Feminist News and Information
WEEKLY NEWS // DECEMBER 4, 2025
// FROM THE DESK OF CHANTAL BONITTO, DIRECTOR OF PHILANTHROPY, WOMEN'S FUNDING NETWORK
The Future Is Feminist Funded — Join Us in This Season of Giving 💜
Dear Community,
As we enter this season of generosity and reflection, I invite you to stand with the Women’s Funding Network as we continue building a world where gender justice is fully funded and deeply felt.
Across our network, we’ve seen the power of collective action and shared purpose:
Local to Global Connections — Through the Global Leadership Forum, we are strengthening the leadership and visibility of feminist changemakers around the world.
Collective Power in Philanthropy — At Feminist Funded ’25, we witnessed what happens when movement leaders, funders, and advocates come together to advance gender justice through courage, collaboration, and care. By the numbers, 84% of participants built new connections that are already sparking cross-movement collaboration.
“The Feminist Funded conference was such an inspiring space full of warmth and connection… In these trying times, this collective spirit is vital and moves us forward.”
— Amrita Doshi, South Asian SOAR
40 Years Strong, Future Focused — With the release of Shared Values, Shared Practice, the launch of DataWoven, and the continued growth of the Just Rise Fund, WFN is transforming the way resources flow to those creating lasting change.
Your support makes all of this possible. Every gift — at any level — strengthens our network, amplifies women’s funds, and fuels the movement for equity and liberation.
If you feel inspired to help sustain this momentum during this season of giving, I warmly invite you to join as a member, contribute today, or reach out to explore how you can deepen your engagement with WFN.
Review our Year-End Brief and don’t forget to click on the powerful testimonial videos to hear and learn more about the impact of WFN.
📧 [email protected] | ☎️ 415-267-9061 | 💜 Donate Now
Chantal Bonitto
Women's Funding Network
Director of Philanthropy
News from WFN
NEW MEMBERS & 2026 MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL
Our network thrives on the strength and diversity of our members. Please join us in welcoming to the network new WFN members.
Please also join us in appreciating WFN members who have renewed membership for 2026:
- A Fund for Women of the Madison Community Foundation
- Collaborate Cleveland
- Fundación de Mujeres en Puerto Rico
- I Be Black Girl
- Jeannette Rankin Foundation
- Rashmi Yadav Marya
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
- Roslyn Dawson Thompson
- Stephanie Loraine Piñeiro
- The David & Lucile Packard Foundation
- Women's Fund of Central Indiana
- Women's Foundation of Collier County
If you are interested in joining as a new member or renewing your current membership, please let us know.
Time to Renew Your 2026 WFN Membership
It's that time of the year. Don't forget to renew your annual membership. As part of WFN, you belong to the largest global community of gender justice funders and changemakers. Collectively, we’re advancing leadership, shifting resources, and amplifying the power of women, girls, and gender-expansive people around the world.
Why Renew?
- Stay connected to a powerful global network driving systemic change.
- Access cutting-edge research, advocacy tools, and funding collaborations.
- Strengthen the movement for gender equity with your leadership and vision.
All current members should have received a renewal email with instructions on how to renew. If you don’t see it, please check your spam or junk folder. Still can’t find it? Reach out to Julie Montgomery, Director of Membership Strategy and Engagement, for assistance.
Thank you for your ongoing partnership in transforming philanthropy for gender justice. Our network is only as strong as the people and organizations who are a part of it. Learn more about our members here.
Not a member yet? Join us to be a part of a feminist movement transforming philanthropy for good.
News from WFN Members
MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Women’s Foundation California released its 2025 Annual Report. The report shares more than numbers—it also shares a story of resilience, creativity, and collective courage.
NewMexicoWomen.Org has presented The Landscape of Gender Justice in New Mexico: 2025 Status Report, its latest research produced with the UNM Center for Social Policy. This report is designed to guide long-term, community-rooted investments in the well-being, safety, and power of women, girls, and LGBTQ+ New Mexicans. At a time when data and research are being erased or defunded, this report seeks to equip advocates, organizers, policymakers, and funders with critical data and policy recommendations to guide future investment in gender justice.
The New Hampshire Women’s Foundation has presented its fourth edition of its flagship publication, The Status of Women in New Hampshire 2025, the most comprehensive compilation of data on women in the state. This report includes 83 indicators of New Hampshire women’s well-being in health, safety, economic security, and leadership. The data highlight a hardworking, resilient, and diversifying population of women. However, the data also enumerates many social, economic, and political barriers facing women and compounding inequities by race, ethnicity, geography, age, and parenting status. These barriers and inequities present opportunities for New Hampshire to invest in women for a more vibrant and prosperous future.
The Women’s Fund of Central Ohio has announced a major new partnership with Action for Children focused on strengthening the child care workforce and boosting the local economy. Many child care workers own their own business, and this grant will enable them to sustain this critical work.
MEMBER EVENTS
Join IBBG for the virtual BLAC Fund 2026 Information Session. Learn about the upcoming grant cycle, eligibility updates, and how technical assistance and capacity support will be integrated. The BLAC Fund will regrant $1M to Black-led reproductive health and wellbeing organizations across Nebraska, building capacity and impact.
December 11, 2025 | 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. CST | Register here
Also join IBBG, in partnership with the Nebraska Early Childhood Collaborative, for the virtual BLAC Fund 2026 Childcare Information Session. This briefing is designed to help underrepresented childcare providers across Nebraska access $250,000 in dedicated funding. It outlines eligibility, allowable uses, and details about a two-year Catalyst Cohort offering technical assistance, training, and peer learning.
December 20, 2025 | 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. CST | Register here
Join How Women Lead for their Unlocking Boardroom Success Masterclass series. At their upcoming What You Need to Know About AI program, join to better understand AI, and how boards are looking at this issue.
December 11, 2025 | 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. PST | Register here
Opportunities and Resources
The Feminist Foreign Policy Repository (FFPR), managed by the Feminist Foreign Policy Collaborative, is a platform that compiles key resources and publications related to feminist foreign policy.
Funders for LGBTQ Issues is looking for a new Deputy Director of Advancement. The deadline to apply is December 4.
Native Americans in Philanthropy's (NAP) request for session proposals for their 2026 Annual Conference is open until December 5 at 11:59 p.m. PST. This is open to members of NAP only. Gather with them April 14-16, 2026, as they center Indigenous voices and values in philanthropic giving.
Join the Women's Philanthropy Institute for their annual symposium. Dive deep into trust-based giving, navigate difficult conversations, and harness data to amplify impact.
March 31 - April 1, 2026 | Register here
What We're Reading
Black Consciousness Day in Brazil—A Celebratory Protest — Atlantic Fellows
‘Girls Play Dead’ is a captivating, myth-busting look at sexual assault — The Washington Post
What We're Watching
Alicia Menendez, Co-Host of ‘The Weekend’ on MSNBC and Sam Stein, Managing Editor for The xxxxxx join Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House to discuss the gubernatorial election in New Jersey and Virginia which saw women with national security backgrounds deliver decisive, blowout victories for Democrats in the first major referendum election of the second Trump presidency.
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