND ANTI-DISCRIMINATORY

LAWS AND POLICIES


UN TRUST FUND IN SUPPORT OF ACTIONS TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

US$200,000

SYRIA


COMMUNITY-BASED CENTER FOR HOUSING AND

REHABILITATION OF WOMEN VICTIMS OF

VIOLENCE


UN TRUST FUND IN SUPPORT OF ACTIONS TO

END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMENUS$100,000


2008-2010 ZISVAW Fund

Provides for professional management and operation of the Foundation

Allows the Foundation to add to specific program support when and where most urgently needed

May support new program development

The Rose Fund, the Foundation Annual

Operating and Program Support Fund


The World of Zontian Giving

Why We Should Give

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” -Margaret Mead

“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” -Winston Churchill

“There is no greater joy under the sun than the joy of giving: giving of one’s time, energy, talent and money to help one’s fellow man.” -William H. Taylor

Why We Should Give

Today 980 million people live on less than one dollar a day, and the majority of the world’s absolute poor are female. Worldwide, women on average earn slightly more than 50 percent of what men earn. (1)

Two-thirds of the illiterate adults in the world are women and two-thirds of the children not in school today are girls. (2)

Women comprise 48% of the work force, yet less than 5% hold senior management positions & only 10% hold seats in the world’s parliaments. (3)


Every minute, a woman dies in childbirth. For every woman who dies, 20 or more experience serious complications. (4)

An estimated 7.3 million girls are living with HIV/AIDS compared with 4.5 million young men. (5)

Violence against women is a major cause of death and disability for women of reproductive age, ranking alongside cancer, and a greater cause of ill-health than traffic accidents and malaria combined. Acts of violence against women range from those resulting from domestic disputes to harmful practices embedded in societal or cultural mores. (6)


(1) The Millennium Development Goals Report 2007, United Nations publication, Sales No. E.07.I.15, p. 6; http://www.unfpa.org/intercenter /beijing/poverty.htm.

(2) UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Overview of Girls’ Education, The World Bank Group, http://www1.worldbank.org/education/girlseducation/overview.asp, and the United Nations Population Fund.

(3) 2007 Catalyst Census of Women board Directors.

(4) http://www.unfpa.org/mothers/; Maternal Mortality in 2000: Estimates developed by WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, Department of Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva 2004.

(5) Plan International, Because I am a Girl: The State of the World’s Girls 2007.

(6) Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe 202, Recommendation 1582 (2002) on Domestic Violence Against Women.


Ways to Give Cash Recurring gifts

Direct Debit Credit Card

Marketable securities Employee Matching Gifts Memorial/Honor Gifts Planned Gifts



Thank You!

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