The Fund External News

When thinking about impact, funders often overlook gender. Consider that while in 2021-2022, Bridgespan Group research indicates that US donors made roughly 200 grants of $25 million or more to social change causes, just 16 percent named gender as an explicit focus of their grants. Those who do incorporate gender in their work frequently…

When many funders think about impact, they don’t think about gender. Those who do typically view gender as its own discrete program area—a focus that has been vital for improving the lives of women, girls, and gender-expansive people. Yet time and again…

When women take part in politics, the whole of society benefits. That is the main finding of this report, which is produced in partnership with the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership at King’s College London.