The Fund for Women Artists
Is Pushing the Envelope!

Imagine a world full of art that looks directly and deeply at women's lives - a world where you could go to a movie, turn on your TV, or attend a play and know that you would see strong female characters grappling with real situations. The Fund for Women Artists is leading a campaign to create that world,
and we invite you to join us.

We have raised over $65,000 for the first round of our new Push the Envelope Please Awards, which will be given out in spring 2008.   We are going to use this money to make substantial cash awards to women writers and directors in film and theatre who are "Pushing the Envelope" by creating exceptional films and plays that feature diverse and complex female characters.

This first year is just the beginning - our long term goal is to build an organization capable of raising and distributing a million dollars a year to women artists. It will be a lot of work, but we can do it with your help!

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Tell the World That
Women's Stories Matter!

By making a gift to the Push the Envelope, Please campaign, you will be joining with thousands of women artists and their supporters around the world to send the message that women's stories matter.

Your gift will make a difference no matter what size it is. Be a part of this historic effort to give women artists the support and recognition they deserve. It will also be a tremendous help if you will tell your friends about this campaign.

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We're Going On the Road!

There is a huge amount of work to be done, but we have an opportunity to create a truly amazing organization. We are building a team of smart, passionate people to help.  Our Executive Director Martha Richards is travelling around the country to talk to women artists about their needs and to raise more funds for the Push the Envelope Please Awards.

If you would like to bring Martha to your community for a fundraising party or other gathering where she could meet local artists and potential supporters, please write to us at info@WomenArts.org. If you have other fundraising ideas or skills you would like to offer, please write about those as well.

If you decide to do a fundraising party for us, we will work with you to make it a success.
These parties are a fun and easy way to build your fundraising skills and help a great cause. As an extra incentive, we will provide a free hour-long fundraising consultation about an arts project of your choice to any person or group who organizes an event that raises $500 or more.

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Where to Get Updates

We will be posting regular updates about the campaign on this page which you can reach from our home page or by typing: www.PushtheEnvelopePlease.com

You can access our Party Host Center from the menu in the left margin. We will soon be adding features so that you can learn about the artists Martha is meeting on her travels and see pictures from our parties.  

Please help us spread the word about this campaign by telling your friends to visit this new section of our website.  The Push the Envelope, Please section of our site is also linked to our home page at www.WomenArts.org.  

Thank You!

Thanks to all of you for your enthusiasm about our work. We are very proud that we have created a website that now serves over 30,000 people a month. It's a unique online resource designed by and for women, where visitors can learn about more than 900 women artists through our WomenArts Network online directory, in addition to exploring hundreds of pages of fundraising and advocacy information.

We treasure the thank-you notes that we have received from women all over the world, and we hope you will be inspired to help with the Push the Envelope campaign. Please give as generously as you can. Future generations of women artists will thank us for taking the time to build this substantial resource for them.

The Fund for Women Artists is a proud partner with over 100 women's funds around the world in Fund>>Forward, a bold initiative of the Women's Funding Network to shape the future of our communities by investing in more programs for women and girls. The Push the Envelope, Please campaign was created with the help of a Women's Funding Network Venture Fund grant.