The White House Project
| Formation | 1998 |
|---|---|
| Dissolved | 2013 |
| Type | Non-profit organization |
| Legal status | 501(c)(3) |
| Purpose | Women's leadership |
| Headquarters | New York City |
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Region served
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United States |
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President
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Tiffany Dufu |
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Main organ
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Board of Directors |
| Website | http://www.thewhitehouseproject.com |
The White House Project was an American non-profit organization, which worked to increase female representation in American institutions, businesses, and government. Its main programs focused on female leadership and campaign training and the portrayal of female leadership in the media.
The White House Project was founded in 1998 by Marie C. Wilson. It was headquartered in New York City and had regional offices in Colorado, Minnesota, Michigan, and Georgia. In 2013, the organization had economic troubles and closed.
Vote, Run, Lead was a program of The White House Project designed to engage women in the political process as voters, activists, and candidates through training, inspiration, and networking. The training, which included communications, fundraising, and campaigning, aimed to demystify the political process and inspire women to be leaders. The White House Project encouraged involvement through several programs such as voter education and registration, community forums and events, political leadership training, issue briefings, networking events, and movie screenings.
Vote, Run, Lead held several "Boot Camps" to instruct women about several fields of leadership. Debate Boot Camp encouraged women to discuss and defend issues. Security Boot Camp taught material related to National Security. Fundraising Boot Camp helped women create financial plans. Strategy Boot Camp prepared women to contact voters and have field plans.
Founded in 2006, The White House Project’s Corporate Council's purpose was to engage senior businesswomen with government policy issues, private philanthropy, academia, and business, and to facilitate engagement between senior businesswomen in the private and public sectors. Members of the Council were corporate women who were active agents of change within their corporations, and who occupied, or had access to, their executive suite. Corporate Council Members included Bank of America, Barbie, Best Buy, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, and HBO.
The White House Project created the EPIC (Enhancing Perceptions in Culture) Awards to honor innovators who brought positive images of women’s leadership to the American public. Each April, over 400 prominent business, civic, political and entertainment leaders gathered in New York City to celebrate their accomplishments in advancing women's leadership.
On April 7, 2011, The White House Project hosted the 9th annual EPIC Awards. The event honored seven people who were advocates of women's leadership in popular culture and media: Marie C. Wilson, Gabi Wilson, Duane Baughman, Doug Liman, John Schreiber, Ben Hauser, and Dee Rees.
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