What a stressful, challenging, and world-view altering year. Between COVID, the free-fall of the economy, and the ongoing lack of clarity from the election, it feels like there’s no end to the new harm and instability in the world, particularly for women and girls. Here’s a look at what went wrong, and right, for gender equality funding strategies this past year, as represented by our Top 10 posts here at Philanthropy Women.
Listed below are the top 10 posts on Philanthropy Women for 2020, factoring in page views and social media shares, as well as stats on high-authority backlinks for each post. These are the posts that produced the most reverberations across the culture, from what we could tell.
#1 The 12 Most Promising Trends in Women’s Philanthropy
#2 The Highest and Best Use of My Worth: S. Mona Sinha
#3 As NoVo Downsizes, What Next for Women and Girls?
#4 COVID-19 Special Edition: Women’s Leadership Matters
#5 Ms. Foundation: Donors Must Step Up for Women and Girls of Color
#6 Kamala Harris: “We’re Gonna Get it Done.”
#7 CONVICTED! Weinstein Trial Shows Success of Funding #MeToo
#8 Anybody Got a Spare $6.3 Billion to Fund Women and Girls?
#9 10 Donations to Easily Optimize Giving Tuesday for Women and Girls
#10 MacKenzie Scott and the $14.2 Billion Dollar Question for Women & Girls
Shortlisted Posts Worth Noting
Other contenders for the Top 10 Spots in terms of page views, social media shares and high authority backlinks include:
What if Only Women Voted in the 2020 Election?
New Hub Launches for Women of Color in Giving
What Melinda Gates Says, and Doesn’t Say, About Women in COVID
Lessons for Philanthropy from Black Women Leaders
New Climate and Gender Justice Funder Announces Grantees
Women’s Collective Giving: Expanding Power
NoVo Accounted for 17% of US Funding for Women’s Rights
