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Girls as Grantmakers
Giving, Mentoring and Learning
By Kelly Burgess
In addition, Arnet was dedicated to the goal of choosing a diverse group of girls so that they could learn from each other. Her group sent applications to every school in Allegheny County, hoping to get applications that reflected the ethnic and economic diversity Arnet had in mind.
Even as the diverse group Arnet had envisioned took form, not in Arnet's wildest dreams did she think they'd make such a splash so quickly. The first applications for grantmakers were sent out in early 2005. The girls were chosen over the next few months, and the meeting of the first group of grantmakers was in late August. Arnet says this first meeting was to choose an issue to focus on and that many big issues came up – such as Darfur and the wage gap – but oe theme was how appalled all of the girls were by these racy, sexist T-shirt messages. So that's what they decided to focus on. Once the media picked it up – smart young girls vs. greedy corporation – they were guaranteed their platform.