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.
On Data Privacy Day, we’re marking the launch of California’s DELETE Request and Opt-Out Platform (DROP)—a first-of-its-kind tool that allows residents to delete their data from every registered data broker in one place.
As we entered 2026, I was ready to turn the page with hope and determination. I did not anticipate the profound shock that would hit Minnesota, especially the Twin Cities.
January 6 is often framed as a moment of rupture, when the threat to democracy became undeniable. But — as women’s organizations know well — authoritarianism rarely arrives all at once.
As Board Chair, I’ve spent the past two years thinking about what makes organizations endure. The answer isn’t complicated: strong foundations built intentionally, before you need them.
The Future Is Feminist Funded — Join Us in This Season of Giving 💜
As we enter this season of generosity and reflection, I invite you to stand with the Women’s Funding Network as we continue building a world where gender justice is fully funded and deeply felt.
The Future Is Feminist Funded — Join Us in This Season of Giving 💜
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Honored to Be a Part of the WFN Team
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.
