Table Introduction Méthodologie du Plan d’Apprentissage Gestion de l’Apprentissage: Éthique et Protection La divulgation et l’application des connaissances Introduction Le plan d’apprentissage que vous tenez dans vos “mains virtuelles” décrit le parcours que Fenomenal Funds entreprend pour identifier les connaissances de base et approfondir la compréhension du travail, qui a été mené depuis la naissance […]
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En route, où nous sommes dans le Voyage d’Apprentissage de Fenomenal Funds?
Depuis 2019, Fenomenal Funds, ses parties prenantes et en particulier les fonds de femmes qui font partie de cette initiative, ont entrepris un voyage d’apprentissage ensemble. Ce voyage relie l’engagement, ainsi que les pratiques de gouvernance partagée et l’octroi participatif de subventions dans le but de renforcer l’infrastructure individuelle et l’écosystème collectif des fonds de […]
The Four Outcomes
So what does it mean to catalyze change in an ecosystem? When the board of the Hewlett Foundation invited their Global and Development team (since renamed to Gender Equity and Governance) to submit a concept for a special initiative, they joined forces with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to commission research to inform the […]
Lessons in Real Time
Drawing on Emergent Learning in Feminist Philanthropy by Shama Dossa When I joined Fenomenal Funds (FF) last year in September 2022 as Feminist Manager Learning and Evaluation I was excited to be tasked with the challenge of how to put together a learning agenda for this unique initiative through a participatory process. FF had already […]
Toward a Feminist Funding Ecosystem
Over the last decade, the Association of Women’s Rights in Development (AWID) convened a series of discussions around funding for the feminist movement. Through analysis and discussion, they developed and refined the concept of a funding ecosystem that emerged from a vision of funding aligned to the principles and values of feminist movements. In Toward […]
Where is the Money for Feminist Organizing?
In order to make feminist futures a reality, the feminist movement needs to be relentless in the struggle for women’s rights. Smashing the patriarchy requires systemic change, which takes time and resources. Yet data from the Association of Women’s Rights in Development (AWID) shows that just a trickle of funding allocated to gender equality reaches […]
Responding to the Moment: Fenomenal Funds’ 2020 Solidarity Grants
Fenomenal Funds started 2020 with a plan to provide core unrestricted funding to build up the institutional infrastructure of women’s funds, with a focus on members of the Prospera International Network of Women’s Funds (INWF). The collaborative understood that if women’s funds are to channel more and better resources to feminist movements, their systems and […]