Category: Grantmaking
Making More Possible
There is no getting around it – this last year has been tremendously hard. We have lost so much and […]
It’s All About HOME 🏠
For survivors of domestic violence, housing opportunities mean everything – it’s all about HOME. Long before the coronavirus, our HOME cohort worked […]
Investing in Black Excellence
As Women’s Foundation California, we are investing an additional $300,000 this month in Black-led organizations across the state working on […]
Women’s Foundation California Supports Domestic Violence Nonprofits
Originally posted on Yahoo Finance Alliance-based initiatives led by The New York Women’s Foundation, Women’s Foundation California and Chicago Foundation […]
Over Half a Million in Feminist Grantmaking
We are committed to our grant partners and we are committed to leading from a place of abundance. As a […]
Igniting & Funding Civic Engagement
Election years are important opportunities to share information about voter registration, education, and advocacy. It’s how we strengthen our democracy […]
CA Fires: Investing in Resilience
California is on fire. As we continue to battle a global pandemic and unrelenting violent acts of racism, these fires […]
Put Your Money Where Your Values Are: #BlackLivesMatter
The deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade and so many of our loved ones at the hands of police […]
New Gender Justice Narrative Research Project Releases Data and Advocacy Tools
“Story at Scale” surveyed over 6,000 people nationally, across demographic and ideological lines, to better understand how they experience and […]
Changing the Culture: Four Organizations Transforming How We Think about Gender
Launching the Culture Change Fund this year with our partners was one of the highlights of our 2019, and it […]
Building Gender Justice Through Culture: A New Fund Takes Shape
This article was first published in Inside Philanthropy The movement for gender justice looks beyond legal protections and focuses on […]
Announcing $450,000 in reproductive justice grants
We are proud to announce that we just awarded $450,000 in grants to 20 reproductive health and justice organizations in […]
Women’s Foundation of California Announces $500,000 in Grants for New Bridge to Living Wage Initiative
Six nonprofits awarded grants to help increase employment, advancement opportunities for low-income women in healthcare sector SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 21, […]
Holga Photo Blog: Capturing Our Mothers’ Stories
“Growing up, hearing my mom’s stories, I never ever thought that we would have the same experience because we did […]
Investing in Women’s Leadership in the Central Valley
This week, the Women’s Foundation of California will be leading a funders’ tour in California’s Central Valley: Sowing Change 2010. […]
Ending Domestic Violence
Since we began in 1979, the Women’s Foundation of California has been deeply committed to the health, safety, economic security, […]
Clean Air, Clean Water, Clean Central Valley?
By Michelle Chandra, Communications Associate, Women’s Foundation California All photos by Nader Khouri. As a long term resident of California, […]
How Women and Children Have Been Affected by the Great Recession
The Great Recession has often been referred to as a “Mancession.” But recent findings by the California Budget Project reveal […]
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