5 for Fairness

if you want to catch a lot of rain, put out a lot of teacups...

A community dedicated to fostering fairness for girls worldwide through collective grantmaking.

And the winner is....

And the winner of our second grant is MOSTE! Thanks for voting, 5fers!

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  • Kathleen L Martin (Kate)
  • Fred Sullivan
  • Bruce Richman
  • Monica Biskup
  • Lee Brenner
  • Christiana Thanos
  • Elizabeth Aja
  • Allison Nevin McCabe
  • Catherine Corpeny
  • Beverly Archer
  • Eliza B.
  • Robert D. Stolorow

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When I travel, I always pick up the magazine Glamour to read. In the August issue of Glamour, I read an article entitled:"I Saved Her Life With My Two Hands". Intrigued, I flipped the page and began to read. It tells the story of a soldier named Mic…
August 27
Juliet S-G commented on Juliet S-G's blog post 'Friday Fairness: PROJECT GIRL'
Hi! Thank you so much, Nina! I followed a link that Anna posted, and explored the site for information. It's a great organization!
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Nina M commented on Juliet S-G's blog post 'Friday Fairness: PROJECT GIRL'
wow this is really cool how did you find this?
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In so many different situations, problems in our world could be fixed if everyone could express themselves and communicate with others while understanding the said and unsaid intonations. The organization "PROJECT GIRL" attempts to make these underl…
August 20
Juliet S-G added a blog post
This summer, I attended a course at U.C.L.A. which focused on the interdisciplinary world between art and science. I am proud to say that for the first time, more females were in attendance of this class than males. All around the globe, different o…
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Almost everyone here knows about the gangs problems in Los Angeles. We hear the stories and shake our heads sadly, extremely upset that such tragedies can and do happen so close to home. So what can we do to help? The Association "Girls & Gangs" has…
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WHAT'S THE BIG IDEA?

OUR VISION is a world where girls share fully in the best humanity has to offer: education, human rights and the opportunity to live healthy, productive and meaningful lives.

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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Anna

"Innovative and Engaging." Got a nice ring to it, doesn't it? 4 Replies

Hi 5fers:Because transparency is our middle name, and in case any of you were secretly wondering if we actually sent the money where we said we were going to send it, attached are two letters relatin…

Tagged: acknowledgement, transparency, Harvard, HHI, Hospital

Started by Anna in Announcements. Last reply by Anna Jun 30.

Dominique Callimanopulos

Proposing a Team? 1 Reply

Anna: I'd like to propose an organization/team for the next round: http://www.hopetoshine.org/ Started by 2 Wesleyan students, this organization is making a huge difference for girls in the slum of…

Started by Dominique Callimanopulos in Feel good in 30. Last reply by Anna Jun 24.

mary rourke

Our contenders...

LET'S VOTE! Look over the choices, see which group you most want to see get our $5000 grant and cast your vote by June 30th. We have five groups to chose from, all committed to helping girls in diffe…

Started by mary rourke in Announcements Jun 24.

Eliza B.

Water Training Program Video 2 Replies

2010 West African Women & Water Training Program from Unseen Pictures on Vimeo. This video is a great example of how women are in so many ways being overly depended on, put at a disadvantage, an…

Started by Eliza B. in Announcements. Last reply by Eliza B. Jun 18.

Anna

Feel Good in 5:Be ready to Vote by joining the VOTE HERE group!

In order to make sure the only people who get to vote for a Team are actually members of 5 for Fairness, we need to put our polls inside a private group.  This means you, yes, you, need to become a m…

Started by Anna in Feel good in 5 Jun 16.

Anna

Feel Good in 5:Join a Team!

Team leaders take a personal risk starting Teams on 5 for Fairness.  It takes real courage to put yourself and your beliefs out there.  In less than 5 minutes, you, yes, you, can support their activi…

Started by Anna in Feel good in 5 Jun 15.

Blog Posts

Nina M

The Afghanistan Midwifery Project

When I travel, I always pick up the magazine Glamour to read. In the August issue of Glamour, I read an article entitled:"I Saved Her Life With My Two Hands". Intrigued, I flipped the page and began to read. It tells the story of a soldier named Michelle Johnson who was s… Continue

Posted by Nina M on August 27, 2010 at 9:30am

Juliet S-G

Friday Fairness: PROJECT GIRL

In so many different situations, problems in our world could be fixed if everyone could express themselves and communicate with others while understanding the said and unsaid intonations. The organization "PROJECT GIRL" attempts to make these underlying meanings in the media's messages easier for girls around the world to understand through an art-based curriculum.


PROJECT GIRL began with the goal of helping clarify the jumble of words and advertisements that are attached to
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Posted by Juliet S-G on August 20, 2010 at 6:43am — 2 Comments

Juliet S-G

Friday Fairness: The National Girls Collaborative Project

This summer, I attended a course at UCLA that focused on the interdisciplinary world between art and science (The SciArt NanoLab Program). I am proud to say that for the first time, more females were in attendance of this class than males. All around the globe, different organizations are echoing this sentiment and supporting girls diving into the world of science. The National Girls Collaborative Project (NGCP) is one of these groups.


The goal of the NGCP is to aid pro

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Posted by Juliet S-G on August 13, 2010 at 10:00am

Juliet S-G

Friday Fairness: Girls & Gangs

Almost everyone here knows about the gangs problems in Los Angeles. We hear the stories and shake our heads sadly, extremely upset that such tragedies can and do happen so close to home. So what can we do to help? The Association "Girls & Gangs" has something to say.


Girls & Gangs has one main aspiration: "to provide support and advocacy for girls and young women involved with the juvenile justice system by providing them with opportunities to envision and build succ
… Continue

Posted by Juliet S-G on July 30, 2010 at 9:00am

Anna

"Let us unite and decide..."

Worth your time.

Truly.



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The Basics
How do I change my name on 5 for Fairness?
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TEAM LEADER TOOLKIT

Everything you need to know (for now at least) about starting a Team...

Do you have the Right Stuff?

3 questions to ask before you start your Team

How to create your Team page

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Created by Anna Apr 27, 2010 at 6:45pm. Last updated by Anna May 19.

FOR ORGANIZATIONS

Welcome to 5 for Fairness!  We are here to support organizations doing great work on behalf of girls around the world.  If your organization is in the business of empowering girls, and you could use an unrestricted $5000.00 grant, we hope you'll consider asking a passionate supporter of yours to start a Team here.

All the Teams are in the running for a $5000 grant.  Winning is, of course, great.  But even if you don't win a grant right away, having a Team on 5 for Fairness can have ot… Continue

Created by Anna May 16, 2010 at 5:08pm. Last updated by Anna May 19.

Anna McDonnell, Founder

I thought I would use this space to tell you a little bit about me, how I came up with the idea for 5 for Fairness and how I hope this is the last place on 5 for Fairness I will liberally use the word "I".

I am proud and blissfully happy to be the mother to three sons.  And much as I adore each of them and wouldn't trade them in for anything, I always longed for a girl.  I hoped for a girl because I wanted the challenge of bringi… Continue

Created by Anna Apr 14, 2009 at 4:46pm. Last updated by Anna May 18.

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5/12/10 "Changing the World, $5 at a Time" on Second Act.

2/8/10 "5 for Fairness" on Gift Hub.
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Created by Anna May 17, 2010 at 9:37am. Last updated by Anna May 17.

EVALUATE A TEAM

Don't know where to start? No worries. If they haven't been asked and answered already - to YOUR satisfaction - here are some questions that might be worth asking on any Team page:

For the Team leader...
How did you learn about this organization?  What is your connection to it?

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Created by Anna Apr 27, 2010 at 6:25pm. Last updated by Anna Apr 29.

How to Join


To get started, look to the upper right hand corner of this page for a box that looks like this...

See it?  Great.  If you are already a member of a Ning social network, click the Sign IN link and use the email and password you use for your other

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Created by Anna Feb 22, 2009 at 5:21pm. Last updated by Anna Apr 28.

How We Work

Our community supports fairness in many ways.  First, we each donate a minimum of $5 to our Grant Account.  As we wait for the account to reach $5000, we...

Shine a light:  Through blogs, videos and photographs, we draw attention to places and situations where girls are clearly not getting a fair share as well as to progress that is being made in the long march toward fairness.

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Created by Anna Feb 22, 2009 at 6:55pm. Last updated by Anna Apr 28.

Our Mission

5 for Fairness is a non-profit community dedicated to making the world fair for girls.  We believe that girls deserve to share fully in the best humanity has to offer: education, human rights and the opportunity to live healthy, productive and meaningful lives.  We are committed to fairness because, quite simply, it is the right thing to do.  But we also believe that when the world tilts toward fairness, we will find our most intransigent problems transformed by its light.

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Created by Anna Feb 22, 2009 at 6:12pm. Last updated by Anna Apr 28.

What We Expect of Members


A long and expensive legal document outlining the Terms of Service for 5 for Fairness is in the works but, in the meantime, here's the take-home message:

We are on a mission here.   We need your help.  If you join, and we hope you do, we expect the following:
You bring your A game to the cause. 
You treat every other member with respect.
You behave in a way that is worthy of the cause.

We've been around over a year now (still haven't gotten around to th… Continue

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