Gender Equality and Gender Equality and Grantmakers Grantmakers

A FrameworkA Framework

OverviewOverview

Gender and recession Gender and recession Are women’s issues dropping off Are women’s issues dropping off

the donor agenda?the donor agenda?Globally, women’s rights Globally, women’s rights

organizations tend to be small organizations tend to be small and under-resourced and under-resourced annual annual budgets < $50,000 (Mama Cash, budgets < $50,000 (Mama Cash, 2011)2011)

Who funds women’s issues?Who funds women’s issues?

US Grantmaking (2009)US Grantmaking (2009)(The Foundation Center)(The Foundation Center)

US gender-focused grantmaking US gender-focused grantmaking (2010)(2010)

Amount: $1,236,933,620 (6.0-percent of total) Number of grants: 10,426 (6.8-percent of total)

Top 10 US Foundations awarding Top 10 US Foundations awarding grants for women and girlsgrants for women and girls

1. Gates Foundation 1. Gates Foundation $ 221,096,513 $ 221,096,513 99 grants99 grants2. Buffett Foundation 2. Buffett Foundation $168,787,914 $168,787,914 116 grants116 grants3. Ford Foundation 3. Ford Foundation $81,781,762 $81,781,762 284 grants284 grants4. Foundation to Promote Open Society4. Foundation to Promote Open Society $38,784,757 $38,784,757 33 grants33 grants5. William and Flora Hewlett Foundation 5. William and Flora Hewlett Foundation $36,225,500 $36,225,500 44 grants44 grants6. David and Lucile Packard Foundation 6. David and Lucile Packard Foundation $32,760,989 $32,760,989 105 grants105 grants7. Huber Foundation7. Huber Foundation $22,840,000 $22,840,000 25 grants25 grants8. The MacArthur Foundation 8. The MacArthur Foundation $17,817,400 $17,817,400 45 grants45 grants9. W. K. Kellogg Foundation 9. W. K. Kellogg Foundation $17,684,309 $17,684,309 56 grants56 grants10. NIKE Foundation10. NIKE Foundation $14,167,973 $14,167,973 65 grants65 grants

Top 50 recipients: only 10 are outside of the US, and only 2 Top 50 recipients: only 10 are outside of the US, and only 2 from the Global South (South Africa and Colombia, the rest from the Global South (South Africa and Colombia, the rest are England, Canada, Belgium, Switzerland)are England, Canada, Belgium, Switzerland)

Major focus: health, human rights Major focus: health, human rights

European gender-focused grantmaking European gender-focused grantmaking (Mama Cash, 2011)(Mama Cash, 2011)

Axioms of gender-focused Axioms of gender-focused grantmakinggrantmaking

Frameworks of gender-focused Frameworks of gender-focused grantmakinggrantmaking

Gender and grantmaking approaches: Gender and grantmaking approaches: focus on granteesfocus on grantees

Strengthen gender justice directly in grantees Strengthen gender justice directly in grantees (beware power, and always listen to (beware power, and always listen to grantees): grantees):

1.1. General support for women’s groupsGeneral support for women’s groups

2.2. Programmatic supportProgrammatic support

3.3. Encourage a gender lens across the board Encourage a gender lens across the board for all granteesfor all grantees

4.4. Organizational focusOrganizational focus5.5. Collaborative workCollaborative work

General supportGeneral support

Programmatic supportProgrammatic support

Gender lensGender lens

Organizational diversityOrganizational diversity

Diversity tables, e.g.Diversity tables, e.g.

Minority Non-minority Total

Men Women Men Women

Board

Professional staff

Support staff

Clearsighted protocol Clearsighted protocol (Chicago Women in Philanthropy)(Chicago Women in Philanthropy)

Collaborative workCollaborative work

Gender and grantmaking approaches: Gender and grantmaking approaches: focus on grantmakersfocus on grantmakers

Strengthening funders’ commitment to Strengthening funders’ commitment to gender justice:gender justice:

1.1. GrantmakingGrantmaking

2.2. Gender lens and gender awareness Gender lens and gender awareness across the board for all grantmakingacross the board for all grantmaking

3.3. Organizational focusOrganizational focus

4.4. Enhance gender-focused philanthropy Enhance gender-focused philanthropy

GrantmakingGrantmaking

OrganizationOrganization

The philanthropic fieldThe philanthropic field

1.1. Funder collaboratives, e.g. Women’s Funder collaboratives, e.g. Women’s Funding Network, Learning Bridges Funding Network, Learning Bridges Initiative (CEE)Initiative (CEE)

2.2. Bring in other grantmakersBring in other grantmakers

3.3. Increase the number of women Increase the number of women involved in philanthropy (giving involved in philanthropy (giving and/or working)and/or working)

Monitoring and evaluationMonitoring and evaluation

ResourcesResources

The Foundation CenterThe Foundation Center The European Foundation CenterThe European Foundation Center Association of Women in DevelopmentAssociation of Women in Development Women’s Funding NetworkWomen’s Funding Network GrantcraftGrantcraft Mama CashMama Cash Chicago Women in PhilanthropyChicago Women in Philanthropy UN WomenUN Women Global Fund for WomenGlobal Fund for Women BRIDGEBRIDGE