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Gender philanthropy
Investing in Black feminist worlds: The power of intergenerational convening spaces
In February, close to 400 visionary Black feminists from around the globe gathered in Barbados for the 2024 Black Feminisms Forum. An undertaking of the Black Feminist Fund and a multigenerational curatorial team, this dynamic …
Equal seats at the table: Why philanthropy should embrace gender quotas
In 2023 women comprised only 4.7 percent of CEOs in India, highlighting a significant gender gap in leadership roles. Despite remarkable strides in education and the workforce over the past half-century, women remain underrepresented at …
Old habits prevent generous sustained funding for women and girls
Women’s and girls’ organizations received $8.8 billion in philanthropic support in 2020, which is 1.8 percent of total charitable giving – a key finding from the 2023 Women and Girls Index (WGI)*. A somewhat larger figure …
This Father’s Day let’s support men in their role as fathers
For philanthropy to realize the change it seeks—from climate to livelihoods and from health to economic empowerment—it must address the systems that lock all people into gendered norms, narratives, and policies that stand in the …
Donors need to do better finding and funding grassroots health NGOs for LGBTQ+ people in Uganda
LGBTIQ+ people in Rwenzori sub region, Uganda are pleading for a non-discriminative environment at health facilities to ensure equitable and quality access to Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) and HIV services. LGBTIQ+ people in rural areas …
Donors are ignoring Black women at the forefront of our most important social movements
Angela Davis once said, ‘When Black women move, the whole structure of society moves with them.’ Throughout history, Black women have been at the center of struggles for change. In recent years, they have led …
Why Armenia (Still) Matters
Nagorno-Karabakh, a mountainous region in the South Caucasus, long disputed between Armenia and Azerbaijan, made headlines in September 2023, as one of the world’s longest-running armed conflicts came to an end. The world barely seemed …
Closing the gender gap through strategic philanthropy
Throughout UK history, affirmative action has been fundamental in advancing gender equality, with our government, communities, and numerous independent organisations each contributing to this cause—a fact deserving of recognition and celebration. Yet, today, government commitment, …
We can’t hashtag our way to change
In developing Healing Solidarity in 2018, I was trying to reignite conversations about re-imagining ‘development’ which had been happening for decades. At the time, I was amazed by the 1500 e-responses and took it as …
Latinos are redefining giving with love, culture, and power at the core
Giving and generosity are about love, caring for others, and connecting. Traditional philanthropy, however, has often overlooked women, communities of color, and marginalized communities. Too often, we hear stories from Latinos who share with us …
