Benefits include:

• Access to experts
• Discounted rates with consultants
• Broader access to other networks
• Collaborative working groups on key topics such as poverty
• Specialized cohorts such as raising money online

In addition, members have access to products and services that develop staff and build organizational capacity, including:

Grantmaking Capacity-Building

Making the Case™: A Planning and Evaluation Tool for Social Change — A tool designed to assist grantee partners in developing, articulating, and evaluating projects. The database and automated reporting capability enables Funds to quickly aggregate results.

Organizational Development and Effectiveness

Smart Growth™: A Life Stage Model for Social Change Philanthropy – A user-friendly Assessment Tool used to conduct a comprehensive review of an organization's capacities, including its progress, assets, and developmental challenges. Opportunities to apply for consulting support to use the Smart Growth™ with board and staff.

Resource Development

Fundraising Leadership Trainings: Opportunities to apply to participate in specialized development cohort training. Example: Women of Color/International Development Incubator (An 8-month fundraising training for U.S. women of color and women from the Global South designed to increase fundraising and leadership skills.

Peer Networks

• Annual Conference that provides space for members to share knowledge, ignite new ideas and accelerate progress. The conference also encompasses:
• Capacity Building workshops for staff and board
• Peer driven learning opportunities
• Networking venues
• Visionary and agenda setting plenary sessions
• Changing the Face of Philanthropy Award Banquet

Associate Member Benefits

Women's Funding Network welcomes those organizations that do not meet the criteria for partner membership but who support the women and girls' funding movement to join us as associate members. This level of membership is open to foundations, corporations, organizations, or other grantmakers that support our mission.

As an associate member you can take advantage of membership rates at our annual conference as well as several of our capacity building resources, such as Smart Growth™ and Making the Case™.

See our membership types page to find out specific benefits for:

• Independent Public Women’s Foundations
• Women’s Funds within Community Foundations or Larger Organizations
• Private Women’s Foundations

Member Fund Testimonials

Women's Funding Network members continue to share the value of being an integral part of the women’s funding movement as well as provide feedback on how capacity building services transform their organizations.

“Women's Funding Network recently underwrote a thought provoking and inspiring fundraising consulting session for our Board of directors. We learned the general framework on how and why to fundraise for social change as well as practical tips on establishing mutually beneficial relationships with individual donors. It is these kinds of opportunities that help solidify my skills and commitment to doing what I am doing: helping other people contribute to social change by investing in the world they think is possible.” Board Member, Semillas (Mexico City)