{"id":1421,"date":"2008-10-09T02:09:04","date_gmt":"2008-10-09T00:09:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.world-citizenship.org\/?p=1421"},"modified":"2025-02-26T13:04:06","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T12:04:06","slug":"spark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ngo.heidi-barathieu-brun.ch\/?p=1421","title":{"rendered":"Spark"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>celebrating women who ignite global change<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sparks seeks to build a community of young, global citizens who are invested in changing patterns of inequality that impact women throughout the world. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sparksf.org\/\">Homepage<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sparksf.org\/getinvolved_events.html\">Events<\/a>;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sparksf.org\/getinvolved_eventspast.html\">Get involved<\/a>;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sparksf.org\/getinvolved_advocating.html\">Advocating<\/a>;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sparksf.org\/grantmaking.html\">Grantmaking<\/a>;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sparksf.org\/pdf\/grantapplication.pdf\">Grant Application<\/a>;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sparksf.org\/grantmaking_field.html\">Field Partners<\/a>;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sparksf.org\/support.html\">Support<\/a>;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sparksf.org\/pdf\/spark_2007.pdf\">Annual Report 2007<\/a>, 12 pages;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sparksf.org\/getinvolved_volunteer.html\">Volunteering<\/a>;<br \/>\nJoin our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sparksf.org\/getinvolved_mailing.html\">mailling list<\/a>;<br \/>\nAddress: Spark | 2130 Fillmore Street, #243 San Francisco, CA 94115, USA;<br \/>\nContact: Tel. 415-829-8068, <a href=\"mailto:info@sparksf.org\">e-mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sparksf.org\/about.html\">About<\/a>:<br \/>\nOur Mission:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Spark seeks to build a community of young, global citizens who are invested in changing patterns of inequality that impact women throughout the world.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\nOur Strategy:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Community Building: Through its unique participatory membership, Spark cultivates a community of young professionals who are actively engaged in global women\u2019s issues.<\/li>\n<li>Education: Spark educates its community on issues that impact women and girls through educational forums, volunteer opportunities, and international delegation trips.<\/li>\n<li>Advocacy: Spark engages our community to support policy initiatives which benefit women and girls both locally and globally.<\/li>\n<li>Grant-Making: Spark harnesses the philanthropic spirit of its community to raise money for and give capacity-building grants to grassroots women\u2019s organizations that create positive social change in their communities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Our Values:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We believe a commitment to active participation is paramount in cultivating a global citizenry.<\/li>\n<li>We believe in changing institutions and eliminating prejudices which limit women&rsquo;s ability to realize their full potential.<\/li>\n<li>We believe that education of young, global citizens is crucial to fostering the next generation of philanthropists committed to global women&rsquo;s issues.<\/li>\n<li>We believe that political advocacy is a necessary agent of change for improving the status of women worldwide.<\/li>\n<li>We believe in fostering global partnerships because while the degradation of women is universal it is best addressed by women in their communities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>celebrating women who ignite global change Sparks seeks to build a community of young, global citizens who are invested in changing patterns of inequality that impact women throughout the world. (Homepage). Events; Get involved; Advocating; Grantmaking; Grant Application; Field Partners; Support; Annual Report 2007, 12 pages; Volunteering; Join our mailling list; Address: Spark | 2130 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/ngo.heidi-barathieu-brun.ch\/?p=1421\" class=\"more-link\">Continuer la lecture<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> de &laquo;&nbsp;Spark&nbsp;&raquo;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1421","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-a-verifier","category-ngos-world"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ngo.heidi-barathieu-brun.ch\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1421","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ngo.heidi-barathieu-brun.ch\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ngo.heidi-barathieu-brun.ch\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ngo.heidi-barathieu-brun.ch\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ngo.heidi-barathieu-brun.ch\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1421"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ngo.heidi-barathieu-brun.ch\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1421\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15509,"href":"https:\/\/ngo.heidi-barathieu-brun.ch\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1421\/revisions\/15509"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ngo.heidi-barathieu-brun.ch\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1421"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ngo.heidi-barathieu-brun.ch\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1421"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ngo.heidi-barathieu-brun.ch\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1421"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}