Women make up more than half the U.S. population, yet are acutely underrepresented in positions of leadership and opinion in every sector of society.
We are calling women and men to come together to make the inaugural It’s Time 2015: The Partnership Summit to Elevate Women’s Leadership a momentous step in achieving the full empowerment of women and girls.
It’s Time 2015 is a three-day summit from May 1-3 bringing together a growing community of individuals, organizations and visionary leaders working to achieve gender equity, evolve democracy, build fair economies and regenerate the Earth. We believe the empowerment of women and girls is fundamental to the realization of these goals, and we envision a world in which all people share collective equality and use the power of love, compassion and partnership to build a thriving world.
It’s Time 2015 will highlight solutions across all sectors – the environment, business, health, education, media and entertainment, and government. This historic event will showcase women’s and men’s organizations working in partnership, sharing collective wisdom and intelligence to address the most critical challenges of our time:
An urgent call is growing for greater collaboration, enhanced visibility, increased funding and collective impact across issue silos at a scale not yet achieved. It’s time now to answer that call and stand together for change.
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Where Will The Summit Take Place?
It’s Time 2015 will take place from May 1-3, 2015 in Baltimore. The summit will be live-streamed globally. Viewing events will be held in our partner cities across the country, including Boston, Chicago, Denver/Boulder, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, Seattle and more. Interactive technology will be used so those who cannot make it to Baltimore can still lend their voices in creating change.
Why Is The Partnership Summit Necessary?
Women and girls must achieve full empowerment and we can realize this through collective action. The inaugural It’s Time 2015 Partnership Summit will be a national effort for positive social change that will elevate women and girls leading in a new era of partnership and interdependence, where we work across sectors and gender lines to evolve democracy, build fair economies and regenerate the Earth. This is the beginning of future annual summits where we track measurable goals and outcomes from year to year. Each year, each month, each minute, we will continue to grow the network and our capacity for collaboration using our collective voting power, purchasing power and cultural power to bring about change.
Why Do We Need Your Help?
Everyone – women, men, and youth around the world – should have the opportunity to participate in this historic summit. Your contribution to our campaign will make that possible!
Please join us in bringing women and men together towards achieving gender equity and the elevation of women of all ages into leadership roles around the world. Make your contribution today!
Thank you for taking the time to learn about our It’s Time 2015 Indiegogo campaign. Give your support to elevate women’s leadership, for every mother, daughter, sister, niece, grandmother or friend… When you give to this campaign, you become a part of our collective network. We need your voice. We must stand together for the full empowerment of women and girls.
Special thanks to our Convening Partners:
Who Are You? What’s Your Organization? It’s Time Network is a public 501(c)(3) nonprofit growing a community of people, organizations and visionary leaders working to advance the full empowerment of women and girls to achieve gender equity, evolve democracy, build fair economies and regenerate the Earth. We are lead by:
Are you a non-profit? Can I write-off my contribution with my taxes? Yes, the It’s Time Network is registered as a public 501(c)(3) nonprofit under our prior name “The New Founding Family.” Contributions to the “The New Founding FamilyDoing Business As “It’s Time Network” are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. It’s Time Network’s Tax ID number is 46-4887799.
Why did my Thank You email from Indiegogo indicate ‘New Founding Family,’ instead of ‘It’s Time Network?'”
Our file with the Internal Revenue Service still indicates our old name, “ New Founding Family,” but will be updated shortly. Don’t worry, your Indiegogo contribution will still go to support It’s Time Network!
How can I get a tax deductible receipt? When you contribute, you will receive an email from FirstGiving (Indiegogo’s nonprofit payments processor) confirming your contribution. This email receipt can be used for tax deductible purposes. For all contributions over $250, you will receive an official receipt for tax-reporting purposes by email after the the campaign ends.
Can I donate from outside the USA? Absolutely! Indiegogo only accepts international credit cards, not bank or debit cards. Unfortunately we can’t accept PayPal, so the way to donate internationally is with a credit card.
What payment methods do you accept? Indiegogo accepts all major credit cards.
Large Contributions – How can I make a contribution over $10,000? The nonprofit payment processor (FirstGiving) that is handling the transactions for this campaign is able to accept direct wire transfers for contributions of $10,000 or more. If you are interested in making a large contribution through a wire transfer to FirstGiving, please contact us at patricia@itstimenetwork.org. We’ll connect you with a specialist at Indiegogo who will assist you with the contribution transfer process.