Non-profits
A Global Network of Hummingbirds

What part can I play in the climate fight? To answer this question, the late Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai, who won the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize, told the parable of the hummingbird: As a wildfire tears through a forest, all of the animals stand frozen, immobilized by fear. All except the hummingbird, which flies to [...more...]

An Entrepreneurial Approach to Growing Women’s Philanthropy

Jeannie Infante Sager, director of the Women’s Philanthropy Institute (WPI) situated within the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, brings a unique perspective as a seasoned frontline fundraiser and nonprofit leader. “What drew me [...more...]

 

Trailblazers

What “Intersectionality” Really Means

Kimberlé Crenshaw – both Distinguished Professor of Law and Promise Institute Chair in Human Rights at the University of California, […more…]

The Power of Collective Giving

Hali Lee has founded or co-founded multiple philanthropy and giving networks, all born from the idea that expanding the notion […more…]

Innovating Equity in Rwanda Through a “Cooking” Show

Born to a poor family in Western Province, Rwanda, the country’s most conservative province, Jean Berchmans Uwimana was attending medical […more…]

Our World

A Feminist Approach to Disaster Response Pacific Island Feminist Alliance for Climate Justice

A crumbling sea-worn headstone, half-submerged in dark sand: This is all that’s left of a burial site in Togoru, Fiji. […more…]

An International Ecosystem of Climate Action Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network

The image made headlines around the world: five Indigenous women in traditional regalia standing outside the imposing facade of a […more…]

Women Rise to the Challenge

As temperatures rise around the world, one thing is clear: Women are paying an outsized price. The United Nations estimates […more…]

Our Solidarity

A Social Justice Movements You’ve Probably Never Heard Of

For nearly a half-century, a growing number of men of all races and ethnicities in North America and around the […more…]

Gender Equality Is Not a Zero-Sum Game Equimundo: Center for Masculinities and Social Justice

Equimundo’s roots can be found in Brazil, where founder and CEO, Gary Barker, was researching men in Rio de Janeiro’s […more…]

The Right to Choose Is Our Struggle, Too Men4Choice

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

Offering Support and Compassion and Never Judgment The Cupcake Girls

She came to Portland, Oregon, from Lebanon with a husband and children and the promise of the American Dream dancing […more…]

Sex Workers and Survivors Working Together New Moon Network

For decades, feminists have debated over whether sex work is a viable profession or inherently exploitative. The result of this […more…]

Creating a Stronger Los Angeles California Community Foundation

While he was raised in Southeast Los Angeles County by Mexican immigrant parents, Miguel Santana’s life was mostly driven by […more…]

Our Safety

Pioneering Expert, Compassionate Victim Care Rape Treatment Center at UCLA Santa MonicaMedical Center

One out of every five women in the United States will be a victim of rape in her lifetime. In […more…]

The Power of the Law as a Driver of Change Equality Now

Two women live thousands of miles apart and speak different languages, but they are bound by an experience that changed […more…]

Ending the Use of Sexual Violence as a Weapon of War Nadia’s Initiative

Nadia Murad was just 21 years old in 2014 when she was taken captive by the Islamic State (ISIS) in […more…]

Our Minds

Powerful Girls in an Equitable Society Girls Inc. of Greater Santa Barbara

Why is gender equity crucial to building the next generation of leaders in Santa Barbara County and beyond? Girls Inc. […more…]

Offering Lakota Girls a ‘New Beginning’ Pine Ridge Girls’ School

Victoria Shorr still remembers the eagle that soared over her students on the opening day of the academy she co-founded […more…]

Passion, Purpose, and Profitability.

Kara Nortman, a venture capitalist and tech executive, is currently the co-founder and managing partner of Monarch Collective, a sports […more…]

Our Leadership

Accelerating Diversity in Boardrooms Him For Her

The idea for Him For Her began in 2016 when Jocelyn Mangan, founder and CEO, got a fellowship at the […more…]

Elevating Board Candidates to Diversify the Boardroom illumyn

When it comes to pushing for more equal representation of women and other underrepresented groups in top leadership positions, your […more…]

Centering the Leadership of Black Girls Can Change the World Girls for Gender Equity

It’s been more than 20 years since Joanne N. Smith founded Girls for Gender Equity (GGE), a nonprofit that works […more…]

Our Democracy

Mobilizing Young Women to Be Leaders Feminist Majority Foundation

In January 2021, the inaugural National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman delivered her poem, “The Hill We Climb,” at the […more…]

Promoting Diverse Voices, Stories, and Perspectives The International Women’s Media Foundation

In today’s world, the news media and the safeguards of press freedom have changed drastically. The democratic protections once available […more…]

The National Women’s Law Center: Fighting on the Legal Frontlines for Gender Equity and American Democracy National Women’s Law Center

Are you furious that the extremist Supreme Court is rolling back the rights of women and girls, pregnant people, and […more…]

Our Culture

Empowering Youth to Be Leaders in Music and Beyond Girls Make Beats Inc.

Picture this: a shy girl, 10 years old, hangs back in the classroom and on the playground. A few years […more…]

Women Are Underrepresented in American History National Women’s History Museum

Our understanding of history begins in the classroom. As young students, ideas of identity, equity, and place are explored through […more…]

Lifting Up Women and Girls in the Arts Is Vital to Cultural Progress

In virtually all areas of arts and culture, women and girls are underrepresented – and it’s not because they don’t […more…]

Our Careers

Valuing the Undervalued National Domestic Workers Alliance

Imagine that the steering wheel of your car malfunctions. Controlling the vehicle becomes extremely challenging and potentially dangerous to all: […more…]

Advocating for a More Equitable Workplace Lift Our Voices

Gretchen Carlson and Julie Roginsky never imagined their stories of sexual harassment in the workplace would launch a wave of […more…]

Fighting for Gender Justice Equal Rights Advocates

Wealth, in the traditional sense, is often only thought of as money. But what if it transcended that simple definition? […more…]

Our Bodies

Transforming Access to Abortion Pills Plan C

In 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the longstanding legal protections of Roe v. Wade, which ensured the federal right […more…]

Investing in Women to Change the World Linked Foundation

In 2005, Dorothy Largay received a monetary windfall and asked herself how she could use the funds in the most […more…]

An Innovator Inspiring More Giving: Jennifer Risher #HalfmyDAF

They say a heart-driven approach to leadership can change the world. If this is true, Jennifer Risher is on her […more…]

Impact Partners

Leading the Way to a More Equitable and Inclusive World Gibson Dunn

When Katie Marquart joined Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP as a young lawyer, she knew about the firm’s prowess in […more…]

Champion Partners

Championing Lesbian and Queer Women’s Stories and Culture  The Curve Foundation

“Lesbian” may be the first word in the LGBTQ+ acronym, but The Curve Foundation founders Franco Stevens and Jen Rainin […more…]

Taking Bold Risks and Championing Leadership Women Moving Millions

We had just finished distributing the first edition of The Giving List – Bay Area when I received a call […more…]

Collaborating with Communities,  Catalyzing Movements Global Greengrants Fund

The water was rising: On the western coast of Bangladesh in the early 2000s, communities deep in the Sundarbans mangrove […more…]