Member Stories

Our members are driving meaningful change through a diverse array of approaches. From providing direct cash transfers to new mothers and championing the Equal Rights Amendment, to fighting for reproductive rights and combatting the climate crisis, their work encompasses a wide range of activism, advocacy, and philanthropy.

Rachel Foster

Looking through a gender lens, we can connect the dots between various systems of marginalization and oppression women and girls face and understand avenues for creating meaningful societal change.

Jen Risher

WMM is a wonderful source of power, purpose, inspiration, challenge, belonging, support and friendship. It’s also a necessity for my sanity, satisfaction, and success.

Marti Speranza Wong

The most effective organizations don't just provide services - they weave together direct impact with advocacy to transform the systems that perpetuate gender inequity. To those considering investing in women and girls: be bold and embrace the power of change!

Emily Nielsen Jones

Looking back on my philanthropic journey over the past fifteen years, I so appreciate the touchpoints along the way with inspiring women rolling the massive boulder of gender equality up the patriarchal mountain.

Kristin Blakely

If you want to support movements for gender equity – then get serious about your own feminism.

Negar Tayyar

I encourage my peers to consider the interconnectedness of displacement with their existing funding priorities and to add crisis response as essential in their gender-driven philanthropy.

Stacey Keare

I have continued to expand my understanding of the sisterhood that WMM brings to our lives... The more I dive in the more I get out of it.

Vivian Long

Part of having a vision for a gender equal world is acknowledging the harsh and sometimes unseen reality of violence against women, and equipping people with the tools to thoughtfully respond and navigate tangible outcomes in a survivor-centric way.

Dana Su Lee

Being part of WMM has introduced me to resources and partners who are inspirational and demonstrate how my investments can make the greatest impact for gender equity in our world.

Holly Fogle

I relish authentic one-on-one conversations with people trying to change their corner of the world.

Elsa Soderberg

The urge to find community and belonging is intrinsic in all of us, and to have a community centered around making the world a better place is irreplaceable.

Mona Sinha

We must be bold. The systems we are challenging have deep roots which need some serious investment to uproot. Only then can we create more just structures that allow half the world’s population to thrive.

Vanessa Evans

As a funder and donor, I hold a deep conviction that it’s my responsibility to place unwavering trust in the organizations and individuals working tirelessly for their chosen causes.

Jacki Zehner

The driving force behind my giving is the same today as it was over 25 years ago, that from a gender perspective the world is unjust and unequal, and I must do what I can to advance women and girls.

Patti Lee-Hoffmann

I work with prominent women who have suffered traumatic physical violence....All of us have transformed our trauma into power, casting off any notion of victimhood to become powerful advocates. And, most importantly, all of us have made a virtuous vow to help others.

The Jensen Project

Less than 1.9% of philanthropic dollars goes to women and girls causes... We can do better than that. We have to do better than that.

Sophia Yen

My philanthropy is driven by a desire to leave the world better than when I entered it and to level the playing ground for those of us born with uteri.

Monika Parekh

Courageous storytelling is a critical part of social change.

Katie Spencer

I believe it starts with us. I want to be in community with women who are invested in themselves – who acknowledge they are uniquely positioned to lead their lives, families, and communities into the next chapter, and living fully in their leadership potential.

Maria Núñez

I made a commitment because the need is so great and I believe that now is the time to create lasting change.

Heidi Huiskamp Collins

Women are powerful. We are problem solvers. We are collaborative. We get things done.

Renee Parsons

With less than 2% of funding supporting women and girls, it will take all of us, moving strategically, asserting our voice and influence, to boldly challenge the world around us.

Lisa Valone

There is strength in numbers. Being a part of WMM amplifies our voices and showcases our goals of creating a gender equal world and rectifying gender inequities in philanthropic giving.

Sandi Treliving

Instead of waiting for a solution, we as women can create it together, for each other.

Recently, I decided to make a new million-dollar commitment to WMM’s Give Bold, #GetEqual campaign because I saw the impact of my first commitment, both to the Women’s Fund and to me personally.

Susan M. Blaustein

My passion for advancing women’s and human rights has deep roots.

Nazanin Alakija

Being a part of the WMM community provides a guiding force that encourages and challenges me to look at development through a gendered lens...

Jen Rainin

Visibility and representation are the most powerful tools to protect LGBTQ+ women.

Karen Keating Ansara

Being part of the Women Moving Millions community has pushed me to practice feminist philanthropy -- and led me full circle

Sonja Hoel Perkins

I joined Women Moving Millions because I found kindred spirits in its members. If we as women with resources and power don’t step up with our dollars and voices, who will?

Linda Calhoun

If I could be in that room, any girl could be if they knew the steps to take to get there. That’s the fertile soil where the idea and impetus for my philanthropy began to take shape.

Gretchen Carlson

I feel so lucky to be a part of an organization where we are all working towards a common goal and where women are so helpful to one another.

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