Ms. Foundation for Women

Ms. Foundation President & CEO Teresa C. Younger joined Lurie Daniel Favors on the #LDFShow for a powerful conversation last week. Watch the full interview: https://lnkd.in/e34re-d9

Women’s equality is on the ballot this year. That’s why today, on Women’s (in)equality Day, we are empowering women to make their voices heard by preparing to vote! Learn more at: LWV.org/WID #WomenVote2024

Congratulations to Vice President Harris on this momentous, glass-ceiling breaking achievement for our nation and the world. Read our full statement here: https://lnkd.in/eyjCcRay

We returned to Martha's Vineyard for our annual Ms. on Martha's event last week, where President & CEO Teresa C. Younger had an inspiring conversation with reproductive justice foremother Byllye Avery in a full-circle moment. “It’s good to be here for Ms. Foundation. They gave me the very first money over 40 years ago. They took a chance on me, someone who had an idea and saw there was a need.” Byllye's work was instrumental in the development of the reproductive justice framework and the discussion served as a reminder that if we want to create the future we deserve, we must recognize and invest in the vision and long-term sustainability of movement leaders to transform society. Read more on the event from the Vineyard Gazette: https://lnkd.in/eFHrkfzc

Today, we announce the conclusion of the largest fundraising campaign in our 50-year history: Creating the Future We Deserve. We achieved and surpassed our $100 million goal by raising $106 million in funding since launching the campaign in January 2023. “This record investment in women and girls comes at a time in United States history when our fundamental human rights are under attack," says President & CEO Teresa C. Younger. "For decades to come, Ms. Foundation will use these gifts to bolster and support future feminist movement building led by women, girls and gender expansive folks across the country. Our grantee partners are on the front lines of nearly every fight. What is most exciting for me is that people dreamed with us about the world we could create by making commitments to a future that they may never see themselves. Ms. Foundation will be around for another 50 years because of these commitments.” Read more: https://lnkd.in/gBxHf-X7

From childcare advocacy to launching a free peer counseling program for queer and trans Asian and Pacific Islanders, our grantee partners are doing incredible work nationwide. We're proud to support and amplify their efforts. Check out some recent grantee news: "We want queer and trans people to have safe and gainful employment, safe and stable housing, and ways to talk about being unsafe that don’t invest in punishment and incarceration.” said Yuan Wang, executive director of Lavender Phoenix. Read more: https://lnkd.in/exCYHSSa "We need to be talking to every woman, because every woman is our responsibility. Am I my sister’s keeper? Yes, I am. Am I my queer sister’s keeper? Yes, I am," urged Deon Haywood, executive director of Women With A Vision. Read more: https://lnkd.in/erisekqK Twyla Carter, attorney-in-chief & CEO of The Legal Aid Society reported, “The need for funding our mission of defending low-income New Yorkers is about fairness, it’s about giving people a fair chance at justice.” Watch: https://lnkd.in/e_cRq2tw "Applying a reproductive and sexual justice analysis is an important part of achieving the best health outcomes by keeping those most impacted in the center of the lens and on the frontlines of their own liberation and wellness," discussed Cherisse Scott, founder & CEO of Sister Reach. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eVHSHjmv Danielle Atkinson, Mothering Justice national executive director & founder, said, “Given access to information and understanding of the system, mothers of color can be a powerful force in progressive policy change on behalf of all families because we know that they disproportionately are affected and impacted by policy in this country.” Read more: https://lnkd.in/eWX3bAbx

This #BlackInfertilityAwarenessWeek, check out our newest paper, The Color of Infertility: Race, Infertility, and Reproductive Justice in the U.S. It provides an overview of the structural and systemic barriers facing women and nonbinary people of color by highlighting the racial, ethnic, gender, ability, and class-based disparities that fertility challenges bring. Learn more and read the full paper here: https://lnkd.in/gRpBp_Ew

The Midwest has become a defining battleground for national issues that impact the lives of women, girls, and gender-expansive people, and is home to some of the most regressive legislation in the nation. Despite this, our Pocket Change research showed that women and girls of color in the Midwest receive the second-lowest level of philanthropic support (with the South coming in first) at just $2.99 each per year. This month, we launched our Ms. Midwest grantmaking initiative, which will focus resources and efforts to the region, an outgrowth of our broader strategy (for which our Ms. South strategy, now in its fourth year, paved the way). Learn more about our latest initiative and the thinking behind it in a blog by Senior Program Officer Samantha Franklin: https://lnkd.in/eYEaBrN6

Grantee partner Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P) litigates and advocates for privacy, working to abolish local governments’ systems of mass surveillance. Their work highlights the discriminatory impact of surveillance on abortion seekers and providers, members of the LGBTQ+ community, immigrants, communities of color, and more. Learn more about S.T.O.P.: https://lnkd.in/e9EXxr_Q

We're hiring! Our Finance Manager will be responsible for all accounting and financial reporting functions as well as accounts payable and grant accounting. Think you'd be a great fit? Learn more and apply now: https://lnkd.in/dj5hKVEF