|  | | Dear John, I often describe the work we do at Ms. Foundation as “heart work,” because it is deeply personal for many of us. With the challenging times ahead, the opportunity to think and be creative is essential to prevent overextension and burnout, especially in this space. Centering rest, both internally and for our partners, is key to the long-term sustainability of the fights for gender and racial equity. With this in mind, I’m excited to share that I’ll be taking a three-month sabbatical beginning this month. I’ll do some traveling, some “adulting,” and lots of resting. Four years ago, Ms. Foundation established our sabbatical policy, and I’m thrilled to have the chance to take advantage of it. I can't wait to see what the next few months will hold, and for what the spaciousness will bring in my thinking for philanthropy and the movements we support. Take care of yourself. I look forward to seeing you all at our Women of Vision Awards gala in April! In solidarity, |
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| Items in this newsletter: - Ms. Foundation in the News
- Pocket Change 3.0 Survey Reopened
- Grantee Partner Spotlight: The Brave House
- We're on Bluesky!
- Save the Date: 2025 Women of Vision Awards
- We're Hiring!
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| | Ms. Foundation in the News Data from our Pocket Change research series was featured in a Public News Service story on Women's Foundation of the South, a Building Connections grantee partner. "A study by the Ms. Foundation for Women shows that nonprofit organizations led by women of color receive about 50% less in funding from charities and foundations." Women’s Foundation of the South is working to combat this underinvestment, and currently supports 120 organizations across five southern states. Read more here! |
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| | | Pocket Change 3.0 Survey Reopened Our Pocket Change research provides philanthropy with new tools and a mandate to give more, better, and with greater transparency to our gender and racial justice movements. As a continuation of our Pocket Change series, we're reopening our survey of organizations led by or working for women, girls, and gender-expansive people of color, so the data, analysis, and report is inclusive of as many voices as possible. We are particularly interested to hear from more organizations in the West, Midwest, and serving Arab, Middle Eastern, AAPI, Native Hawaiian, First Nations, and Indigenous women and gender-expansive people, as well as women and gender-expansive people of color living with disabilities. The extended survey period will run until March 7, 2025. Click here to to get your personalized survey link. |
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| | Grantee Partner Spotlight: The Brave House Grantee partner The Brave House is a community of support for young immigrant and refugee women and gender-expansive youth in New York City. By listening to and learning from members themselves, The Brave House curates a range of support for their members, including events, legal aid, mental health support, and job and school assistance, among many other important programs. Learn more about their work in our latest grantee partner spotlight. |
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| | Join us on Bluesky! In case you missed it, Ms. Foundation has joined Bluesky, the social media platform! If you or your organization are on the platform, we’d love to connect there – you can find us at @msfoundation.bsky.social. If you’re not following us on other platforms, we’d love to connect there as well! You can find us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, and YouTube! |
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| | | | Save the Date: 2025 Women of Vision Awards Mark your calendars! On Tuesday, April 29, 2025, join us at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in Manhattan, New York for our annual Ms. Foundation Women of Vision Awards gala, where we'll honor visionary grantee partners and feminist leaders who are galvanizing communities and driving change. We’ll share more very soon on how to purchase tickets, along with details about honorees, presenters, performers, and more, so stay tuned! |
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| | We're Hiring! Our Director of Grants Management will.... - Review and refine Ms. Foundation’s grants management processes,
Collaboratively advise the Grantmaking & Capacity Building (GCB) team on grantmaking strategies and management, - Oversee the integration of our grantmaking systems with Finance and Ops to leverage technology and people’s skillsets, streamlining day-to-day operations,
...and much more! Think you'd be a great fit? Learn more and apply now. |
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1 Willoughby Square, Suite 2000 | Brooklyn, New York 11201
(212) 709-4444 | [email protected] |
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