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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Texas Women's Foundation has demonstrated a |
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steadfast commitment to supporting women and girls across the Lone |
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Star State; and |
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WHEREAS, This outstanding organization can trace its history |
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to 1985, when a group of 19 women established Dallas Women's |
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Foundation to help ensure that resources were being aimed at |
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addressing the unique needs of women and their families; over the |
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years, the organization has expanded to serve women throughout the |
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entire state, and it officially became Texas Women's Foundation in |
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2018; to carry out its mission, TXWF leverages funds from a number |
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of donors, including individuals, foundations, and corporations, |
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and its efforts focus on advancing economic and leadership |
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opportunities for women and girls; and |
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WHEREAS, TXWF has been a leader in the gender lens investing |
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movement, deploying 100 percent of its assets in a gendered impact |
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portfolio that yields financial returns and social benefits to |
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women and girls; the organization also advocates for positive |
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change at the local and state levels, and it produces research on |
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economic issues that impact women in Texas, such as child care, |
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housing, education, and health care; and |
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WHEREAS, Since 2013, TXWF has helped some 90,000 women and |
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families through its leadership and economic security initiatives, |
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including the Young Women's Initiative, the Women's Leadership |
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Institute, and #BestSelf; the organization also encompasses groups |
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known as Giving Circles, which contribute funds to nonprofit |
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organizations that benefit the Asian American and Pacific Islander, |
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African American, and Hispanic communities; in addition, TXWF has |
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awarded more than $46 million in grants over the past 38 years; and |
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WHEREAS, For more than three and a half decades, Texas |
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Women's Foundation has empowered women to build an even brighter |
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future for themselves and their communities, and the organization |
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is truly deserving of special recognition for its many |
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contributions; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature |
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hereby commend Texas Women's Foundation for its work in support of |
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women, girls, and their families and extend to all those associated |
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with the organization sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Texas Women's Foundation as an expression of high |
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regard by the Texas Senate. |