Less than six cents out of every traditional philanthropic dollar is given to organizations that target services to women and children. Who Give Women prefer new projects to existing ones. Women favor funding specific projects instead of offering unrestricted gifts. Women gravitate to scholarships and social programs. Women prefer to be part of a larger campaign rather than make isolated bequests.
Women are more likely to volunteer their time than men.
Women are not as responsive as men to pressure to match what others have contributed. Women want continual updates on how money is being spent and are not as comfortable as men with multiyear pledges. The Million Mom March was initiated by New Jersey mother Donna Dees Thomases in August 1999 following a shooting at the Granada Hills Day Camp. MADD was started in 1980 by a small group of mothers who want to combat drunk driving. In 2000, Races were held in 107 US cities and two foreign countries with over 1 million participants.