Your community. Your power. Your network for change.
Where women lead, change follows.
When philanthropy invests in women’s foundations and gender justice funders, we empower a deeply intersectional movement that fights for policies and standards across lines of race, class, and gender. WFN is the largest philanthropic alliance in the world dedicated to advancing the essential role of these funders in the unwavering fight for gender equality and justice.
Over the past year, the Women’s Funding Network, Candid, and a cohort of member organizations have been building something that will shift how funders understand their own impact: a data tool that helps us see the collective outcomes of funding decisions on the nonprofit sector.
Reflections from JUNTAS por la Restauración de Nuestra Dignidad: A Celebration of the International Day of Women & Girls of African Descent
Dear Colleagues,
Last month, I had the profound honor of representing the Women’s Funding Network at the International Gathering, “Together for the Restoration of Our Dignity,” hosted by Colombia’s Vice President, Francia Márquez Mina, in commemoration of the International Day of Women and Girls …
Reflections from JUNTAS por la Restauración de Nuestra Dignidad: A Celebration of the International Day of Women & Girls of African Descent
WFN’s Feminist Funded biennial is a global conference powered by local action and ideas. Since 1985 philanthropic, public, private, and NGO leaders who move resources have come together every two years for inspiration, connection, and acceleration of solutions that create a more just, equitable, and safer world for all. Join us to celebrate 40 years of remarkable collaboration and action.
When women’s funds thrive, the quality of philanthropic investment grows, creating a cycle of robust gender-lens approaches and infrastructure with the critical mass to shift the oppressive power dynamics that keep harmful systems in place.
Elizabeth Barajas-Román President and CEO, Women’s Funding Network
United we are a movement.
WFN’s powerful alliance works together to develop strategies, mobilize resources, and raise awareness to combat systemic gender and racial inequality at the community level, forging a better quality of life for all.
Explore our areas of work
Through our network of more than 120 women’s funds and foundations, WFN provides gender justice leaders and advocates with a variety of tools to help them succeed — from research and education, to strategic-led initiatives and events, to advocacy and unifying a collective, amplified voice.
Learn more about what we do in our four key areas of work and how we apply feminist practices for movement building.
