I’ve been studying philanthropy for the past few years, learning about its history in the United States, understanding its beginnings, and navigating the landscape. Every history book on philanthropy I was required to read either failed to mention anything about Muslim philanthropy or Islam’s influence on Western philanthropy or had one paragraph dedicated to it… Read more »
Tag: women’s philanthropy
Inside the donor mind: Giving to women’s and girls’ causes
By Jeannie Infante Sager, director, Women’s Philanthropy Institute Each year, when the Women’s Philanthropy Institute (WPI) releases its Women & Girls Index (WGI), we wait to see how far the needle has moved on giving to women’s and girls’ organizations. In this year’s report, we saw some progress in terms of year-over-year growth. Yet support… Read more »
How the pandemic changed charitable giving
By Jeannie Infante Sager The Women’s Philanthropy Institute has released a new report that explores shifts in household giving between May 2020 and May 2021. COVID-19, Generosity, and Gender: How Giving Changed During the First Year of a Global Pandemic highlights how broader social and economic forces may have affected the charitable giving of U.S…. Read more »
3 takeaways from Melinda French Gates and MacKenzie Scott teaming up to fund women’s and girls’ causes
By Tessa Skidmore and Jacqueline Ackerman Melinda French Gates and MacKenzie Scott, two of the biggest U.S. donors, have joined forces by funding the Equality Can’t Wait Challenge. The contest, intended to expand the power and influence of women in the United States by 2030, garnered more than 550 proposals. On July 29, 2021, French… Read more »
Learning from Grantmakers For Girls of Color
By the Women’s Philanthropy Institute The Women’s Philanthropy Institute (WPI) team recently had the opportunity to attend Branches of Reciprocity: Growing Ancestral Philanthropy with Girls*of Color. This virtual convening, hosted by Grantmakers For Girls of Color (G4GC), provided a vital perspective on how G4GC operates, and how others can work alongside girls of color. For… Read more »