Civil Institute for Women of Color

Funded by the W. K. Kellogg Foundation in 1998–2002 for more than $250,000, the program is a leadership and public-policy initiative designed by women from four cultural groups: African American, Asian and Pacific Islander, Latino and Native.  The mission of the Institute is to enhance the well-being of women of color through leadership training, public-policy analysis and the development of new models of leadership and empowerment that are youth-, culture- and gender-specific.  With the ending of the planning phase, The Ford Foundation has invited NCBW/CSF to hold a funder's briefings at its facility to solicit support for the Institute's implementation.

Nonpartisan Voter Education Program

Throughout the winter of 1993 and into the spring of 1994, NCBW/CSF joined the South Africa Free Elections Fund and the Fund for a Free South Africa in a fund-raising campaign to support nonpartisan voter education and participation among South Africa’s electorate. NCBW chapters across the nation raised money in a variety of ways. To bolster these efforts the national office entered into a partnership with Danny Glover during March 1994. The vehicle used to raise funds in six cities was BOPHA!, a film starring Glover and Alfre Woodard. Each effort was spearheaded by a chapter president, with overall direction provided by National.