Network 2000 supports nonprofit organizations whose work furthers our goals.

Network 2000 is soliciting grant proposals from eligible 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations in Maryland that align with Network 2000’s vision of advancing women in professional and executive roles. Eligible projects will prepare and promote women to achieve their full leadership potential. Network 2000 will award grants in amounts up to $17,500. The deadline for applications is 4 p.m. March 16, 2012. Winners will be announced in May 2012. Click on this link for the Network 2000 Request for Proposal and Application.

To qualify, organizations must:

• Serve females in the state of Maryland
• Be tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service Code
• Be incorporated in the State of Maryland
• Be registered as a charitable organization and “in good standing” with the Maryland Office of the Secretary of State

The 2011 grantee is Path Forward Center’s ACTiVATE® program. Learn more about the grant by reading the press release.

Illustrative examples of organizations that have received grants in the past include:

• The Catholic High School
• Light of Truth Center
• My Sister's Circle
• Sister's Academy of Baltimore
• Girls' Empowerment Mission (GEM)
• The Caroline Center
• Success in Style
• YWCA of Anne Arundel County
• Girl Scouts of Central Maryland
• Marian House
• Central Scholarship Bureau (“Emerging Women Leaders Scholarship Fund”)
• Women's Industrial Exchange
• University of Maryland School of Law (“Women, Leadership & Equality Program”)
• American Military Spouse Education Foundation

Network 2000 has also held Friendraisers with The Enoch Pratt Library, the College of Notre Dame of Maryland, Girl Scouts of Central Maryland, and the Women's Industrial Exchange.