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WMM Member Vivian Long is committed to ensuring the Long Family Foundation (LFF)'s grantmaking practices evolve in ways that will most positively impact their grantee partners. Whether they are funding pathways towards sustained sobriety for women, supporting Christians considering abortion, or tackling gender-based violence and its resulting traumas, LFF approaches the work through two key values: a commitment to collective action and an understanding that the work is complex and multifaceted. Vivian shares, "I encourage others who are exploring a bold investment in women and girls to build trusted, mutual relationships with nonprofit leaders and fellow funders sharing diverse opinions, lived experiences, and knowledge, and to lean into the joy that comes from learning and working together." Read Vivian's Story of Impact:

Truth to Power! So many conversations around this issue… in so many settings… and this article is the real deal! Fund Black women led organizations. The work requires time, planning, time (!) and flexible resources. Funders need to understand and support a fair process. #fundblackfeminists

This last paragraph is a great summary: “While this is a call to women of color leaders, it’s also a call to our families, our friends, and our donors to recognize the gaps in funding, to acknowledge what it takes to do this work, and to support us in making our mental, physical, and emotional health a priority. We want to stick with this work for the long haul, but we need your support to make it happen.” How can you support women of color leaders in your community?

I prepared some statistics for an upcoming presentation at a conference in Orlando next week. The presentation will focus on girls' philanthropy and girls' schools. Women in control of that much wealth has never happened in all human history. What would a future look like where women have this much financial power? #women #girls #philanthropy #philanthropymatters #womenempowerment #girlseducation #girlsempowerment

Black women leaders bring expertise and perspectives that boost results and impact but face wildly unrealistic expectations due to racism and misogyny. #claudinegay is the latest example. This piece is a reminder of what’s possible when we support and defend Black women leaders. https://lnkd.in/ef2bD3aW

Happy Women’s History Month! Let us celebrate how far we have come while maintaining our laser focus on how far we have to go. This year’s theme celebrates women who advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion. 💪From inside your own home to your workplace to your neighborhood to your local government. 📢Advocate everywhere and lift the voices of others, speak up for those who can’t or whose voices are so often trampled on. Be the change this world needs. With conviction. “It takes courage for women to advocate for practical goals like equity, diversity and inclusion when established forces aim to misinterpret, exploit or discredit them. Throughout 2024, we honor local women from the past and present who have taken the lead to show the importance of change and to establish firmer safeguards, practices and legislation reflecting these values. Following decades of discrimination, we are proud to celebrate women who work for basic inclusion, equality and fairness.” https://lnkd.in/g_C_8EVZ

I learned a new word today: misogynoir #InternationalWomensDay2024 "The term “misogynoir” refers to a particular form of discrimination against Black women, girls, and gender-diverse people." thanks Lee Burton for sharing

The Women's Congressional Policy Institute (WCPI) seeks a Senior Director of Development and Communications to design and implement a comprehensive development strategy for foundation, corporate, and individual annual giving and major gifts. WCPI is a nonpartisan public policy organization whose mission is to bring together a community of bipartisan women policymakers and trusted partners to advance issues of importance to women, develop the next generation of women leaders, and foster a more effective and representative democracy. WCPI was established in 1995 after the House of Representatives voted to eliminate the staff and funding for all caucus organizations, including the Congressional Caucus for Women’s Issues. It fills a critical role in the policy and advocacy community. As a nonprofit, it does not lobby or take positions on legislation or policy. While not formally affiliated with the bipartisan Women’s Caucus, for nearly 30 years WCPI has strengthened and expanded the capacity of the Caucus through its briefings and meetings for women Members of Congress and their staff, with the aim to bring them closer together across party lines and to encourage bipartisan policy priorities to advance issues of interest to women and families.   “𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘊𝘗𝘐 𝘪𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦. 𝘞𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘋𝘕𝘈—𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘴, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘸 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴. 𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘴, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘢 𝘚𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘳 𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮. 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵, 𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩. 𝘐 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘚𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘳 𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴.” — Cindy Hall, 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 To learn more or apply, visit: https://lnkd.in/eXHXzdT2 #careers #hiringandpromotion #innovation #fundraising #leadership

It's been one month since we released our latest report, Catalyzing Change: Powering the Movement through Community & Collaboration. This compilation of learnings and insights is part of our #MEL work to better understand our impact on our membership community, their gender-lens philanthropy, and the broader gender equality funding movement. Haven't read it yet? Take a look.

March is Women's History Month! The 2024 theme celebrates “Women Who Advocate for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion” by recognizing women throughout the country who understand that, for a positive future, we need to eliminate bias and discrimination entirely from our lives and institutions. Learn more https://ow.ly/xezs50QJURp