Dear Colleagues,
The importance of the women’s funding community could not be more crucial than this moment. You are the connective tissue between local, state, and federal policy issues, and you sit at the intersection of philanthropy and action. You approach policy reforms with a nonpartisan, data informed lens, that centers the unique experiences of women and girls of color.
Together, WFN members move more than $400 million in grants to local communities per year – making our alliance one of the largest investors of gender and racial equity and justice in the U.S. WFN members across the country – and indeed, across the world – are pioneers of best practices and policy solutions that are directly centered on the needs of our most marginalized communities. You create a space where ideas are created, tested, and championed.
We are honored to continue our work with you on building back better systems that center the unique voices and experiences of girls and women of color. You’re not just advocates, you’re practitioners of equality. You use creative solutions to reimagine new systems. You design models that are unique to your demographic and regional landscapes so that girls and women can thrive. While you each have unique approaches to the issues, three top policy priorities have emerged:
- Reimagining our broken childcare system
- Women’s Economic Recovery: From SHEcession to SHEcovery™
- Investing in the leadership of girls and young women of color
What you hear and see in your community matters. We welcome the opportunity to create space at the highest levels of government to underscore the need for comprehensive policy reform and highlight your efforts both in the U.S. context and internationally.
Thank you for joining us in our call to philanthropy to scale their investments for girls and women of color to match the size of the challenge, and the strength of the leadership at hand. By working together, we can create a future where all can thrive.
In solidarity,
Elizabeth Barajas-Román
Women’s Funding Network
President & CEO
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OPPORTUNITIES AND RESOURCES
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Neighborhood Funders Group has released a new report, "Resourcing Rural Organizing Infrastructure: A New York Case Study," which includes analysis of the role of rural communities in designing, implementing, and enforcing progressive statewide policy change; and a comprehensive set of recommendations for funders to resource this critical work.
Join NRG for the report launch webinar, where you can hear from the report’s author as well as funders and community leaders to reflect on the report’s findings and recommendations.
May 20, 2021
10:00am-11:15am PDT
Register here.
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The United Philanthropy Forum and The Council on Foundations asks everyone to participate in the 2021 Grantmaker Salary and Benefits Survey (GSB). Since 1980, the Council's Grantmaker Salary and Benefits Survey has provided the sector with the most comprehensive data on staff composition and compensation in the United States. As in years past, all survey participants will receive a free copy of the full report and key findings and access to the online benchmarking tool.
The survey will be open until May 24, 2021.
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The Opportunity Agenda will be hosting Episode 3 of #ShiftingTheNarrative, where they will discuss how to dismantle counter-narratives as they relate to the War on Poverty, Racial Profiling, and intersectional issues. Shifting the Narrative is a six-part narrative research study, with the aim of identifying the essential and replicable elements of past successful efforts, gleaning the insights captured in academic literature, consulting with diverse leaders from practice, and sharing their analysis and recommendations broadly with the field.
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On May 13th at 6:30pm EST/3:30pm PST you are invited to join Tuti, Lex and contributors to the guide for a toast and conversation. You can register here.
ICYMI, Moving Money for Impact: A Guide to Gender Lens Investing by Tuti Scott with Lex Schroeder highlights frameworks, insights and solutions at work and in development by changemakers.
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In France, young Muslim women are protesting the proposed French ban of wearing Isalmic headscarves through the #PasToucheAMonHijab campaign. - Reuters
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From the FiveThirtyEight: Why are black women often missing from conversations about police violence? Read more here.
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As the overall job market stumbles back, women still struggle to recover lost employment. - NBC News
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A bomb attack outside a high school in Afghanistan killed at least 50 people, many of them teenage girls, highlighting the threat to women's education. - Wall Street Journal
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Listen to the New York Times' Popcast's latest episode, where they discuss the barriers faced by women in the country music business.
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WATCH: Moms Demand Action is a group of mothers who lost their children to gun violence and are fighting for gun reform. "It is not normal for mothers to bury their children."
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Browse the New WFN Website!
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#WomenFunded’21 is coming!
Please SAVE THE DATE for Thursday, September 23, 2021
We are seeking community input and volunteers to join the 2021 Conference Committee. Please indicate your interest HERE. This committee will work together with WFN staff and event managers to design the virtual gathering this fall.
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