Aligning Health with Human Rights for Women and Girls

Some of the wealthiest women in the world deploying vast fortunes with gender lens grantmaking: This is the future of philanthropy. Maverick Collective is one of the places where this strategy is already taking place. But gender norms of the past still haunt many women philanthropists. “Women told us that they would be at a Read More

Ana Morales: Building on her Family Legacy with Philanthropy in Mexico

When you meet Ana Morales you are immediately struck by her charm. She is warm, funny, approachable, accessible. But if you stop there, you’d be missing out on the full picture. Morales is also a philanthropist who is constantly working to understand the world and give back.  And given how fearlessly she approaches this mission, Read More

New Ways to Lead the Charge: What’s Donna Hall Doing for Women?

I wrote this profile of Donna Hall, President and CEO of the Women Donors Network, in February of 2016, but now it seems truer than ever. With the recent news that the Women Donors Network is partnering with Solidaire to lead a funding effort aimed at defending vulnerable people against a hostile government, the Women Read More