With Women Literally Under Attack, Funders Must Invest More in Ending Gender-Based Violence

With Women Literally Under Attack, Funders Must Invest More in Ending Gender-Based Violence

As we mark Domestic Violence Awareness Month, guest author Archi Pyati reflects on the immediate need for philanthropy to ramp up its efforts to end gender-based violence and treat it as more than a siloed “women’s issue.”

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How Can Funders Meaningfully Address Gender-Based Violence? Support Survivor Justice

How Can Funders Meaningfully Address Gender-Based Violence? Support Survivor Justice

In this guest contribution, Brook Kelly-Green of Schusterman Family Philanthropies and Ada Williams Prince of Pivotal Ventures highlight the need for funders to center and support survivors of gender-based violence.

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IP Briefing: What's Going on With Philanthropy for Violence Prevention?

IP Briefing: What's Going on With Philanthropy for Violence Prevention?

Violence is a massive problem in the United States, and though philanthropy supporting efforts to prevent it has long been scant, funding in this area is growing and evolving. Here’s what you need to know.

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What We Learned from a Deep Dive into Violence Prevention Funding

What We Learned from a Deep Dive into Violence Prevention Funding

IP’s State of American Philanthropy project recently published an in-depth report on giving for violence prevention, an underfunded field. The report’s author shares some of the key points from her research.

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Beyond the Hashtag: How Me Too Is Building on the Momentum of a Viral Movement

Beyond the Hashtag: How Me Too Is Building on the Momentum of a Viral Movement

Four years after #MeToo went viral, nonprofit Me Too International’s work continues to expand, picking up new foundation, individual and corporate donors, and expanding a partnership with Global Fund for Women.

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To Stop Sexual Violence Against Children, This Funder Hopes to Raise Awareness—and Resources

To Stop Sexual Violence Against Children, This Funder Hopes to Raise Awareness—and Resources

The Oak Foundation, working with Together for Girls, is amplifying the voices of survivors to end childhood sexual violence. But other funders will need to step up in the face of an ugly problem that COVID has exacerbated.

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A Pooled Fund Takes on Gender-Based Violence—and Aims to Close Longstanding Funding Gaps

A Pooled Fund Takes on Gender-Based Violence—and Aims to Close Longstanding Funding Gaps

The Collective Future Fund is moving $11 million to organizations working to end gender-based violence. Organizers hope to shine a light on the root causes of violence and shift resources to women-of-color- and trans-led groups.

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In Pursuit of Justice, Nonprofits and Funders Push for Rape Kit Reform

In Pursuit of Justice, Nonprofits and Funders Push for Rape Kit Reform

On the second anniversary of #MeToo, hundreds of thousands of rape kits remain untested and uninvestigated in the U.S. Who’s working to address this backlog, locally and nationally? And what funders are behind this effort?

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“Where Do We Go From Here?” Philanthropy and What’s Next for the #MeToo Movement

“Where Do We Go From Here?” Philanthropy and What’s Next for the #MeToo Movement

One challenge of social movements is to translate energy and activism into long-term change. A year after the #MeToo hashtag went viral, here’s what some advocates and funders are doing to keep moving forward.

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Changing Men: How a Nonprofit and Its Funders Are Looking Upstream to Fight Sexual Abuse

Changing Men: How a Nonprofit and Its Funders Are Looking Upstream to Fight Sexual Abuse

Behind sexual harassment and abuse lies a deep and toxic patriarchy, according to A Call To Men, a group that works with boys and men to change their attitudes—with strong support from key funders. 

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