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WDN Honored with National Award for Bold Peer Organizing
WDN has received a national award for Bold Peer Organizing from the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP) as part of its 2025 IMPACT Awards! The IMPACT Awards recognize philanthropy’s best actors who are boldly rising to meet the moment and serve the common good. This honor is an acknowledgment of WDN’s leadership within the philanthropic […]
Movement Partnerships Update: Summer Convenings
BY KATHRYN SNYDER As part of our strategic plan, and in alignment with my new role as Director of Movement Partnerships, we are doubling down on our commitment to showing up in movement spaces with integrity, humility, and purpose. Our work is anchored in four core pillars: showing up as values-aligned, listening partners in movement […]
2024 at a Glance: How ABC Fund is Protecting Abortion Access
The Abortion Bridge Collaborative (ABC) Fund just published its 2024 Annual Report! Nearly three years since its founding, ABC Fund has become a key funder in the abortion access movement. In its short history, ABC Fund has moved over $10 million in grants to more than 100 grantees. Here’s a snapshot of some accomplishments last year: ABC […]
How ABC Fund and Our Grantees Are Resisting Attacks
In its first six weeks, the Trump administration has unleashed federal-level attacks on abortion patients, providers, and reproductive health care access at large. These federal attacks have, in turn, emboldened state legislators to further chip away at abortion access. We wanted to take a moment to share some insights from the Abortion Bridge Collaborative (ABC) […]
The Passing of Cindy Ewing, One of WDN’s Founding Members
By Tracy Gary, A WDN Co-Founder & Member A founding member of WDN in 1989, Cindy Ewing passed away on September 17, 2024, surrounded by one of her caregivers and a close friend. She was 83 years old. Cindy was a force and will be remembered for her loyal and generous spirit and dedication to […]
ABC Fund: Dobbs Doesn’t Stop Us
By Amanda Beatriz Williams, Abortion Bridge Collaborative Fund Director June 24 marks the second anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, a landmark decision that overturned Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, and decimated abortion access across the country. Since Dobbs, the majority of states – 27 […]
4 Ways These Mother-Daughter Pairs Are Influencing Each Other’s Philanthropy
Did you know that WDN has nearly 10 mother-daughter duos in our network? Activism and philanthropy can be a lot more joyful when done with a community – but often, it goes further than that. When we spoke with some of our mother-daughter member pairs, they shared how they are making each other better philanthropists […]
WDN’s Impact in 2023
When we step back and look at our work in 2023, we see a constellation formed from moments of mobilization. Like stars in an unchanging sky, movement leaders and organizations guide us toward a more just future, which is why we prioritized and robustly supported existing partnerships with unrestricted funding. We also introduced new partnerships […]
Together in Community, Solidarity, and Action
Our hearts are breaking, but our commitment to justice and action does not waver. At WDN, our work on Palestine-Israel is deep-rooted. Many of our members have spent much of their lives grappling with their understanding of this ongoing cycle and working together to bring more justice to the region. In 2009 WDN members traveled […]
To See Takes Time: Re-Imagining Democracy and Its Future
After several years of headline-grabbing research, intensive strategy development, and project incubation, WDN’s Reflective Democracy Campaign has been a bit quiet recently as they develop the next phase of their work, centered around an experimental vehicle designed to meet the profound challenges of democracy-building in our moment. Campaign Director Brenda Choresi Carter explores the remarkable historical juncture we’re currently in and how the Campaign – a unique think tank with an action arm – is building on its pioneering work and breaking new ground.
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