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.

2023-09-19 No Comments

Communities for Collective Care

This collaborative group is united by the goal of integrating the politics of care into their organizational policies and practices. Their motivation stems from addressing staff burnout, the need for care and protection for activists, and coping with ongoing crises. Among the five participating funds, some have started institutionalizing collective care, while others are still defining its meaning.

2023-09-17 No Comments

Feminist Healing Spaces

Feminist activists work to overcome oppressive systems and structures. Supporting their struggle requires more than just resourcing their work; it requires support for their collective wellbeing and healing from the trauma inflicted in their fight for liberation.

2023-09-17 No Comments

Mobilizing Local Resources in Challenging Contexts

Three funds in Asia are teaming up to explore raising funds at regional, national, and community levels. This is particularly challenging amidst rising authoritarianism and a growing anti-gender movement, which shapes narratives around gender roles. Overcoming these narratives is crucial for attracting supporters and converting them into donors.

2023-09-17 No Comments

Feminist Organizational Evolution Collaborative: Co-creating practices to transform intersectional feminist funds to make the invisible visible

This group recognizes the inhTerited colonial and financial practices in the philanthropic sector that perpetuate disparities and oppressions. They decided to flip the paradigm on what it means to create change. This resulted in focusing on internalizing intersectional feminism and decolonization within their organizational structures, processes, operations, grantmaking, advocacy, and other activities.

2023-09-17 No Comments

Collaborative Learning on Resource Mobilization

This collaboration of six funds aims to address the lack of mechanisms for building sustainable funding ecosystems among women’s funds. The goal is to strengthen their growth strategies through mentoring, learning spaces, and meaningful engagement within the WF community.

2023-09-10 No Comments

Feminist Fund Database: Emergent Group

As women’s and feminist funds grow, their need for systematic data collection and management increases, outgrowing tools like Excel. Salesforce offers potential but requires effort, time, and a cultural shift within organizations. This collaboration aims to provide technical and peer support for implementing Salesforce in grantmaking processes.

2023-08-03 No Comments

Notre théorie de la transformation

Notre théorie de la transformation Notre théorie de la transformation capture la façon dont nous voyons le modèle Fenomenal Funds contribuer au changement dans les écosystèmes philanthropiques. Dans notre cas, la transformation est encadrée par des valeurs et une éthique féministes centrées sur les besoins des fonds pour les femmes. Il est basé sur la […]

2023-07-24 No Comments

Repenser le pouvoir pour renforcer la résilience

Repenser le pouvoir pour renforcer la résilience est un rapport qui partage les moments remarcables et les enseignements tirés de la capacité du modèle de Fenomenal Funds à perturber les relations de pouvoir traditionnelles de la philanthropie, en se concentrant particulièrement sur la façon dont nos subventions de résilience 2021-2022 ont aidé les Fenomenal Funds à répondre au début de la pandémie de COVID-19 d’une manière qui n’aurait pas été possible avec un autre type de modèle.

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