Mentorship & Grants

The Sandy Stephens Fund

For You Network™ Founding Director Sandy Stephens  passed away on September 18, 2006 and in her memory, the Sandy Stephens Fund was established on October 5, 2007. This fund is intended for members of the For You Network™ who are in financial need due to economic circumstances.

Requests for the Sandy Stephens Fund should be

Emailed to an EST member (check website for email addresses) or

Send written request send to For You Network, P.O. Box 7753, RiversideCA92513-7753.

Provide

1. the amount needed

2. date assistance is needed  by, and

3. reason for assistance (i.e. need help with monthly Utility Bill).

1. A response will be given within 48 hours of any emailed request (written requests may take longer).

1. Funds will be send to payee (Utility company).

1. Funds are limited to $100 per request per annum.

Contribution to the Sandy Stephens Fund can be made by marking the donation for “Sandy Stephens Fund” and sending checks or money orders to

For You Network™
Attn: Linda Cassidy, Finance Director,
P.O. Box 7753
Riverside. CA 92513-7753

For You Network™ Scholarship Fund

Monies from the scholarship fund are available to For You Network™ members in good standing under the following criteria:

1. For You Network™ member receiving the award must be a member of a Local Connection that participates in the monthly 50/50 drawing that submit funds to corporate for at least 10 out of 12 month, and

1. the Local Connection provides the 50/50 share of the proceeds to the corporate office at the time of the monthly directors report.

2. All funds in the 50/50 account are specially designated and set aside within the fiscal accounting structure of the network.

3. Participation of the Local Connection (10 month out of 12 month) in the 50/50 provides eligibility of the Local Connection member to apply for scholarship funds.

1. A member may receive no more than on scholarship per annum.

2. A maximum amount of $100 per annum may be granted.

3. A scholarship may be applied to any type of financial request within the mission of the For You Network™.

4. A scholarship may be applied to any type financial requests within the mission of the organization.

5. Financial need is not a prerequisite.

6. Applications can be found on the website by clicking here.

For You Network™ the Ultimate Women’s Network with Heart recently awarded  Ten  Educational Scholarships

The EST (Executive Success Team ) Board from the For You Network™ consisting of Founding Directors, Linda Cassidy, Shirley Kerr, Gisella Thomas and Robbie Motter  recently awarded ten educational scholarships in the amount of $850.00 to ten women to attend the recent Women in Business Conference, sponsored by the Inland Empire Business Journal at the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario.

The women selected were members of the For You Network™ from the HighDesert, Corona, Rancho Cucamonga,  MorenoValley, Murrieta, Redlands, Riverside, San Bernardino, North San Diego, and NorthOrangeCounty, and represented all ages and ethnic groups.

For You Networks™ is a 501 C3 non profit with the mission to help women grow personally and professionally. The EST Board felt this conference would not only afford educational opportunities to these women but business opportunities as well. After the conference all scholarship recipients were thrilled and shared they learned much from the keynote presentations as well as the various educational panels that were presented. All of them were able to network and build relationships with the large crowd of attendee's.

For You Network's goal for 2007 is to help their membership connect with each other to do business, provide mentoring, as well as educational opportunities..  "Our goal always has been to be there for our  members and to mentor and encourage them to greatness by providing them with the tools and connections to succeed", say the EST Board members.

The For You Network™ Membership is made up of 42% Small & Home Based Businesses, 35% Corporate Business, 15% Network Marketing Companies, and 8% other.

The  For You Network™ currently has 21 Local Connection in the Southern CA area, and will add more before year end. Every network holds monthly meetings featuring dynamic speakers and networking opportunities. Check out our website at www.4younetwork.org.  For You Network™ is a NAFE Affiliate network. NAFE is the largest business women's group in the US with over 66,000 members. http://www.nafe.com/.