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GIRL
ZONE COMMUNITY, INC.
Girl Zone Community Inc. (GZCI) is a non-profit company as designated by the
IRS.
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Mission
Our mission is to support opportunities that teach girls understanding, values,
skills and behaviors consistent with development of independence and resilience
to carry them through the years of media manipulation and peer pressure.
Goals and Objectives
- establishing charitable programs for
girls in the general public that provide the tools to contribute positively to
their own lives and to their communities.
- enhancing leadership skills, foster
healthy body image, promote cultural diversity and advance financial
independence.
- conducting projects in the areas of but
not limited to; sports, health, media literacy, technology/math/science, careers
and volunteer work. To engage in other activities in furtherance of these stated
goals.
Programs
Finding the ME in Media Workshops-
Girls really look at and consider the images that surround them daily. It is a
fun, interactive program that opens their eyes and gives them ways to deal with
these images. This workshop is available to schools, youth groups, counselors
etc.
TechKnow Girl-
Girls participate in online "techtorials" that are fun and
interactive. The monthly projects will stimulate girls' interest, skills and
confidence in computer technology. There are monthly contests and prizes.
Girl Zone website
Girl
Zone and Girl Zone Community, Inc. are operated separately. Girl
Zone offers a vehicle for numerous non-profit organizations to deliver their
message or service directly to girls via the internet. Therefore, some Girl Zone
Community, Inc. programs may be affiliated with the website.
Internships
We are looking for interns who want to
help in the following areas:
- Public Relations - work on a PR project
to get the word out to women's and girls' organizations as well as the general
public.
- Direct Mailing - research on lists
available to do a mailing announcing the formation of GZCI and asking for
donations. This would include researching how much a simple mailing would cost
and to design it.
- Grant research - seek sources about where
to get grant money for programs for girls.
- Program design and management/Grant
writing - consultant or administrator fee available
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