Women Donors Network

Topic: Emergent Fund

Women Leaders Shine

This week we celebrate two incredible women who were honored over the past week for their fierce leadership and vision. Tiana Epps-Johnson and Cristina Jiménez have been important collaborators with WDN through the Reflective Democracy Campaign and the Emergent Fund, respectively.
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Emergent Fund: Defying Philanthropy’s Hierarchical Streak

We relaunched the Emergent Fund for 2018! The Emergent Fund is is a joint project with WDN, Solidaire, Threshold Foundation, and the Democracy Alliance. Last year, the Fund moved $1.1 million and our participatory grantmaking model was recently featured in Inside Philanthropy, “Networks, especially those developed by women, tend to be more collaborative and less hierarchical.
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New Report: Rapid Response Funding Works

Today, the Women Donors Network released a report in conjunction with Solidaire, Threshold Foundation, and the Democracy Alliance on a new rapid response fund model, launched in the weeks following Trump’s election. Read More »

Emergent Fund grantees speak out against FBI surveillance of Black Lives Matter activists

In response to a leaked FBI memo identifying Black civil rights leaders as “Black Identity Extremists,” who pose a threat to national security, Shanelle Matthews (Black Lives Matter) and Malkia Cyril (Center for Media Justice) penned a powerful op-ed in the Washington Post.
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Keeping the Dream Alive: The Case for Faster Funding

Originally published on Philanthropy News Digest By Donna P. Hall, Women Donors Network President & CEO This is a difficult time for our country. The forces of hate and bigotry have emerged from the shadows. White supremacists are marching through the streets proudly waving swastika-adorned flags.
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Indie rock band Deerhoof teams up with Emergent Fund

From August 28 through September 7, the proceeds from Deerhoof’s new album Mountain Moves will go to the Emergent Fund. Deerhoof’s Greg Saunier really understood the Emergent Fund’s vision: You could say we’re giving to charity, but we don’t really see The Emergent Fund as a charity.
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Solidaire and Women Donors Network Launch the Emergent Fund

Solidaire and WDN are proud to announce a new activist-advised fund to support communities impacted by the 2016 election. The 2016 election results threaten all of us: immigrants, women, Muslim and Arab-Americans, LGBTQ communities, and all people of color. We need emergent strategies to support organizations fighting back in rapidly changing conditions. Let’s use our collective power to stand together. Read More »