Equality Fund

Stop scrolling! We have an exciting #podcast announcement… 🚀🎙️Introducing Moonshot: Making the Equality Fund 🎙️🚀 This is an against-the-odds, big bet story, taking you to the heart of a transformative moment in time: when an idea to activate $1 billion for gender equality globally became reality. Moonshot: Making the Equality Fund takes you inside the minds of the innovators who set this ambitious target, charting the story of the Equality Fund, in full - celebrations and setbacks, invention and exhaustion, struggle and triumph. Hosted by our CEO, Jess Tomlin, this 3-part series is a chance to sit down with change leaders at the frontlines of feminist movements. We’re talking… 💪 Struggle and setbacks - overcoming pushback in the early days of the movement 💸 The big wins - securing the unprecedented $300M commitment that turned ideas into reality   🤝 Unusual collaborators - how can government, philanthropy and the private sector reshape development funding? Ready to dive in? Tune in to Episode 1: From Match to Movement, now! equalityfund.ca/listen #MoonshotPodcast #EqualityFund #BigBets #SocialChange #MovingOneBillion African Women's Development Fund (AWDF) Gender Funders CoLab Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Ford Foundation Toronto Foundation World University Service of Canada (WUSC - EUMC) _____ 🚀🎙️Introducing Moonshot : Création du Fonds Égalité C'est une histoire contre toute attente, un grand pari, qui vous emmène au cœur d'un moment de transformation : lorsqu'une idée d'activer 1 milliard de dollars pour l'égalité des sexes à l'échelle mondiale est devenue réalité. Moonshot : Création du Fonds Égalité vous fait pénétrer dans l'esprit des innovateurs qui ont fixé cet objectif ambitieux, en retraçant l'histoire du Fonds Égalité dans son intégralité - célébrations et revers, invention et épuisement, lutte et triomphe. Animée par notre directrice générale, Jess Tomlin, cette série en trois parties est l'occasion de s'asseoir avec des leaders du changement en première ligne des mouvements féministes. Écoutez l'épisode 1 : De l'allumette au mouvement, dès maintenant ! equalityfund.ca/listen _____ 🚀🎙️Introducing Moonshot: La creación del Fondo de Igualdad Esta es una historia en contra de las probabilidades, una gran apuesta, que te lleva al corazón de un momento transformador en el tiempo: cuando una idea para activar mil millones de dólares para la igualdad de género a nivel mundial se hizo realidad. Moonshot: La creación del Fondo de Igualdad te adentra en las mentes de los innovadores que fijaron este ambicioso objetivo, trazando la historia del Fondo de Igualdad al completo: celebraciones y contratiempos, invención y agotamiento, lucha y triunfo. Presentada por nuestra Directora Ejecutiva, Jess Tomlin, esta serie de 3 partes es una oportunidad para sentarse con líderes del cambio en la primera línea de los movimientos feministas. Sintoniza ya el Episodio 1: Del partido al movimiento equalityfund.ca/listen

🚨TIMES OF CRISIS: LESSONS FROM BLACK FEMINISTS🚨 Climate change, wars, political instability, forced migration, pandemic: we’ve all been witnessing and navigating polycrises in different parts of the world. We’re invested in amplifying Black feminists perspectives to better understand crises with a lens that incorporates the historical anti-Black and patriarchal conditions that cause, nurture, and live off of crises. To continue our Black Feminist Politics Series, we're hosting a conversation on November 14th at 6pm CET where we’ll dive in some questions such as: 🌪️ How can we address the root causes of crises to transform our societies? 🌪️ How do we make sure to tackle crisis as a multi-faceted happening and not a single-issue one? 🌪️ How are we responding and repairing while building Black Feminist worlds? This webinar will uplift Black feminist conceptualizations about crisis and response, contributing to build a more effective and sustainable crisis response, repair, and prevention infrastructure and philanthropic response. Register and share this invitation with your community ! 🔔🗓️ ✅ https://lnkd.in/dhn_E6hw

Feminists at the Intersection of Justice      Feminist movements are at the heart of both climate and gender justice, tackling the systemic roots of the climate crisis and global gender inequality.   From mobilising communities to protecting ecosystems, feminists are leading transformative climate action.  Still, climate finance often overlooks them.   It’s time to direct resources to feminist movements creating solutions for a just, sustainable future. Find out how in our joint – with Equality Fund– climate  finance brief.      https://lnkd.in/dzwx-RER        #FeministClimateJustice #climatefinance

Shifting power in philanthropy requires moving abundant, scaled, flexible resources into the hands of the leaders who are closest to the issues. Watch this incredible The Walrus Talks lineup of our co-conspirators talking feminist philanthropy, relationship building and who really foots the bill for Canadian philanthropy: Joanna Kerr, Mitzie Hunter, Jo-Anne Ryan, FEA, MFA-P, Liban Abokor, and Nicole McVan. 👉 https://lnkd.in/gYXbjSpA

🏛️🍁How did Canadian government ministers help bring the Equality Fund to life? Tune in now to find out equalityfund.ca/listen _____ 🏛️🍁Comment les ministres du gouvernement canadien ont-ils contribué à donner vie au Fonds Égalité ? Écoutez maintenant pour le savoir equalityfund.ca/fr/ecouter _____ 🏛️🍁¿Cómo ayudaron los ministros del Gobierno canadiense a dar vida al Fondo de Igualdad? Sintoniza ahora para descubrirlo equalityfund.ca/escuche

Gender injustice & the climate crisis are intertwined     Gender justice is climate justice. Women, girls, and trans and intersex people – especially in the Global South – are hit hardest by climate disasters, which is exactly why they’re leading the charge for solutions. They are fighting for land rights, sustainable farming, and community-led energy, putting people at the heart of climate action. How can funders support gender-just climate action? Check out Equality Fund & Mama Cash’s joint climate finance brief to learn more.  https://lnkd.in/dzwx-RER      #FeministClimateJustice #climatefinance

🎙️ Moonshot: Making the Equality Fund 3️⃣ Episode 3: From Policy to Promise The last episode in our three-part podcast spotlights the critical role federal ministers played in the start of the Equality Fund. Establishing allies in government is crucial to scaling a big bet like the Equality Fund’s innovative model. Discover how leaders championed our groundbreaking initiative, uniting government, philanthropy and the private sector to reshape global development funding. Episode 3 takes you inside the government alongside the key figures who made the case to boldly advance women’s rights worldwide 👉 equalityfund.ca/listen ❓ How do you engage government and politicians? Let us know in the comments. 👇 #EqualityFund #ChangeLeaders #GlobalDevelopment #MoonshotPodcast _____ 🎙️ Moonshot : Création du Fonds Égalité 3️⃣ Episode 3 : De la politique à la promesse Le dernier épisode de notre podcast en trois parties met en lumière le rôle essentiel joué par les ministres fédéraux dans la création du Fonds Égalité. Il est essentiel de se faire des alliés au sein du gouvernement pour réussir un grand pari tel que le modèle novateur du Fonds Égalité. Découvrez comment les dirigeants ont défendu notre initiative novatrice, qui réunit le gouvernement, la philanthropie et le secteur privé pour remodeler le financement du développement mondial. L'épisode 3 vous emmène à l'intérieur du gouvernement aux côtés des personnalités clés qui ont plaidé en faveur d'une avancée audacieuse des droits des femmes dans le monde entier 👉 equalityfund.ca/fr/ecouter ❓ Comment engagez-vous le gouvernement et les politiciens ? Faites-le nous savoir dans les commentaires. _____ 🎙️ Moonshot: Creación del Fondo de Igualdad 3️⃣ Episodio 3: De la política a la promesa El último episodio de nuestro podcast de tres partes destaca el papel fundamental que desempeñaron los ministros federales en la puesta en marcha del Fondo de Igualdad. Establecer aliados en el gobierno es crucial para ampliar una gran apuesta como el modelo innovador del Fondo de Igualdad. Descubra cómo los líderes defendieron nuestra innovadora iniciativa, uniendo al gobierno, la filantropía y el sector privado para remodelar la financiación mundial del desarrollo. El episodio 3 te lleva al interior del gobierno junto a las figuras clave que defendieron con valentía el avance de los derechos de la mujer en todo el mundo 👉 equalityfund.ca/escuche ¿Cómo te relacionas con el gobierno y los políticos? Cuéntanoslo en los comentarios.

Leaders in #impactinvesting and philanthropy will gather for Global Impact Investing at the Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) in #SanFrancisco on October 29, 2024, to discuss how innovative investment tools are advancing gender and climate justice.   Speakers include Elan Emanuel, Chief Investor Relations Officer, WaterEquity; Jacqueline Ovens, VP, Investment Program, Equality Fund; Scott Onder, Co-Founder & Senior Managing Director, Mercy Corps Ventures and Mercedes de la Vega, Energy Partnerships Manager, Acumen. The session will be moderated by Brigit Helms, Executive Director, Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship.   📅 Date: October 29, 2024 | 🕔 Time: 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm PT 📍 Location: Museum of the African Diaspora, #SanFrancisco, CA  Event Details: https://lnkd.in/dTiT4T4c

On Monday, November 4, join us as we speak with leading feminists working for climate and environmental justice in our third conversation in the lead-up to COP29, focusing on what #FeministClimateJustice advocacy looks like in the years ahead. 💬 We’ll discuss how we can build movement momentum and sustainable transformation over the next three years.

I'm looking forward to this conversation about the state of converging between philanthropy and impact investing. Ping me if you'd like to join. Thank you Network of Engaged International Donors, Equality Fund and Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship for hosting us at the Museum of the African Diaspora.