In a Post-Roe Era, Here’s How Packard Is Funding the Fight for Reproductive Freedom

In a Post-Roe Era, Here’s How Packard Is Funding the Fight for Reproductive Freedom

The Packard Foundation has been funding reproductive rights and health for more than 50 years, and has awarded millions in additional emergency grants this year. Here’s what it funds, including a closer look at a few key grantees.

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How Funders Can Better Support Puerto Rico After Hurricanes

How Funders Can Better Support Puerto Rico After Hurricanes

Puerto Rico is reeling from Hurricane Fiona, and too often ignored by U.S. foundations until there’s a disaster. Guest authors from the Puerto Rico Women’s Foundation and the Women's Funding Network offer a better way.

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It’s Time for Philanthropy to Invest in Women and Girls of Color. Here’s How Pivotal Ventures Is Doing It

It’s Time for Philanthropy to Invest in Women and Girls of Color. Here’s How Pivotal Ventures Is Doing It

In this guest post, Ada Williams Prince of Pivotal Ventures makes the case for moving more money to women and girls of color, and unpacks how her team convened a unique external council to guide giving.

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Eight Questions for Sarah Haacke Byrd, CEO of Women Moving Millions

Eight Questions for Sarah Haacke Byrd, CEO of Women Moving Millions

We caught up with Sarah Haacke Byrd, who leads Women Moving Millions, a community of funders who commit to giving at least $1 million to organizations that benefit women and girls.

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With Backing from Kresge, Operation Restoration Gives Formerly Incarcerated Women a Leg Up

With Backing from Kresge, Operation Restoration Gives Formerly Incarcerated Women a Leg Up

Upon their release, formerly incarcerated women face steep barriers. Founded by a restorative justice leader who served time herself, Operation Restoration channels philanthropic resources to provide assistance.

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“Crisis Pregnancy Centers” Mislead Patients. They May Also Be Misleading Some Donors

“Crisis Pregnancy Centers” Mislead Patients. They May Also Be Misleading Some Donors

Crisis Pregnancy Centers use deceptive tactics to prevent people from seeking abortion care. According to a recent NCRP report, they exist in a convoluted web of anti-abortion organizations, making their funding difficult to parse.

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If You Care About Climate Change, Fund Feminist Movements

If You Care About Climate Change, Fund Feminist Movements

Climate change is here, and will disproportionately impact women, girls and nonbinary people. They are also precisely the people who can help solve our climate crisis, according to the authors of a recent report on the topic.

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With Roe v. Wade Overturned, Who Is Funding the Fight for Abortion Rights and Access?

With Roe v. Wade Overturned, Who Is Funding the Fight for Abortion Rights and Access?

After the reversal of Roe v. Wade, there is more need than ever for philanthropy to step up for reproductive justice. Here’s a list of funders who are supporting abortion rights — including a couple of hopefuls.

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Crusaders: The Philanthropic Funders That Helped Bring an End to Roe v. Wade

Crusaders: The Philanthropic Funders That Helped Bring an End to Roe v. Wade

Seeing themselves as underdogs in an increasingly ungodly nation, zealous anti-abortion funders played a role in conservatives’ long quest for philanthropic leverage. For them, the Supreme Court has been a choice prize.

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Three Key Intermediaries Ready to Move Resources for Reproductive Justice

Three Key Intermediaries Ready to Move Resources for Reproductive Justice

With foundations and donors racing to support reproductive rights, we’re highlighting the work of three important intermediary funders that have been working in this space for decades, along with links to our past coverage.

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How Philanthropy Is Responding to the Fall of Roe — and What Abortion Rights Organizers Need Now

How Philanthropy Is Responding to the Fall of Roe — and What Abortion Rights Organizers Need Now

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade has led to an outpouring of donations to abortion rights groups, but funders and grantees are calling for more and better funding. Here’s how the field is responding.

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A Conversation with Incoming Women Donors Network President and CEO Leena Barakat

A Conversation with Incoming Women Donors Network President and CEO Leena Barakat

In September, Leena Barakat will succeed longtime Women Donors Network head Donna P. Hall. We talked with Barakat about transitions at WDN, its plans for the future, and the end of Roe v. Wade.

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How Philanthropy Can Unite in Protecting Abortion Access and Reproductive Justice

How Philanthropy Can Unite in Protecting Abortion Access and Reproductive Justice

Our organizations have been fighting for reproductive justice for decades. Now is the time for all of philanthropy to join us in this fight for our collective liberation.

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What Can We Expect From Sheryl Sandberg’s Philanthropic Pivot?

What Can We Expect From Sheryl Sandberg’s Philanthropic Pivot?

Sheryl Sandberg recently announced she’ll be leaving Meta to devote more time to philanthropy. We take a look at what that support may look like, and what the response says about current attitudes toward philanthropy.

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Silicon Valley Community Foundation's Nicole Taylor on Women's Growing Role in Philanthropy

Silicon Valley Community Foundation's Nicole Taylor on Women's Growing Role in Philanthropy

Leading the nation’s largest community foundation, and as the first Black woman in the role, Nicole Taylor has made equity a lodestar. Here, she weighs in on SVCF’s all-woman executive team, 2020’s challenges, and more.

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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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A New Fund With Some Major Backers Plans to Direct $1 Billion Toward Global Gender Equity

A New Fund With Some Major Backers Plans to Direct $1 Billion Toward Global Gender Equity

Philanthropic collaborative Co-Impact recently announced its new 10-year, $1 billion Gender Fund, the latest in a recent series of big commitments for gender equity. Here’s where the money’s coming from and where it’s headed.

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Round Four: Here’s What You Need to Know About MacKenzie Scott's Latest List of Gifts

Round Four: Here’s What You Need to Know About MacKenzie Scott's Latest List of Gifts

At long last, our two-time winner for Philanthropist of the Year has dropped another Medium post—this time with the names of grantees included. Here are some key takeaways.

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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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Eight Funders That Back Grassroots LGBTQ+ Movements

Eight Funders That Back Grassroots LGBTQ+ Movements

Amid a barrage of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation across the country, here are some of the top philanthropic funders supporting ground-level movement groups working to resist the trend.

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