Rapid Response for Resistance: How These Funders Came Together to Fight Injustice The Emergent Fund, a collaboration of Women Donors Network, Solidaire, Threshold Fund, and DemocracySubscribe or log in to read the rest of this content. Author: Kiersten Marek Kiersten Marek, LICSW, is the founder of Philanthropy Women. She practices clinical social work in Cranston, Rhode Island, and writes about how women donors and their allies are advancing social change. View all posts by Kiersten Marek