PREPARING TODAY'S GIRLS FOR TOMORROW

A 501(c)(3) NONPROFIT SINCE 2010

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MESSAGE FROM THE FOUNDER

I aim to create a pipeline of women in business, politics, STEM, the arts, and

other fields where women and minorities are underrepresented. Since

2010, over 1,000 girls throughout the DC metro area have attended our

programs and been inspired by the role models who have volunteered to

mentor girls at various programs, such as STEAM camps, career

conferences, networking luncheons, work site field trips, and leadership

workshops. These programs have exposed girls to possible career

opportunities and provided them with the tools to follow a pathway to

accomplishing their goals. I thank the GIRL Board members, individual

donors, sponsors, and partners who have helped me fulfill my passion, and

I look forward to everyone's continued support.

"The whole community created by the GIRL program makes me feel that I’m

substantially prepared to pursue STEM-related professions in the future with

the skills I’ve gained and resources available to me. I truly believe that these

are all experiences that I may not have had in my everyday life without being

part of an organization such as GIRL."

A GIRL Participant

Today, many girls face challenges of peer pressure,

low self-esteem, and lack of vision for the future. It is

my passion that girls know their dreams are possible

by exposing them to women of all ages who are

impacting their workplaces, communities, and the

nation.

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MISSIONGirls Inspired and Ready to Lead, Inc. (GIRL) is a 501 (c)(3) nonpro�t

organization whose mission is to mentor and empower teen girls for

future success through promoting academic excellence, leadership skills,

community service, career preparation, and self–esteem.

VISIONTo create a supportive and encouraging environment for girls to be

inspired and encouraged to achieve their dreams and reach their potential

BOARD OF DIRECTORSDanielle Blunt Craddock

Founder/DirectorGIRL, Inc.

Dr. Rosalind BluntProfessor Emerita of English

NVCC Loudoun Campus

Quiana Gainey, CEOSecureTech360

Terita NortonSenior Project Leader

The Aerospace Corporation

Tomeka Williams Associate Department Head Cost and Business Analytics

The MITRE Corporation

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HISTORYGIRL began in 2009 when Danielle Blunt Craddock and two sta� members at the Pinn Community Center led GIRL Talk meetings for a small group of middle and high school girls who shared concerns and stories about school, relationships, family, and career goals. Danielle decided to start a nonprofit to address the concerns that the girls shared during GIRL Talk meetings. GIRL was incorporated in April 2010 and on June 5, 2010 hosted its first workshop titled, “Fit and Fabulous,” which emphasized physical fitness and self-esteem. In December 2010, GIRL became a 501(c)(3) organization.

hosted monthly workshops on STEM, academic success strategies, preparation for college and careers, leadership development, healthy relationships, health and fitness, positive self-esteem, entrepreneurship, and social etiquette.

performed community service projects of collecting and donating holiday food baskets to the Alternative House: The Abused and Homeless Children’s Refuge (Second Story), collecting school supplies for back-to-school projects, making Christmas cards for residents of a local nursing home, and preparing care packages for children at Children's National Hospital and MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital.

Presented 6 Annual Career Conferences sponsored by:

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published a book, Pearls of Wisdom for Girls by Girls, in which the girls expressed their creativity and feelings about their dreams, career interests, and self-con�dence through writing poems, short stories, essays, and open letters.

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received a declaration on September 20, 2014 from the Fairfax City Council for GIRL, Inc. Day in the City of Fairfax.

partnered with George Mason University College of Science STEM Accelerator Program in 2014 to create a summer camp called Females of Color Underrepresented in STEM (FOCUS) to expose and prepare middle school girls of color for STEM careers. Since 2014, 350 girls have attended, and 24% attended multiple years. The camp is presented in a fun, hands-on format where each of the camp days represents a letter of the STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) acronym.

In the summer of 2018, the FOCUS Academy residential program for high school girls was introduced. For more information, visit www.focusonstem.org.

hosted three Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service events in partnership with the City of Fairfax Commission for Women to prepare care packages for young survivors of human trafficking (2015), donate clothing to Women Giving Back (2016), and collect and package hygiene items for Courtney's House (2017).

conducted career field trips

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created, with a Breaking the Cycle Endowment Grant from the Giving Circle of Hope, the Pathways to Careers program which mentored a group of high school girls in 2017. The program began with a networking luncheon where girls had an opportunity to meet women in a variety of career fields, learn about their paths to achieve their goals, and discover the required education and job responsibilities. The program participants also attended college preparation workshops, a career conference, and work site visits.

At the networking luncheon in 2018, BRG Communications staff presented a workshop designed to help girls develop personal elevator pitches and strategies for marketing themselves in person and on line.

established in 2017 a partnership with the Fairfax County Neighborhood and Community Services (NCS) Computer Clubhouses and Tech Centers which brought together girls from the community centers throughout the county to join monthly GIRL meetings. At various community centers, GIRL offered an aviation camp in 2018, spring break camps in 2018 and 2019, and a monthly Saturday program since 2017 where the girls learned how to build a mobil app and create a podcast. GIRL has also provided scholarships for girls to attend the FOCUS camps and career conferences.

presented the Today's Girl, Tomorrow's Leaders program at Hammond Middle School in Alexandria with a grant from the Northern Virginia Business Women's Giving Circle in 2017. The after school mentoring program met bi-weekly to teach girls leadership, community service, entrepreneurship, and STEM education.

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introduced its first middle school STEAM Spring Break camp in 2017 in partnership with Mason Game and Technology Academy and sponsored by STEM for HER. It combined digital art, programming, video game design, web page development, and entrepreneurship. By the end of the week, the girls had created a video game and web page and pitched their companies to a panel of guest judges. Girls studied digital art, fashion design technology, and forensic science at camps in 2018 and 2019.

offered a CSI STEM Camp in partnership with NOVA Systemic in June 2018 which was designed to develop students' interest in forensic science. Forensic Fun Sessions provided fun and educational presentations and real-life science labs and workshops that covered topics, such as fingerprints, chromatography, odontology, DNA, blood spatter analysis, firearms, evidence collection, and death investigation. The goal of the camp was to provide a mentoring opportunity and give students an advantage to see what it is like to work in the forensic science field.

introduced its fall STEM mini camps for middle school girls in 2018 at George Mason University in partnership with the Mason Game and Technology Academy sponsored by a grant from Verizon. At the App development camp, the girls learned how to create games by coding in Scratch and Unity.

presented its Career Exploration Series in the spring of 2019. The first session in partnership with Secure Tech360 introduced girls to career paths, education requirements for that career, strategies for securing internships, and writing winning essays and a standout resume. Session two in partnership with Women in Media presented strategies for turning your passion into a career, communicating in the workplace, handling stress, and producing a podcast.

introduced girls to music technology in fall 2019. The STEM mini camp hosted by Mix Major and sponsored in part by a grant from the Regal Foundation taught nineteen girls how to make beats and produce, edit, and remix electronic dance music. They also designed their own CD covers and finished the day with a listening party for their parents.

FOUNDER'S AWARDS 2013 - MLK, Jr. Cultural Foundation, Inc. Outstanding Educator Award

2013 - The National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc. Northern Virginia Chapter Excellence in Mentoring Award

2014 - Northern Virginia Magazine's Northern Virginians of the Year Honoree

2014 - Fairfax County NAACP Community Service Award

2015 - Leadership Arlington's 40 Under 40 Honoree

2016 - National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs Community Service Award

2016 - Women Impact Now, Inc. The Celebration of Women Who Impact Our Community Honoree

2017 and 2018 -Volunteer Gold Star Award from Fairfax County Neighborhood and Community Services (NCS) for GIRL's Partnership with the NCS Cross Regional Technology Programs

2019 - George Mason University Black Alumni Chapter Forty under 40 Honoree

FOCUS' AWARDS 2016 - One of the 2016 Programs That Work awardees by the

Virginia Mathematics and Science Coalition

2017 - Fairfax County Alumnae Chapter Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Community Service Award

2019 - George Mason University Jack Wood Award for Partnership Initiative

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SPONSORS

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PROGRAM PARTNERS

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GIRL SPONSORSHIPS Our corporate and private sponsors work strategically with GIRL's

leadership to fulfill the organization’s mission which is to mentor and

empower teen girls for future success through promoting academic

excellence, leadership skills, community service, career exploration,

and self–esteem. Funds from sponsorships support the following programs & initiatives:

• High School Summer STEM Camp

• Middle School STEM Camps

• Pathways to Careers Program

• Worksite Tours and College Tours

• Annual Career Conference

• Workshops, such as preparing for college (high school)

and Envisioning the Future (middle school)

• Overall Operations

GIRL provides the sponsorship support with the following:

• Access to GIRL's Members and Alumni to Fulfill the Company's

Diverse Talent Pipeline Through Internships and Full Time Job

Opportunities

• Marketing and Branding Opportunities

• Speaking Opportunities

Empowerment

LeadershipSelf- Esteem

Academic excellence

Community ServiceCareer Preparation

SPONSORSHIP LEVELS

Visionary

$15,000

Targeted E-mail Blasts to GIRL’s Membership

Company Representative to Serve on GIRL’s Advisory Board

EMPOWERed

$10,000

INSPIRED

$5,000

university

$200

Sole Sponsorship of 3 Agreed Upon GIRL’s Workshops

Link to Company Website from GIRL’s Website

Logo on GIRL’s Website

Recognition in GIRL’s Publications

Ad in Career Conference Program

Booth at Career Conference Expo

Workshop at Career Conference

Speaking Opportunities at GIRL’s Programs

small business

$1,500

UnlimitedPostings

6 per Year

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Access to GIRL's Members & Alumni for Internship & Job Postings

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Contact UsPO Box 7251

Fairfax Station, VA 22039

Email: info@girlsinspiredinc.org

Web: www.girlsinspiredinc.org

• Becoming a financial sponsor

• Making an in-kind donation

• Speaking at an event or hosting a workplace tour

- 11th Grade Member

“Now I can see the road to my future much clearer. The path that once

was rough, unchartered, twisted and winding is now a paved, red

brick street with lanterns glowing along the side. Such clear vision has

resulted from attending the countless events hosted by GIRL. ”

“I appreciate what you are doing. This is such a wonderful opportunity

for the girls to learn from others, to network outside of their peer group,

and to give back. “- Parent of an 11th Grade Member

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