WEEKLY NEWS  //  NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Dear Colleagues,

Last week WFN board member, Rashmi Yadav Marya, and I joined about 750 people representing 40 countries at the Shaping Feminist Foreign Policy Conference convened by the Government of the Netherlands at the Hague.

It was poignant to gather in the spirit of feminist collaboration during a time of increased conflict and entrenchment. I encourage you to watch and learn from some of the conference highlights here. You’ll especially enjoy hearing the sessions from our movement partners Lyric Thompson, Mama Cash, Women’s Fund Asia, Ukrainian Women’s Fund and Urgent Action Fund – leaders who are working in some of the most challenging environments around the world.

It is encouraging that more and more governments are remaking their foreign policy as feminist, with the movement expanding across the world. According to the Defining Feminist Foreign Policy report, nations with feminist foreign policies include: the Americas (Argentina, Canada, Chile, Colombia, and Mexico, with Brazil having appointed an official to explore the concept), Europe (France, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Slovenia, and Spain, with Belgium exploring a FFP commitment), Africa (Liberia and Libya), and Asia (Mongolia).

We are grateful for the leadership of feminists around the globe pushing to make FFP a reality. We are also mindful that progress is not predictable or permanent without ongoing support, as Lyric wrote recently in The New York Times.

Thank you to all our partners who shared their knowledge, inspiration and who helped us make new connections for our global network. We know that these relationships along with practical guidance will help strengthen our work now, and in the years to come.

Sincerely,

Elizabeth Barajas-Román
Women’s Funding Network 
President & CEO

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Applications for the 25th Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards are open until November 13, 2023. They will celebrate and award students from the Class of 2024 with grants worth up to $4,000 to fund their higher education journey or fuel their community-based projects. To learn more, click here.

It's crucial to equip your nonprofit for success in today's challenging funding landscape. Join Candid's upcoming webinar with PEAK Grantmaking to discover a new framework designed to help your organization bridge the gaps in fundraising and thrive in the evolving philanthropic environment. Sign up today to learn the insights to help you be grant ready.

November 14, 2023 | 2:00-3:30 p.m. EST | Register here

In Alliance for Feminist Movements' last meeting, they discussed how different funds, donors and WROs are negotiating risk frameworks and mechanisms within their organizations/institutions. In their next session, Meeting 5: Mechanisms for Impactful Resourcing of Feminist Movements, they will explore the insights shared to determine their next actions. 

November 15, 2023 | 7:00 a.m. EST | Register here

Funders for LGBTQ Issues invites all foundations based in the United States who have awarded funds for LGBTQ communities or issues to respond to their call for CY2022 data by November 15, 2023. Read more about how this data will be used, detailed reporting instructions, and download a data template here.

Global Philanthropy Project (GPP) is seeking responses to their survey from grantmakers responding to anti-gender movements through funding, strategy, and programming. The survey takes about 20 minutes to complete and the deadline is Wednesday, November 15. Learn more and complete GPP’s survey here.

The Clinton School Center on Community Philanthropy is accepting applications for the 2024 Community Philanthropy Advancing Equity Award - in commemoration of the National Day of Racial Healing. Applicants must submit a one-page letter of interest via email to [email protected] by 11:59 p.m. CST on Tuesday, November 21, 2023 with the email subject title “2024 AEA Application”. To learn more, click here.

Justice + Joy National Collaborative announces their new Summit dates for In Solidarity We Rise 2024 will be May 2-4, 2024 in San Francisco, California, US. More information on speakers, sessions and activities will be shared and registration is open here.

May 2-4, 2024 | Register here

The Better Life Lab at New America recently released A Playbook to Transform How America Cares, a U.S.-focused report offering a practical playbook for how policymakers, activists, business leaders, care workers, philanthropists, media, cultural influencers, and care consumers can be a powerful part of a burgeoning “care movement.” Learn more here.

In She Should Run’s 2023 Multiplier Report and Roadmap, they outline the urgent shift needed in order to see more women running for public office in 2024 and beyond. Read more and download the full report here.

The Barbara Lee Family Foundation has released Keys to Elected Office: The Essential Guide for Women, which offers the most direct, must-know advice they have gleaned for women elected officials and candidates running for office. To read more, click here.

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