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March 12, 2021 at 2:59 PM

WFN Above The Fold

WFN Above The Fold MARCH 12, 2021 Dear Colleagues, For most of us, today marks the anniversary when we last gathered for concerts or events, traveled on a plane, chatted with coworkers around the proverbial …
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February 26, 2021 at 6:35 PM

WFN Above The Fold

WFN Above The Fold FEBRUARY 26, 2021 Dear Colleagues, As we prepare to celebrate women’s history month in the U.S. we join you not just by honoring the past, but also by helping forge a future that’s created …
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February 19, 2021 at 3:00 PM

What is a just COVID-19 recovery?

What is a just COVID-19 recovery? FEBRUARY 19, 2021 Dear Colleagues, We’ve seen the predictable patterns of inequity play out again and again in the unfair distribution of COVID vaccines around the world, de…
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February 12, 2021 at 2:59 PM

Can feminist funding lead the recovery?

Can feminist funding lead the recovery? FEBRUARY 12, 2021 Dear Colleagues, While hospitalizations and deaths from COVID-19 may be moving in a downward trajectory in many parts of the world, the financial im…
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February 5, 2021 at 5:14 PM

Celebrating leadership, innovation, and inspiration

Celebrating leadership, innovation, and inspiration FEBRUARY 5, 2021 Dear Colleagues, For centuries, Black women have been relying on themselves and one another — using giving circles and other forms of col…
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January 29, 2021 at 3:00 PM

In the face of risk, we must be bold.

In the face of risk, we must be bold. JANUARY 29, 2021 Dear Colleagues, This week Women’s Funding Network hosted a discussion with public policy experts and economic security advocates Fatima Goss Graves, pr…
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January 22, 2021 at 2:59 PM

WFN Above The Fold

WFN Above The Fold JANUARY 22, 2021 Dear Colleagues, The world watched as Kamala Harris was sworn in as the first Black, first South Asian, and first woman vice president — by Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the f…
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January 15, 2021 at 2:59 PM

WFN Above The Fold

WFN Above The Fold JANUARY 15, 2021 Dear Colleagues, First my sincerest hopes for your continued health and wellness. If you have struggled to stay focused, productive, creative and feel safe this week – kn…
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January 14, 2021 at 7:31 PM

WFN's Economic Justice Speaker Series 2021

WFN's Economic Justice Speaker Series 2021 You are invited: a conversation about women’s economic policy. LEARN MORE AND REGISTER HERE LEARN MORE AND REGISTER HERE Where wom…
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January 8, 2021 at 4:59 PM

We’re In This Together

We’re In This Together JANUARY 8, 2021 Dear Colleagues, Wednesday started as a day ripe with hope, as we celebrated Grassroots organizers who campaigned on issues like reproductive justice, voting rights, he…
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December 22, 2020 at 6:17 PM

A Transformative Year for WFN

A Transformative Year for WFN Dear Colleagues, The coronavirus pandemic changed everything. How we raise families, educate kids, work, travel, shop, even the way we grieve and hold each other in that grief - not a single aspect of …
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December 18, 2020 at 5:00 PM

We Must Do Better Than 1.6%

We Must Do Better Than 1.6% DECEMBER 18, 2020 Dear Colleagues,   This week philanthropist MacKenzie Scott made headlines for donating over $4.2 billion in the last four months to more than 300 organizations — …
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December 11, 2020 at 3:00 PM

WFN Announces Four New Board Members

WFN Announces Four New Board Members DECEMBER 11, 2020 Dear Colleagues, We have much to look forward to in 2021: From worldwide distribution of COVID-19 vaccines to the inauguration of a new president and the…
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December 4, 2020 at 3:00 PM

WFN Above the Fold

WFN Above the Fold DECEMBER 4, 2020 Dear Colleagues, There are many reasons to feel optimistic about the outlook for women and girls, especially women of color. The incoming U.S. presidential administration h…
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December 1, 2020 at 2:59 PM

Support Your Women’s Fund This #GivingTuesday!

Support Your Women’s Fund This #GivingTuesday! #GivingTuesday: The difference women’s and girls’ funds/foundations make   This Giving Tuesday, Women’s Funding Network (WFN) is celebrating the many ways in which our m…
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November 26, 2020 at 2:59 PM

We’re Thankful For You

We’re Thankful For You Thank you. You helped hold the line against attempts to rollback decades of progress in gender equity with your fierce resolve to meet unprecedented challenges in 2020. You helped reimagine wha…
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November 13, 2020 at 4:29 PM

WFN Above the Fold

WFN Above the Fold NOVEMBER 13, 2020 Dear Colleagues, Kamala Harris, the first Black, Asian American and woman was elected vice president of the U.S. — thanks to the activism and votes of women of color. We al…
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November 6, 2020 at 2:59 PM

WFN Above the Fold

WFN Above the Fold NOVEMBER 6, 2020 Dear Colleagues, As I write this message, we still await the results of the U.S. presidential election. It could be days, or weeks, of continuing uncertainty. What we do kn…
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October 30, 2020 at 9:44 PM

WFN Above the Fold

WFN Above the Fold OCTOBER 30, 2020 Dear Colleagues,   A recent report from TCC Group and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, examined how philanthropy support organizations (PSOs) advance community power build…
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October 30, 2020 at 1:59 PM

WFN Announces the Release of the Whole Family Funder Guide

WFN Announces the Release of the Whole Family Funder Guide A new tool for funders, created by WFN, Ascend at the Aspen Institute, and in partnership with the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.  Women’s Funding Network and Ascend at the Aspen Institute rel…
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October 23, 2020 at 4:00 PM

WFN Above the Fold

WFN Above the Fold OCTOBER 23, 2020 Dear Colleagues,   As a global organization, we remain committed to the struggles and achievements of our members everywhere.   Because twenty-five years since Beijing’s hist…
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October 9, 2020 at 6:30 PM

WFN Above the Fold

WFN Above the Fold Community News HIGHLIGHTING OUR MEMBERS In this issue:  WFN MEMBER INITIATIVESOPPORTUNITIES AND RESOURCESWEEKLY READ OCTOBER 9, 2020 Dear Co…
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October 2, 2020 at 11:15 AM

WFN Above the Fold

WFN Above the Fold Community News HIGHLIGHTING OUR MEMBERS In this issue:  INFLUENCE + AMPLIFICATIONKNOWLEDGE + RESEARCHSTRATEGY DEVELOPMENTCAPACITY BUILDING OCTOBER 2, 2020 …
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September 25, 2020 at 11:14 AM

WFN Above the Fold

WFN Above the Fold Community News: Highlighting Our Members September 25, 2020 Dear Colleagues,   This week brought with it two painful blows. One, the world had lost a true feminist icon, a fighter fo…
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September 18, 2020 at 11:15 AM

WFN Above the Fold

WFN Above the Fold Community News: Highlighting Our Members September 18, 2020 Dear Colleagues, This week, horrifying allegations of forced sterilizations and other abuses at an Immigration and Custom…
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September 11, 2020 at 11:14 AM

WFN Above the Fold

WFN Above the Fold Community News: Highlighting Our Members September 11, 2020 Dear Colleagues, The sky is on fire  from wildfires raging out of control across the entire Western region. The devastatio…
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September 4, 2020 at 7:14 PM

WFN Above the Fold

WFN Above the Fold Community News: Highlighting Our Members September 4, 2020 Community Care as Self Care Dear Colleagues, As we head into the holiday weekend, I’d like nothing more than to be able to…
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August 28, 2020 at 4:14 PM

WFN Above the Fold: CORRECTION

WFN Above the Fold: CORRECTION Community News: Highlighting Our Members CORRECTION: The link to the “Black Women Leading Change in Philanthropy” webinar has been updated. To view click here. Augus…
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August 28, 2020 at 11:14 AM

WFN Above the Fold

WFN Above the Fold Community News: Highlighting Our Members August 28, 2020 Dear Colleagues, Our nation is being called to accountability for systemic racism. While the process of acknowledging, recko…
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August 14, 2020 at 11:14 AM

WFN Above the Fold

WFN Above the Fold Community News: Highlighting Our Members August 14, 2020 Dear Colleaguess For the first time in history, the U.S. is experiencing a “shecession” — an economic downturn in which job …
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August 7, 2020 at 7:29 PM

WFN Above the Fold

WFN Above the Fold Community News: Highlighting Our Members August 7, 2020 Dear Colleagues, As congress debates the next stimulus package, using the lives of women and families as pawns in a game of p…
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July 24, 2020 at 11:14 AM

WFN Above the Fold

WFN Above the Fold Community News: Highlighting Our Members July 24, 2020 Dear Colleagues, This past week, a men’s rights advocate shot Ester Salas’ spouse and killed her son, in a failed attempt to a…
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July 17, 2020 at 11:14 AM

Women Above the Fold

Women Above the Fold Community News: Highlighting Our Members July 17, 2020 Dear Colleagues, I hope you would agree that the Women’s Funding Network is equally about what you get, what you give, and wh…
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July 10, 2020 at 4:29 PM

Women Above the Fold

Women Above the Fold Community News: Highlighting Our Members July 10, 2020 Dear Colleagues, People are suffering.  Months of the pandemic have taken a toll: 11 million people have gotten sick and more…
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July 3, 2020 at 11:14 AM

Women Above the Fold

Women Above the Fold Community News: Highlighting Our Members July 3, 2020 Dear Colleagues, In this historic cultural moment, communities and individuals across the globe are grappling with hard truth…
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June 26, 2020 at 1:59 PM

Women Above the Fold

Women Above the Fold Community News: Highlighting Our Members June 26, 2020 Dear Colleagues, The U.S. Supreme Court has become an unlikely source of positive social change this month, with two recent …
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June 19, 2020 at 2:29 AM

Women Above the Fold

Women Above the Fold Community News: Highlighting Our Members A note to our readers: The WFN staff is celebrating Juneteenth tomorrow, June 19th, as a holiday to reflect on the values of liberty, justice and freedom.…
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June 5, 2020 at 11:14 AM

Top Stories on Women and Girls

Top Stories on Women and Girls      June 5, 2020 This week, amidst ongoing protests against police violence, spurred by the killing of George Floyd by Minneapol…
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June 3, 2020 at 6:50 PM

Women's Funding Network Member Statement on Solidarity

Women's Funding Network Member Statement on Solidarity WFN Member and Partner Statement on Solidarity with Black Lives View this email in your browser Today, amidst ongoing protests against police violence, spurred by …
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May 22, 2020 at 11:14 AM

Top Stories on Women and Girls

Top Stories on Women and Girls      May 22, 2020 WATCH: WFN and our CEO, Elizabeth Barajas-Román, are highlighted in NowThisNews. Barajas-Román discusses the ha…
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May 15, 2020 at 2:29 PM

Top Stories on Women and Girls

Top Stories on Women and Girls      May 15, 2020 This year, a record number of 490 women filed to…
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May 8, 2020 at 11:14 AM

Top Stories on Women and Girls

Top Stories on Women and Girls      May 8, 2020 We're Celebrating the Moms, Grandmothers, Guardians, and Caretakers in our lives, and aro…
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May 1, 2020 at 11:14 AM

Top Stories on Women and Girls

Top Stories on Women and Girls      May 1, 2020 Dear Friends, For many of us, today is the end of week seven (or more) of a near-global lockdo…
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April 24, 2020 at 11:14 AM

Top Stories on Women and Girls

Top Stories on Women and Girls      April 24, 2020 Women Must Have a Seat at the Table in Funding Coronavirus Relief Efforts:  “Even as famil…
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April 17, 2020 at 5:14 PM

Top Stories on Women and Girls

Top Stories on Women and Girls      April 17, 2020 Dear Readers, The work you’re doing in your communities is more important than ever. With t…
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April 10, 2020 at 11:14 AM

Top Stories on Women and Girls

Top Stories on Women and Girls      April 10, 2020 “The Women’s Funding Network began more than 30 years ago with the belief that by democrati…
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April 3, 2020 at 11:14 AM

Top Stories on Women and Girls

Top Stories on Women and Girls      April 3, 2020 As Trump is confronting a pandemic, a pattern i…
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March 27, 2020 at 11:14 AM

Top Stories on Women and Girls

Top Stories on Women and Girls      March 27, 2020 Dear Readers, The coronavirus, and COVID-19 outbreak, was not something many of us were prepared for. We plan…
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March 20, 2020 at 2:44 PM

Top Stories on Women and Girls

Top Stories on Women and Girls      March 20, 2020 Although COVID-19 appears to be affecting men mo…
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March 13, 2020 at 1:44 PM

Top Stories on Women and Girls

Top Stories on Women and Girls      March 13, 2020 Women’s Funding Network releases landscape report on women’s economic mobility, in partnership with women’s …