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Media Coverage
A philanthropic drive to aid Black women is gaining momentum
April 22, 2021
AP News, Haleluya Hadero
How to get over the anxiety of asking for donations
March 29, 2021
The Chronicle of Philanthropy, Emily Haynes
Most couples still make decisions together when they give money to charity – but it’s becoming less common
March 18, 2021
The Conversation, Jacqueline Ackerman and Jon Bergdoll
How Women Are Changing the Philanthropy Game
January 30, 2021
The New York Times, Valeriya Safronova
Why women give away more money
December 18, 2020
POLITICO, Elizabeth Ralph
Americans are generous in their charitable giving during Covid-19, but how they donate changed
September 15, 2020
CNBC Make It, Alicia Adamczyk
More news coverage
2021
- 1/14/21: Moving the Needle on Giving to Women’s and Girls’ Causes (Worth)
2020
- 12/22/20: What's the Best Way to Donate to Charity If You Don't Have a Lot to Give? (The Cut)
- 12/21/20: Philanthropy Needs To Address The Funding And Equity Gaps For Women And Girls (Forbes)
- 12/20/20: Giving Billions Fast, MacKenzie Scott Upends Philanthropy (The New York Times)
- 12/18/20: How to use your values to make charitable donations, claim tax deductions (Newsday)
- 12/18/20: Why women give away more money (Politico)
- 12/8/20: Giving to Women's and Girls' Causes in the US Reached $7.1 Billion in 2017 (Barron's)
- 12/8/20: Giving To Women & Girls Hit $7.1 Billion (The NonProfit Times)
- 12/1/20: Millennial Money: Be effective with your generosity in 2020 (Associated Press)
- 11/30/20: 10 Donations to Easily Optimize Giving Tuesday for Women and Girls (Philanthropy Women)
- 11/9/20: Your 2020 Guide to Giving (Good Housekeeping)
- 10/14/20: Psychologist: If you’re lucky and have the money you need during Covid-19, ask yourself this key question (CNBC Make It)
- 9/15/20: Americans are generous in their charitable giving during Covid-19, but how they donate changed (CNBC Make It)
- 9/1/20: Single Women Were More Likely Than Others to Reduce Giving Early in Pandemic, Says New Report (The Chronicle of Philanthropy)
- 7/14/20: Who Helps Out in a Crisis? (The New York Times)
- 4/21/20: Women donors give more online than men, study funds (Barron's Penta)
- 4/21/20: Women Give More Online Than Men, Says New Study (The Chronicle of Philanthropy)
- 3/4/20: How Philanthropies Are Leaving Money On The Table When Not Deeply Engaging Women Of Color (Blavity)
- 3/1/20: The Big O (O, The Oprah Magazine)
2019
- 12/11/19: Feminist Givers are Fierce Change Agents, but Where are the Men? (Philanthropy Women)
- 12/3/19: Millennial Money: Give Back Without Busting Your Budget (Associated Press)
- 10/8/19: Melinda Gates’s $1 billion pledge for women’s equality disrupts traditional trends in charitable giving (MarketWatch)
- 10/7/19: Nonprofits focused on women and girls receive just 1.6% of all charitable giving (Fast Company)
- 10/3/19: Only 1.6% of Americans’ charitable giving goes toward nonprofits helping women and girls (CNBC Make It)
- 7/30/19: Women's Funds Lure More Engaged Donors (ThinkAdvisor)
- 7/24/19: Q&A: What are best practices to engage women philanthropists? (Devex)
- 7/22/19: How to Engage Women Donors (AFP Global)
- 7/15/19: Andrea Pactor, Women’s Philanthropy Institute (So Money Podcast)
- 5/14/19: Giving by Women’s Funds Has Soared. And They’re Getting More Savvy and Strategic (Inside Philanthropy)
- 5/14/19: The Butterfly Effect: Tracking the Growth of Women’s Funds (Philanthropy Women)
- 4/9/19: The Most Effective Way You Can Give To Charity, Even On A Super Tight Budget (mindbodygreen)
- 3/29/19: All the single ladies and people of color: Study looks at the changing face of philanthropy (Chicago Tribune)
- 3/21/19: Can We Have a New Face of Philanthropy? (Forbes)
- 3/19/19: Race Has Little Impact on Giving, Study Shows (The Chronicle of Philanthropy)
- 3/19/19: Generosity Transcends Gender and Ethnicity, Study Shows (Barron's Penta)
- 3/19/19: This Is What A Philanthropist Looks Like (Refinery29)
- 2/10/19: What’s Behind the Surge in Giving Circles? (The Wall Street Journal)
2018
- 12/12/18: Social Norms Shape Giving to Women's and Girls' Causes, Study Finds (Philanthropy News Digest)
- 12/6/18: Women donors and PACs fueled political funding for Democratic women in 2018 — but they left GOP women behind (CNBC)
- 11/20/18: Women Are Fueling The Growth Of Collective Philanthropy Giving Circles (Fast Company)
- 11/15/18: 10 Ways Giving Back Can Benefit Your Mental Health (Business Insider)
- 11/15/18: The Year of the Woman's Activism: Marches, Phone Banks, Postcards, More (New York Times)
- 11/6/18: How to Use Money as an Extension of Your Political Voice (SELF)
- 11/1/18: “Rage” or Resolve? Women Are Giving More In 2018 (Nonprofit Quarterly)
- 8/22/18: How to fund your charitable giving in retirement (CBS News)
- 8/8/18: How Women and Men Give Around Retirement (Association of Fundraising Professionals)
- 7/26/18: Charitable giving is retirement-proof — except for single men (Fast Company)
- 7/25/18: The Rise of Female Philanthropists — And Three Big Bets They Make (Forbes)
- 7/24/18: What Retirement Means For Charitable Giving and Volunteering (PBS Next Avenue)
- 5/23/18: Study Finds Men Are More Likely Than Women To Replace Charitable Giving With Impact Investing (eJewishPhilanthropy)
- 5/23/18: Your Guide to Giving like an Impact Investor (Charity Navigator)
- 5/17/18: Women's Rising Power: More Money Means More Giving (Thrive Global)
- 3/21/18: Want your children to be charitable? Do this. (MarketWatch)
- 3/19/18: Philanthropy in the Home | How Sons and Daughters respond based upon Gender (Women Moving Millions)
- 3/14/18: Daughters More Influenced Than Sons by Parents’ Giving Practices, Study Finds (Barron's Penta Blog)
- 3/10/18: Money Is Power. And Women Need More of Both. (New York Times)
- 2/14/18: Wealthy Women Embrace Risks In Philanthropy (Financial Advisor)