Dear Philanthropy: Step Up for Reproductive Justice by Backing Black Women and Black-Led Nonprofits

Dear Philanthropy: Step Up for Reproductive Justice by Backing Black Women and Black-Led Nonprofits

It’s been a year since the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade. In this guest piece, Surina Khan and Janette Robinson Flint call on funders to better support Black women at the vanguard of the fight for reproductive rights.

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“Healthcare, Not a Crime.” How Ipas Backs Abortion Care Abroad, and What U.S. Funders Can Learn

“Healthcare, Not a Crime.” How Ipas Backs Abortion Care Abroad, and What U.S. Funders Can Learn

As the U.S. backslides on abortion rights, much of the rest of the world is moving in the other direction. Here’s one abortion care organization that’s been leading that charge, even as support from U.S. philanthropy remains lackluster.

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IP Briefing: What’s Going on With Philanthropy for Reproductive Health, Rights, and Justice in the U.S.?

IP Briefing: What’s Going on With Philanthropy for Reproductive Health, Rights, and Justice in the U.S.?

In IP's weekly briefings, we provide an overview of what's happening in a particular area of philanthropy. This week, we look at funding for reproductive health, rights and justice. Here’s what you need to know.

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Abortion Justice Requires Philanthropic Investment in the Women of Color Leading the Fight

Abortion Justice Requires Philanthropic Investment in the Women of Color Leading the Fight

While access to abortion care is on the line like never before, women of color have the tools to respond, according to the co-presidents of All* Above All. They make the case for how and why philanthropy should support this work.

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The Menstrual Cycle Is Essential to Women’s Health. So Why Isn’t It Central to Philanthropy?

The Menstrual Cycle Is Essential to Women’s Health. So Why Isn’t It Central to Philanthropy?

Guest authors Milena Bacalja Perianes and Odette Hekster make the case that philanthropy is neglecting menstrual health, to the detriment of the health and well-being of half the world’s population.

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"It’s Been a Windfall For Us." Donors Rush Funding to Protect Texans’ Access to Abortion

"It’s Been a Windfall For Us." Donors Rush Funding to Protect Texans’ Access to Abortion

A Texas law banning abortion beyond six weeks into a pregnancy has sparked a wave of outrage—and donations. Individuals and institutions are responding, and some are sharpening their analysis of the nature of such laws.

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A Quiet Giant, the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation Gives Big for Reproductive Care

A Quiet Giant, the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation Gives Big for Reproductive Care

Tapping a $90 billion fortune, the largest of the Buffett family foundations makes over $600 million a year in grants for contraception and abortion services in the U.S. and overseas. But looking inside this secretive institution isn’t easy.

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