Quanita Toffie

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Feminist Philanthropy Is Essential to Democracy

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.
To Counter Anti-Democracy Efforts, It's Time to Invest in Florida Year-Round

May 1, 2024 | msmagazine.com | Quanita Toffie

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.
Meet the Southern warriors for the future we deserve

Mar 15, 2023 | philanthropynewsdigest.org | Quanita Toffie

In the face of relentless and intersecting attacks on gender-affirming health care, trans youth and trans communities, abortion access, and voting rights, many of us are spending Women’s History Month contemplating an uncertain future. On the one hand, we’re seeing legislative attacks on bodily autonomy. For example, this month the Florida GOP introduced a bill that would ban girls from talking about their periods in school under the “Parental Rights in Education'' law.
“There’s No Such Thing as a Single-Issue Struggle”: A Conversation with Kitana Ananda, Naa Amissah-Hammond, and Quanita Toffie

Feb 6, 2023 | nonprofitquarterly.org | Kitana Ananda |Sonia Sarkar |Naa Amissah-Hammond |Quanita Toffie

Editors’ note: This article is from NPQ’s winter 2022 issue, “New Narratives for Health.” In this conversation, Kitana Ananda, racial justice editor at NPQ, Naa Amissah-Hammond, senior director of Grantmaking at Groundswell, and Quanita Toffie, senior director of the Groundswell Action Fund, discuss the history and current state of the reproductive justice movement in the United States. Click here to download this article as it appears in the magazine, with accompanying artwork.