Alfonsina Peñaloza

Aug 27, 2024 | msmagazine.com | Alfonsina Peñaloza

This essay is part of a Women & Democracy package focused on who’s funding the women and LGBTQ people on the frontlines of democracy. We’re manifesting a new era for philanthropy—one that centers feminism. The need is real: Funding for women and girls amounts to less than 2 percent of all philanthropic giving; for women of color, it’s less than 1 percent. Explore the “Feminist Philanthropy Is Essential to Democracy” collection.

Aug 27, 2024 | msmagazine.com | Laleh Ispahani |Jennifer Weiss-Wolf |Quanita Toffie |Alfonsina Peñaloza

We are entering a new era for philanthropy—one that centers feminism. With major new commitments by billionaires like Melinda French Gates and MacKenzie Scott, and a host of women’s funding networks like Women Moving Millions and Giving List Women organizing with increasing urgency, the shift could not come at a more vital moment.