As we approach the sunset of Fenomenal Funds in June 2025, we find ourselves reflecting deeply on the journey of this innovative feminist funding collaborative.
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Cross-pollinating knowledge: Feminist funds redefine what counts
What happens when feminist funds rooted in the Global South come together—not just to exchange knowledge, but to radically reimagine how it is created, valued, and used for accountability and learning?
Building a Feminist Case for Participatory Grantmaking: 7 Women’s Funds Deepen Practice in Collaboration
In a moment where we are seeing many funders retreat or redistribute funds away from social justice and where feminist movements continue to operate in precariousness, collaborations between funders that aim to bring accountability to the communities they serve by strengthening their practice remain important expressions of solidarity.
The Impact of Shared Narratives: What We Learned from Collaboration
As part of the Fenomenal Funds Collaboration Grants (link to the intro blog), FemFund (Poland), Women’s Fund Armenia, and Women’s Fund in Georgia came together to form a collaborative on healing spaces. In this blog post, we tell you all about this collaboration and what it hopes to achieve. The work of this group is also connected to the broader theme of collective care, which is being addressed by three other collaboratives.
Slipping Into A Virtual Void: The Pitfalls of Online Facilitation
As part of the Fenomenal Funds Collaboration Grants (link to the intro blog), FemFund (Poland), Women’s Fund Armenia, and Women’s Fund in Georgia came together to form a collaborative on healing spaces. In this blog post, we tell you all about this collaboration and what it hopes to achieve. The work of this group is also connected to the broader theme of collective care, which is being addressed by three other collaboratives.
Out of Depth: The Challenges of Creating Collaborations Virtually
As part of the Fenomenal Funds Collaboration Grants (link to the intro blog), FemFund (Poland), Women’s Fund Armenia, and Women’s Fund in Georgia came together to form a collaborative on healing spaces. In this blog post, we tell you all about this collaboration and what it hopes to achieve. The work of this group is also connected to the broader theme of collective care, which is being addressed by three other collaboratives.
Collective Care as Politics and Practice
As part of the Fenomenal Funds Collaboration Grants (link to the intro blog), FemFund (Poland), Women’s Fund Armenia, and Women’s Fund in Georgia came together to form a collaborative on healing spaces. In this blog post, we tell you all about this collaboration and what it hopes to achieve. The work of this group is also connected to the broader theme of collective care, which is being addressed by three other collaboratives.
Explorations in Transformative Feminist Leadership by Women’s Funds
This blog brings together the reflections and discussions by the women’s funds working on transformative feminist leadership as part of the Fenomenal Funds Collaboration Grants.
Reimagining the Philanthropic Resource Chain: Lessons from Fiscal Sponsorship and Intermediary Funds
By Phoebe So, originally published on The Center for Effective Philanthropy, July 2, 2024 In the philanthropic sector, intermediaries and fiscal sponsors play a vital role. They are the critical links that connect resources from donors to historically overlooked causes and marginalized communities. Pooling funds, providing back-office support, and absorbing risk enable grassroots groups to […]
Por el camino, ¿En dónde estamos en el Camino de Aprendizaje de Fenomenal Funds?
Desde 2019, Fenomenal Funds, sus partes interesadas y especialmente los fondos de mujeres que hacen parte de esta iniciativa, se han embarcado en un viaje de aprendizaje en conjunto. En este viaje se vincula el compromiso, junto a las prácticas de gobernanza compartida y la concesión de subvenciones participativa con el objetivo de fortalecer la […]