Feminist News and Information
WEEKLY NEWS // OCTOBER 11, 2023
// A LETTER FROM OUR PRESIDENT & CEO
Spread the Word:
It’s Give to
Women and Girls Day
Dear Colleague,
Today marks the second annual Give to Women and Girls Day. As one of the Women’s Philanthropy Institute’s anchor partners in this campaign, we invite you to join us as we spread the word today to our larger networks. You can learn more about Give to Women and Girls Day and find toolkits for fundraising here.
WPI has found that while nearly 50,000 U.S. organizations are dedicated to women and girls, less than 2% of all philanthropic support goes to these organizations. We know that women, girls, and gender nonconforming people deserve more.
What if people understood that for about the price of a gallon of milk each week, we could change the trajectory of gender equity in the U.S.?
Increasing from the existing 2% to our goal of 10% annual investment in women and girls would cost $4.88 per person, per week. About $5 a week is doable. And it would make meaningful change. It thrills me to think about how much more of an impact we could make with resources that matched our community’s efforts.
It’s paramount that we increase funding for women’s and girls’ organizations if we’re going to create a more just, equitable, and sustainable world. Your work deserves more funding. Let’s make #GiveToWomenAndGirls trend online today and start a conversation that translates into more dollars donated.
In Solidarity,
Elizabeth Barajas-Román
Women’s Funding Network
President & CEO
WFN Member News
MEMBER EVENTS
Funders for Justice (FFJ) will be hosting a day-long institute exploring the intersections of police unions & social justice movements. This training is designed for staff, board members, grants panelists, and donors of grant-making institutions, donor networks, and funder affinity groups and folks who are new to the issue of police unions are very welcome to attend. Learn more and register here.
October 16, 2023 | 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. PDT | Register here
Opportunities & Resources
Native Americans in Philanthropy's Member Education Sessions are a gathering of nonprofits, philanthropy, emerging leaders, and Indigenous communities for discussions and collaborative action for building philanthropy rooted in Indigenous traditions and values. Moderator Stephine “Steph” Poston, M.A. (Pueblo of Sandia) and Indigenous community leaders Whitney Sawney (Cherokee Nation) and Natalie Benally (Diné) will discuss how philanthropy can best support Indigenous peoples’ efforts to preserve and strengthen traditional food systems.
October 26, 2023 | 1:00-2:30 p.m. EDT | Register here
Join Workforce Grantmaking in Native Nations and Communities (WGNNC), a funder collaborative focused on supporting workforce development in Native Nations and communities, for an upcoming webinar. Native workforce development practitioners will provide attendees with deep insights into how Native definitions and criteria for success fundamentally differ from those of workforce development elsewhere across the country, and what those distinctions mean for how philanthropy should develop and support workforce development partnerships with Native nations and communities.
October 18, 2023 | 3:00-4:30 p.m. EDT | Register here
What We're Reading & Watching
Statement On Israel – Hamas Conflict — Equality Now
Solutions Are In Collaboration: Countering Anti-Rights Movements At UNGA 78 — Count Me In!
Climate crisis is ‘not gender neutral’: UN calls for more policy focus on women — The Guardian
Role of women in society at stake in Polish election — Reuters
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