One of the largest and most impactful private foundations in the United States, the Annenberg Foundation, has led the charge for forward-thinking, expansive, and conscientious giving since its founding in 1989. A family foundation helmed by Chairman of the Board, President, and CEO Wallis Annenberg since 2009, the Foundation is committed to addressing the critical [...more...]
We had just finished distributing the first edition of The Giving List – Bay Area when I received a call from Stacey Keare, a Silicon Valley philanthropist and Board Chair of Women Moving Millions (WMM). [...more...]
Trailblazers
Hali Lee has founded or co-founded multiple philanthropy and giving networks, all born from the idea that expanding the notion […more…]
Born to a poor family in Western Province, Rwanda, the country’s most conservative province, Jean Berchmans Uwimana was attending medical […more…]
In 1990, Franco Stevens founded Curve magazine, the best-selling lesbian magazine in the U.S. for the last three decades. The […more…]
Our World
As temperatures rise around the world, one thing is clear: Women are paying an outsized price. The United Nations estimates […more…]
People don’t always agree on what feminism, equality, or system change is or looks like. But what can be agreed […more…]
The line of green-clad rangers step carefully through the dense foliage of a forest in Zimbabwe, rifles bouncing on their […more…]
Our Solidarity
Next Gen Men has hope for the future of masculinity. Their four founding values – curiosity, equity, courage, and empathy […more…]
For nearly a half-century, a growing number of men of all races and ethnicities in North America and around the […more…]
Men4Choice understands clearly that the fight for women’s reproductive freedom is not just a women’s battle. It is a vital […more…]
Our Security
Every time Mayra, 34, talks about her financial struggles, her eyes well up with tears. “‘Do not give up. You […more…]
For decades, feminists have debated over whether sex work is a viable profession or inherently exploitative. The result of this […more…]
When Ilwad Elman visited her native Somalia, she was eager to reunite with her peace activist mother, who had moved […more…]
Our Safety
Well before #MeToo became a global conversation, Futures Without Violence (FUTURES) had learned that men would not talk to their […more…]
When Katie Marquart joined Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP as a young lawyer, she knew about the firm’s prowess in […more…]
Hali Lee has founded or co-founded multiple philanthropy and giving networks, all born from the idea that expanding the notion […more…]
Our Minds
Janet Todd, executive director of Girls on the Run North Bay, has the same goal for everyone who participates in […more…]
When her son came out to her as transgender 11 years ago, Roz Gould Keith had never heard that term. […more…]
Victoria Shorr still remembers the eagle that soared over her students on the opening day of the academy she co-founded […more…]
Our Leadership
It’s been more than 20 years since Joanne N. Smith founded Girls for Gender Equity (GGE), a nonprofit that works […more…]
More than 42 years ago, the intersecting ideas that representation matters and there is strength in numbers sparked nine women […more…]
A movement often starts with a moment. For Dr. Denise Raquel Dunning, that moment happened when she was just 12 […more…]
Our Democracy
In January 2021, the inaugural National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman delivered her poem, “The Hill We Climb,” at the […more…]
In the U.S., there is no constitutional protection against sex discrimination. There is no explicit guarantee of equal rights for […more…]
What happens when you’ve succeeded with your mission of seeding women-led grassroots organizations for over 30 years, and helped create […more…]
Our Culture
If you can’t get a seat at the table, says Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project (QWOCMAP) Founding Executive […more…]
Starting with small community performances, a one-woman off-Broadway production, and then performances on college campuses, The Vagina Monologues was a […more…]
Our understanding of history begins in the classroom. As young students, ideas of identity, equity, and place are explored through […more…]
Our Careers
For Dr. Nancy O’Reilly, the mission of Women Connect4Good is intensely personal. Growing up, she felt that life looked easier […more…]
What part can I play in the climate fight? To answer this question, the late Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai, who […more…]
Wealth, in the traditional sense, is often only thought of as money. But what if it transcended that simple definition? […more…]
Our Bodies
She only had two weeks to live. This is a patient’s story that is all too familiar to Yonni Wattenmaker, […more…]
The question was simple: “How can you help pregnant women and newborn babies survive?” The question led to the creation […more…]
In 2005, Dorothy Largay received a monetary windfall and asked herself how she could use the funds in the most […more…]
Impact Partners
When Katie Marquart joined Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP as a young lawyer, she knew about the firm’s prowess in […more…]
Champion Partners
We had just finished distributing the first edition of The Giving List – Bay Area when I received a call […more…]
One of the largest and most impactful private foundations in the United States, the Annenberg Foundation, has led the charge […more…]
What happens when you’ve succeeded with your mission of seeding women-led grassroots organizations for over 30 years, and helped create […more…]