g4gc june 29 webinar

June 29th WebinarAn interactive discussion

to shape our work together

Key Reflections from May 19th

Our goal was to… » Bring us all together for a conversation that would help all of us in our work to increase investments to girls and young women of color;

» Help us all better understand what anti-black racism and sexism is and why its important for us to have courageous conversation in order to do meaningful work with girls and young women in all communities of color;

» Learn more about what you all need to feel supported in your work to address the structural inequities facing girls and young women of color.

What is the main reason…

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During the G4GC convening on May 19th, we heard from many of you on what would be helpful.

» Need for more data and research on what is happening to girls and young women of color and philanthropy’s response;

» Need for practical tools to help educate staff and board members to develop an intersectional lens throughout your institutions;

» The importance of community building to do this work.

What are your hopes for the G4GC Community?

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Preliminary data from the Foundation Center

» About 7% of all grantmaking in the U.S. goes for women and girls. Between 7 and 10% of that number is designated for WGOC

» Health was the primary issue for WGOC. Education was number 5

» Most grants went to organizations in the Northeast, then the South, then the West, then the Midwest

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What we still do not know

» Disaggregated data on funding flows to specific ethnic and racial groups

» More nuanced analysis of explicit vs implicit funding

» Giving of smaller and/or regional foundations

» More recent funding trends (2014 to present)

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We heard the following about the kind of data you’re also interested in tracking

» Grant dollars that are place (neighborhood, region) specific

» Data that is rooted in a racial and gender justice analysis

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Possible collaborative opportunities

» Foundation Center tracking project capturing grants for girls and young women of color

» What would be most helpful? For institutional buy-in? For strategy development?

» How can we make it specific to place and racial/ gender justice analysis?

» What are your concerns?

Values & Guiding Principles

How can we achieve ideological unity?

THANK YOU!