1000 DREAMS FUND
1875 CONNECTICUT AVE NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20009

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO SUPPORT DREAMS OF TALENTED YOUNG WOMEN IN NEED BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO CRITICAL FUNDING, RESOURCES AND MEANINGFUL MENTOR RELATIONSHIPS.

NEW FACE OF TECH SCHOLARSHIP (PROGRAM POWERED BY HARMAN):SINCE ITS LAUNCH IN 2017, OVER $50,000 HAS BEEN GRANTED OUT TO TALENTED YOUNG WOMEN PURSUING DEGREES IN S.T.E.A.M. IN THE FORM OF SCHOLARSHIPS ALONG WITH EACH WINNER GETTING THE CHANCE TO BE CONNECTED WITH A HARMAN EXECUTIVE FOR A 60 MINUTE MENTORING SESSION.THE NEW FACE OF TECH CAMPAIGN HAS BEEN NAMED A FINALIST IN THE PRESTIGIOUS SHORTY SOCIAL GOOD AWARDS PROGRAM IN 2017, 2018, 2019 AND 2020.IN 2019, THE NEW FACE OF TECH PROGRAM EXPANDED TO INCLUDE A DIRECT LINK TO INTERNSHIP AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES AT HARMAN. GIRLS ON THE RISE PROGRAM:PGOTR IS OUR COLLEGE READINESS PROGRAM THAT AIMS TO CLEAR THE PATH FOR HIGH POTENTIAL HIGH SCHOOL WOMEN WHO ARE COLLEGE BOUND SO THAT THEY CAN EXPLORE AND CHOOSE THEIR DREAM SCHOOL AND OBTAIN THEIR DEGREES, THEREBY HELPING UPLIFT THESE WOMEN, THEIR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES OUT OF POVERTY. 1DF COMMITS $1,000 TO EACH SELECTED STUDENT FOR COLLEGE-BOUND COSTS LIKE COLLEGE EXAM TEST PREP, COLLEGE APPLICATION FEES, AND MOST IMPORTANT, IN- OR OUT-OF-STATE COLLEGE VISITS THAT ARE CRITICAL TO THE DECISION. SINCE ITS LAUNCH IN ONE CITY IN 2016, PGOTR WILL GROW TO SEVEN CITIES THIS FALL IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SEVEN LOCAL NON-PROFITS AS PART OF AN EXPANSION PROJECT. BROADCASTHER INITIATIVE PROGRAM:WE DESIGNED THIS CHARITY INITIATIVE TO DIRECTLY SUPPORT UNDERSERVED FEMALE CONTENT CREATORS, AND INCLUDES SEVERAL CRITICAL PROGRAM TO HELP REALIZE THIS MISSION: (1) THROUGH OUR 1,000 DREAMS FUND - TWITCH BROADCASTHER GRANT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TWITCH COMMUNITY, WHICH PROVIDES GRANTS TO UP-AND-COMING WOMEN CONTENT CREATORS FROM $500-$2,000, WAS SPECIFICALLY CREATED IN 2018 TO HELP TRANSITION THEIR PASSION INTO A CAREER. THE GRANTS ARE INTENDED TO HELP THE RECIPIENT PAY FOR NEEDS THAT ALIGN WITH 1DFS FUNDING MISSION. THOSE ITEMS INCLUDE CONFERENCE TRAVEL, EQUIPMENT UPGRADES, WORKSHOPS, AND MORE. SO FAR, OVER $100,000 HAS BEEN GRANTED OUT TO WOMEN CONTENT CREATORS SINCE ITS LAUNCH. (2) OUR BROADCASTHER ACADEMY A FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOR WOMEN IN ESPORTS AND GAMING. LAUNCHED IN 2019, OUR BROADCASTHER ACADEMY WAS CREATED TO PROVIDE WOMEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET A IMPORTANT LEG UP AND FIND EMPLOYMENT IN THE ESPORTS AND GAMING INDUSTRY 1DFS PALIWAL CLUB OF 100: WE PARTNERED WITH THE ILA AND DINESH PALIWAL FOUNDATION IN 2019 TO LAUNCH THE PALIWAL CLUB OF 100, A SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM THAT FUNDS THE DREAMS OF 100 BUDDING LEADERS IN S.T.E.A.M. FIELDS SCIENCE, TECH, ENGINEERING, ARTS AND MATH OVER 10 YEARS. EACH TALENTED RECIPIENT RECEIVES A $1,000 MICROGRANT TO PUT TOWARD HER FUTURE. OUR FUTURE PALIWAL CLUB OF 100 GRANTEES AIM TO SET THE STANDARD IN THEIR RESPECTIVE FIELDS. IN LINE WITH OUR MISSION, THEY WILL BE ABLE TO PUT THEIR MICROGRANTS TOWARD LIFE-CHANGING OPPORTUNITIES LIKE CONFERENCE TRAVEL, TECH DEVICES, MUSIC AND ART EQUIPMENT, GROUND-BREAKING PROJECTS AND MORE. 1DFS MENTORHER INITIATIVE: THIS NATIONAL INITIATIVE, LAUNCED IN 2019, WAS CREATED TO HELP RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF FEMALE MENTORSHIP. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FOR-PROFIT AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, MENTORHER PAIRS INDIVIDUAL WOMEN IN COLLEGE AND GRADUATE SCHOOL, OR RECENT GRADUATES WITH WELL-MATCHED PROFESSIONALS AND EXECUTIVES FOR A ONE-HOUR, 1:1 MENTORSHIP SESSION. THE POSITIVE EFFECTS OF MENTORING PROGRAMS ARE WELL DOCUMENTED, ANDFOR YOUNG PEOPLE, THE IMPACT IS FAR-REACHING. ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL MENTORING PARTNERSHIP, THOSE WITH MENTORS ARE 130% MORE LIKELY TO HOLD LEADERSHIP POSITIONS. ALSO ACCORDING TO 1DFSSTATE OF THE AMERICAN GIRLRESEARCH, 70 PERCENT OF YOUNG AMERICAN WOMEN DONT HAVE A MENTOR.IT WAS WITH THESE FIGURES IN MIND THAT 1DF CREATED MENTORHER, AIMING TO ACCELERATE GROWTH IN WOMENS SUCCESS IN SCHOOL AND BEYOND.

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