Impact100 DC Competitors

Global Fund for Women envisions a world where movements for gender justice have transformed power and privilege for a few into equity and equality for all. We were founded over 30 years ago to fill a critical gap in funding for local women's rights organizations. Today, we are the leading funder of gender justice organizations, initiatives, and movements worldwide. Learn more about us on our website: http://www.globalfundforwomen.org

The National Organization for Women (NOW) is the largest grassroots organization of feminist activists in the United States. NOW has hundreds of thousands of contributing supporters and members in chapters in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Since its founding in 1966, NOW's goal has been to take action to bring about equality for all women. NOW works to eliminate discrimination and harassment in the workplace, schools, the justice system, and all other sectors of society; secure abortion, birth control and reproductive rights for all women; end all forms of violence against women; eradicate racism, sexism and homophobia; and promote equality and justice in our society. Support or join NOW by going here: http://www.now.org/support.html?srce=linkedin.

Impact100 Philadelphia engages women in philanthropy and collectively funds high-impact grants to nonprofits in the Philadelphia area. Since 2008, we have awarded more than $3.5 million to support the programs and services of 55 nonprofits in five focus areas. Founded in 2008, Impact100 was inspired by a growing trend in women’s collective giving. The simple premise is that a group of women pooling their contributions can make a significant philanthropic impact in their community. Impact100 has grown from 111 members in 2009 to 451 in 2020, representing a mosaic of backgrounds, occupations, experiences, broad concerns, and individual interests. We are a community of professionals, entrepreneurs, teachers, mothers, artists, students, and retirees who live in the Philadelphia and surrounding counties. Together, we learn about local needs and the nonprofits working to meet them. We research, discuss, and experience first-hand the vital work being done by local nonprofits, and provide significant funding to our grantees. Please join us!