March 9, 2020 | Read Time: 1 minute
The Collective Future Fund, a pooled fund from grant makers including the Ford, NoVo, Open Society, and Schusterman foundations announced its first round of grantees in a five-year, $20 million commitment to support efforts to end violence against women.
The announcement comes as the United Nations plans a flurry of events in the coming months to mark the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, a landmark effort in the push for equal rights for women globally.
In its first $3 million round of grants, the collaborative will support 15 efforts in the United States and internationally that are led by women of color and survivors of sexual harassment and violence.
Recipients include Girls for Gender Equity in New York, the Gender-Based Violence Working Group at Brandeis University, and the International Domestic Workers Federation in Hong Kong.
The collaborative fund came together to address what the donors see as a lack of support for philanthropy aimed specifically at women and girls and at women of color.
The new fund is part of a wave of efforts now underway to channel more money to groups that focus on women. According to the Women’s Philanthropy Institute, efforts dedicated specifically to women and girls attract only 1.6 percent of philanthropic giving.
