Resources for Research

Education

Resources on the education of women and girls, maintained as part of the WSSLINKS project, can be found on the WSSLINKS Women, Girls, and Education page.

Girls' Development

Philanthropy and Funding

Bibliographies

University-based Programs and Resources on Women & Philanthropy

Women's Philanthropy, Funding Organizations, and Publications

  • Effective Philanthropy: Organizational Success through Deep Diversity and Gender Equality, by Mary Ellen S. Capek and Molly Mead (MIT Press, 2006) website includes a "Talking Points" section for how to use the book to apply new ways to look at deep diversity and gender equality.
  • Empowering Women in Philanthropy publication from the Feminist Majority Foundation (1991) analyzes gender biases in funding patterns.
  • Illinois Women's Funding Federation [site gone August, 2004]
  • Gender Matters: Funding Effective Programs for Women and Girls, by Molly Mead
  • International Independent Women's Fund Network links funders in the North and South to the feminist movement in their countries.
  • Chicago Women in Philanthropy site includes "ClearSighted: A Grantmaker's Guide to Using a Gender Lens."
  • Michigan State University's Women & International Development Program site includes links to scholarship sources for international women students (some are Michigan-specific) and a grants guide.
  • Women & Philanthropy organization "mobilizes the resources of the philanthropic community to achieve equity for women and girls." Site includes a "Must Read Resources" section. A summary entitled "Women's Funding Movement: Three Surveys: Women & Philanthropy, Women's Funding Network, and Resourceful Women" was formerly on the site. Women & Philanthropy's survey of professional women in the field found that few feel they have had much impact in helping to institutionalize gender equity; the Women's Funding Network surveyed donors and found that young women were more committed to feminist causes; and Resourceful Women's survey of wealthy women donors found they "define philanthropy in terms of love of humankind, promoting human welfare, working together to alleviate social injustice, and as an act of doing something with someone, not for somone."
  • "Women and Philanthropy" issue of Sojourner (May 2000) includes "Feminist Giving and the 'Paradox of Wealth' :Introduction," by Stephanie Poggi, and "Not Just Giving Away Money, But Changing the Flow of Power" (interview with Karen Pittleman). (Sojourner is available in fulltext in Contemporary Women's Issues and GenderWatch databases. Consult your campus library website for access.)
  • "Women Give More Than Ever, Yet Get Small Returns," by Elizabeth Randolph (December 21, 2000), on the Women's E News site reports on a study conducted by the National Foundation of Women Business Owners and underwritten by Merrill Lynch's Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Management. Article begins "Women are giving more dollars than ever to philanthropy and women head half of U.S. foundations, yet only 6.6 percent of the philanthropic dollars go to programs for women and girls.Experts hope, however, that change is underway."
  • Women's Funding Network is an association of public and private women's foundations, federations, funds in community foundations, individual donors and supporting institutions. The members are listed. Members can also be searched by state, including Wisconsin. Many resources are mounted on the site, including Women and Philanthropy: Old Stereotypes, New Challenges, by Mary Ellen Capek. Some areas of the site are restricted to members.
  • Women's Philanthropy Institute, began in Madison, WI, moved to Rochester, MN, and as of 01/01/2004 became part of the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University. WPI seeks to educate and advance women as major donors and volunteer leaders for nonprofit causes. The "Learn More About Women and Philanthropy" pick includes links to models and examples of programs in which women are actively engaged in philanthropy.
  • Working Group on Funding Lesbian and Gay Issues advocates for increased support of lesbian and gay issues within organized philanthropy.

General Philanthropy, Funding, and Other Sites With Useful Information