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On April 20th, at their second quarterly meeting of 2021, members of the newly launched Miami Beach Chapter of 100+ Women Who Care voted to make Code/Art the beneficiary of their Q2 crowd-funding efforts, with additional matching funds from the Richard M Schulze Foundation. Code/Art is a local nonprofit focused on increasing the number of girls studying computer science by delighting and inspiring them with the creative possibilities of computer programming. Code/Art provides South Florida girls in grades 3-12 with accessible and welcoming coding programs that focus on art, creativity and social good. “These funds will make a huge impact in the lives of Miami-Dade girls by giving them access to life-changing coding programs,” said Amy Austin Renshaw, Code/Art CEO.
At its inaugural meeting in January the first award recipient was The Sabrina Cohen Foundation, a local nonprofit dedicated to developing adaptive fitness and recreational programs that provide a better quality of life for individuals living with paralysis and various disabilities.
About 100+ Women Who Care Miami Beach
We are an alliance of philanthropic women supporting local nonprofits in Miami
-Dade County. Functioning as a crowd-sourced micro-funding organization, our goal is to reach 100 or more philanthropic women as members, each of whom commit $100 each quarter. We meet quarterly and hear pitch presentations from three local charities, and then members vote on one recipient who is awarded a grant for the total proceeds raised that quarter. When we reach 100
members x $100 each = $10,000! 100% of these funds will be used to expand crucial programs and services to those in need in our community. 100+ Who Care is a nationwide organization and the new Miami Beach Chapter was founded by local women including Terri Echarte, Dara Schoenwald, Kim Rodstein, Susan Askew, Mirielle Enlow and Ally Glaser to help bring awareness to local grassroots charities and provide a platform where philanthropic women can gather, network and give.
100 Women Who Care is for you if:
- You don’t have time to volunteer but have been wanting to help those in need, and you can commit to one hour every three months;
- You are interested in meeting other women philanthropists in Miami Beach and The greater Miami area
● You want 100% of your donations to go directly to a local charity;
- You want your $100 donation to become a part of a larger amount of money by joining together with other women—creating a powerful impact in our local
To become a member:
https://www.grapevine.org/giving-circle/WXWhB2/100-Women-Who-Care-Miam i-Beach Join the giving circle and then set up your recurring quarterly payment.
To become a matching sponsor, contact Terri Echarte terri100wwc@gmail.com
If you are a venue who would like to host the next quarterly meeting contact Dara Schoenwald dara@volunteercleanup.org
Learn More: https://www.facebook.com/100WWCMiamiBeach https://100womenwhocaresouthflorida.org/miami-beach
About Code/Art
CodeArt’s mission is to increase the number of girls studying computer science by delighting and inspiring them with the creative possibilities of computer programming. We strive to put young women – particularly young women from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups – on track for future tech careers by providing welcoming early coding programs that focus on art, creativity and social good. We achieve this through our five signature programs: TeachHER professional development for STEAM educators, CodeHER coding clubs for grades 3-8, Future Tech LeadHER for grades 8-12, CodeYourSelf competition for grades 3-12, and Code/Art Fest, our annual creative coding conference for all girls and STEAM educators.
If you’d like to attend the next meeting it will be on August 17th at 6pm, venue TBD.
