Fenomenal Funds is a feminist funder collaborative using a shared governance model and participatory grantmaking to support the resilience of women’s funds who are members of the Prospera International Network of Women’s Funds.

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PUBLICATIONS

Learning Strategy

Learning Strategy

Learning in the context of Fenomenal Funds is an emergent, adaptive, and co-evolutionary process. We see learning as an integral part of the grantmaking process […]
Theory of Transformation

Theory of Transformation

Our Theory of Transformation captures how we see the Fenomenal Funds model contributing to change in philanthropic ecosystems. Transformation in our case is framed by feminist values and ethics centering on the needs of women’s funds.
Reimagining Power to Build Resilience

Reimagining Power to Build Resilience

Reimagining Power to Build Resilience is a report that shares highlights and learnings from the Fenomenal Funds’ model capacity to disrupt the traditional power relationships of philanthropy – particularly focusing on how our 2021-2022 Resilience Grants supported Fenomenal Funds to respond to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in ways that would not have been possible under a different kind of model.

This report highlights the transformative potential of feminist collaboration in strengthening organizational infrastructure. The report presents compelling evidence for the transformative potential of investing in collaborative organizational infrastructure initiatives for these challenging times.
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Since 2023 the Gender Team at KIT has worked with us to develop a feminist methodology and implementation plan in support of our learning strategy. These case studies analysis and lessons from selected women’s funds and collaboration groups as they  reflect on their journeys with Fenomenal Funds and what made these experiences meaningful.

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