Alliance for Feminist Movements

Starting soon! Don't forget to join us for the Feminist Funding Forecast at 1400 UTC today!

New research out from Outright International on the impact of the funding freeze on LGBTQIA+ groups ends with key recommendations, including: 1️⃣ Make strategic investments in the global LGBTQIA+ movement by prioritising funding that supports core advocacy, visibility, fundraising, and grassroots initiatives. 2️⃣ Invest in data collection and research by funding ongoing studies to document the impact of the U.S. funding freeze, strengthening advocacy and funding strategies. 3️⃣ Coordinate a unified response among private funders by acknowledging the collective responsibility of private funders in addressing the growing crisis and developing shared funding, advocacy, and visibility strategies. 4️⃣ Strengthen LGBTQIA+ movement building and advocacy by funding efforts to protect and advance LGBTQIA+ rights. Use an intersectional, long-term grant-making approach that balances flexible funding for movement-building with rapid-response grants for urgent needs. 5️⃣ Increase support for developing economic independence by expanding investment in flexible funding models that strengthen movement resilience, promote autonomous resourcing, and enhance the economic independence of LGBTQIA+ organisations. 6️⃣ Co-create a long-term financing strategy for the LGBTQIA+ movement by partnering with key LGBTQIA+ groups to develop a five- to 10-year plan for sustainable infrastructure and resilience. https://lnkd.in/daKaFz_c

*Applications now closed* ✨ We are incredibly excited to announce our new 'Storytelling with Data Fellowship'! ✨ Are you a passionate feminist advocate eager to turn data into a powerful tool for change? The 2025 Storytelling with Data Fellowship by Equal Measures 2030 is your opportunity to transform raw gender data into compelling narratives that drive action. Over six months, you’ll gain hands-on training, mentorship, and the chance to create impactful storytelling pieces—whether through blogs, videos, podcasts, or visual art. With a stipend to support your work and a global network of feminist storytellers, this fellowship will equip you with the skills to shape policies, mobilize communities, and amplify the fight for gender equality. This fellowship is open to advocates from Africa, Asia and Latin America and the Caribbean, and will be take place virtually (not in-person) in English, French and Spanish! 🚀 Ready to use data to tell stories that demand change? Apply now! https://lnkd.in/eQQzhHtP #fellowship #datadrivenadvocacy #genderdata #datajournalism #DDA Aminah Jasho #feministfellowship #creativefellowship #genderequality

✍🏽 Sign up for our first ever 𝗙𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁! https://lnkd.in/dmaRmwWM 💡 This event is a chance for our community to come together and collectively make sense of trends, share insights and explore opportunities in this turbulent funding landscape. We invite you to join us as we find ways to deepen our solidarity with each other and support our movements to meet the moment! 📢 Speakers will include: 🔸 Vanessa T. - Black Feminist Fund 🔸 Erika Castellanos - GATE - Global Action for Trans Equality 🔸 Celia Turner - First Response Fund 🔸 Katrina Anderson - Global Philanthropy Project 🔸 ODI Global 🔸 Sofía Minieri - Women Enabled International 🔸 and more...

The impacts of the freeze on US foreign assistance funds are being felt by many of our members in a variety of ways. We know that many of you are trying to understand what you can do to respond. Here are a few key recommendations, and resources, which may be useful for you: ⁣ ⁣ 📣 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤 about how our institutions are being impacted / will be impacted by these new policies, especially in conversations between donors and grantee partners. ⁣ ⁣ 💰 𝐀𝐝𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐬, including moving money quickly, to help organizations cover immediate and unexpected losses. For grantee partners, discuss these options with donor partners. ⁣ ⁣ 📈 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠-𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦, 𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐬 that will support groups to navigate this ever-shifting landscape. As more budget cuts from other donors are likely to begin soon, this will not be a one-time shock. ⁣ ⁣ 🛂 Support the investment in 𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬, including legal assistance, and build this support into grant agreements and donor-grantee partner conversations. ⁣ ⁣ 💡 Support our ecosystem to 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬. New types of philanthropists, new ways of giving, new ways of autonomous resourcing, and new ways of organizing are all emerging right now. Creating them will require ecosystem wide conversations and imagining. ⁣ ⁣ 🤝🏽 𝐃𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 transnationally and across thematic areas and support that type of organizing in our grantmaking. The attacks on gender justice, women’s rights, and LGBT communities are not confined to one location or one type of issue, and our communities will build resilience and safety when we support one another. ⁣ ▪️ For regular updates on changes to USG development policy, read Devex - https://lnkd.in/dtRP4vaM ▪️ For information on how to navigate the foreign assistance pause, take a look at Humentum resources - https://lnkd.in/dv4k6yde ▪️ Want to track or add resources on the impact of the Stop Order? Visit https://lnkd.in/gc99HMWw or complete Alliance for Peacebuilding's survey https://lnkd.in/d8x8XYVu ▪️ Want to know what you can fund? Read - Funders Concerned about AIDS: Responding with Power https://lnkd.in/dwV3MG3n

Funding feminist movements goes beyond solely addressing gender issues, it speaks to solving the most critical challenges society is facing today... Watch Zanele Sibanda, VP Global Programs, Thousand Currents, share her story about why they #FundFeminists.

✨ As we bid farewell to the first month of the year we recognize the significant challenges that shape our work—and will continue to do so in the years ahead. The first few weeks of this year have already brought major upheaval, reinforcing the urgency of AFM’s vision: securing increased political and financial commitment for feminist movements in all their diversity. The road ahead is daunting, but this moment calls for us to harness the collective power of our movements to drive change. Here are a few resources, analysis and opinions we have found useful this month: 1. Thomas Byrnes: US Aid Frozen: A Real Humanitarian Crisis And Lives Will Be Lost https://lnkd.in/eeFZUW-v 2. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka: Opinion: 2025 is the year to stop playing defense on gender equality https://lnkd.in/dvsjWHad 3. Black Feminist Fund: Black Feminist Movements and Crises https://lnkd.in/dc3QyJAs 4. Christine Ahn, Diana Duarte, and Hanni Hanson: To Fight Growing Militarism, Philanthropy Should Embrace a Feminist Playbook https://lnkd.in/e4jwFP4i 5. Vince Chadwick: A Look Back at European Aid's Slash-and-Burn Year https://lnkd.in/dZR3uFWQ 6. Jess Tomlin: Trump 2.0 and the Threat to ESG: Why Women-Focused Investing Pays https://lnkd.in/gTJ-QQMk 7. Noemi Grütter: COP29 Reflections: Gender Justice will be a Key Element of Climate Justice https://lnkd.in/er2pry4Y 📣 Calling all resource-mobilizers, philanthropists, and funders Applications are OPEN for the 2025 Thousand Currents Academy: Building Solidarity with Global Movements in Atlanta, Georgia (USA), from May 19 - 22. The goal: To move more unrestricted, long-term, flexible funding to movements working towards systems change The Academy is an immersive, in-person experience that aims to connect movement builders with resource mobilizers to deepen their understanding of funding in the global landscape. Both individuals and team cohorts are welcome and encouraged to join us on this journey. 📆 Applications are due by March 31 - learn more and apply: https://lnkd.in/gyRmMFA3 #FundFeminists

📣 Calling all resource-mobilizers, philanthropists, and funders Applications are OPEN for the 2025 Thousand Currents Academy: Building Solidarity with Global Movements in Atlanta, Georgia (USA), from May 19 - 22. The goal: To move more unrestricted, long-term, flexible funding to movements working towards systems change 💪 The Academy is an immersive, in-person experience that aims to connect movement builders with resource mobilizers to deepen their understanding of funding in the global landscape. Both individuals and team cohorts are welcome and encouraged to join us on this journey. ➡️ Applications are due by March 31 - learn more and apply: https://lnkd.in/gyRmMFA3

We’re thrilled to announce that the RFP process is now open for Feminist Funded ’25! Join the largest global gathering of leaders in feminist philanthropy as we co-create a more just, equitable, and safer world for all. 💡 We’re seeking proposals that reflect bold, transformative ideas aligned with key conference themes, including: - Economic justice - Feminist policy and advocacy (local and global) - Global collaboration and movement building - Reproductive justice - Protecting democracy - Lessons from feminist philanthropy Proposals should highlight speaker expertise, center diverse perspectives, and include clear objectives with strategies for audience engagement. 📅 Deadline to submit: February 14 📍 Conference Dates: September 10-11, 2025 (with a Pre-Conference Policy Day on September 9) Let’s center intersectional feminism as the cornerstone of advancing gender justice in 2025. Submit your proposal or share with someone whose voice needs to be heard! https://lnkd.in/eD55kFA6 📩 Questions? Contact us at conference@womensfundingnetwork.org. #FeministFunded25 #GenderJustice #FeministPhilanthropy #CallForProposals

The #AWIDForum2024 has come and gone, but questions about how we immediately resource our movements while dreaming of more abundant futures still reverberate. We left Bangkok with a clear mandate to co-conspire with our allies across the funding ecosystem with urgency, tenacity and collaboration as the magic tools in our collective box. We leave you these final thoughts, analyses and reflections as we close off the year, as well this quote from our “Talking Money” session at the AWID Forum: 💡 “This is the moment we were built for. We are back in a moment where gender equality funding is on the chopping block. We need to be ready and seize on the advocacy of the past and political windows when they open. We need to build public support. The impact of these decisions will impact women and girls and we need people to understand that. Remember that ODA (Official Development Assistance) is our money, tax-payers money, how do we make people understand how to use it.” - Katharine Im-Jenkins, Equality Fund 1. Angelika Arutyunova, Amina Doherty, and Leila Hessini: Resourcing Feminist Movements: Provocations for the Future https://lnkd.in/exSSC3m7 2. Jacqueline Ackerman: How Data-Informed Philanthropy Can Close the Giving Gap for Women and Girls https://lnkd.in/dKK8siYe 3. William Schambra: In the Face of Conservative Populism, Darren Walker Gets It Right https://lnkd.in/dWFKPjXt 4. Rebecca Hanshaw and Barry Knight: The Noose Tightens on Civil Society https://lnkd.in/dTBd8hvJ 5. Sachini Perera: AWID Forum 2024: Some Parting Thoughts https://lnkd.in/dNjk7dgm 6. Pedro Vieira Abramovay (Open Society Foundations): Funding New Paths Toward Open Society—an Update https://lnkd.in/dw4fbZZe #FundFeminists #FeministFunding💰