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The Women's Campaign Forum Foundation is an American nonprofit organization. The Foundation develops and promotes leadership skills and infrastructure for women to become more effective leaders in public life.

Mission: The Women's Campaign Forum Foundation, a nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization, 501(c)(3)is dedicated to helping women build the skills and infrastructure they need to become more effective leaders in public life. The Foundation conducts action-oriented research and pilots targeted programs that advance women. The Foundation's work prepares women to become more politically active, increases their engagement in key democratic processes and readies them for public leadership roles.

“Vote with Your Purse: Harnessing the Power of Women's Political Giving for the 2008 Elections and Beyond” is an ongoing research initiative focused on understanding women as political donors and the factors driving their decisions to give (or not give). Today, women lag behind men in political giving. While women have registered to vote in higher numbers than men since the 1980 presidential election, and have voted at a higher rate than men in every single presidential election since 1984, they make up less than 30% of federal political contributions. When women lag in giving, it means that women’s political will is not fully reflected and their political power is diminished. In addition, women candidates then also face a harder fundraising trajectory as a core constituency does not pair political support with critical financial support. In June 2007, WCF Foundation released its report on women and political giving, Vote With Your Purse: Harnessing the Power of Women’s Political Giving for the 2008 Elections and Beyond. This report was covered in national media ranging from The New York Times and The Washington Post to USA Today and Congressional Quarterly.

“Unlocking the Cabinet: Where Women Stand in State Appointments and Where We Need Them to Go” is another ongoing research initiative which aims to shine a spotlight on the status of women in appointed roles and offer educational resources for those seeking state and federal appointed positions.