Women Donors Network Action

Grantmaking program. Wdn Action continued its grantmaking program in 2023 and continued to invest in advocacy and civic engagement strategies that support the leadership, vision, and long-term organizing of Women, people of color, young people, and other underrepresented communities. Wdn Action made $7,395,000 in grants to sixty-one 501(c)(4) organizations during 2023. With primary-purpose and general support funding, the organization emphasized building long-term movement infrastructure in states and nationally, as well as investing in the leadership development and capacity-building of its grantee partners. The organization's grants included support for organizations that are working to advance reproductive and gender justice, racial justice, trans rights, voting rights and rural organizing. Wdn Action grants also supported organizations working to engage young voters, including young immigrants and efforts to build paths to citizenship, align research and messaging efforts across the pro-democracy movement, advocate for domestic workers and the care economy, enshrine the right to abortion in state constitutions and combat anti-trans bills in state legislatures, and to increase native american and asian american representation in elected office.

Advocacy & educational activities. The organization held a lobbying and advocacy program in Washington, dc in may 2023, where attendees engaged in advocacy to support the legislative priorities of our grantees. The organization also offered educational programs related to its grantmaking and advocacy strategy online during 2023. As part of its educational outreach to engage Women Donors in its advocacy strategy, the organization held sessions during the Women Donors Network's annual conference in charlotte, north carolina in november 2023. These sessions were attended by approximately 125 Women Donors, including both in-person and virtual attendees, who learned about the organization's strategy and heard directly from wdn Action grant recipients about the impact of their work.