January 14th, 2007 by: Ashley
Ky Foundation for Women prep their applicants
Grant writing is an intimidating task that can feel overwhelming for many people new to the process. For this reason, the Ky Foundation for Women (KFW) recently helped prepare the next round of applicants for an upcoming deadline.
An excerpt from the foundation’s website tells us:
KFW is celebrating its twentieth year of funding feminist art for social change! Since its founding, KFW has given over 1,100 grants, totaling over $6.5 million. KFW supports feminist art because we believe it has the power to create positive social change in our state, and when women and girls advance, so does Kentucky.The mission of the Kentucky Foundation for Women is to promote positive social change through varied feminist expression in the arts.
Around the table at this grant writing Q and A session was a fairly typical group of artists. To me, the “typical group of artists” translates as a rather rare and eclectic group with a wide range of talents, backgrounds, and interests. A dancer, writer, art therapist, choir director, gallery owner and many more drilled the grants manager and community coordinator with question after question to determine how to make their application stand out among the competition. I heard a variety of unique ideas that aligned with KFW’s mission of promoting positive social change in the lives of women in Kentucky through the arts.
Hopefully, yours truly will be one of the recipients of a KFW grant as I will be applying in the coming months. I’m sure you will be one of the first to know if such good fortune decides to shine on me.
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