We are a home for individuals with earned or inherited wealth, for community organizers, activists, and leaders. Our members come from different backgrounds and experiences but are connected by a shared vision. Since our founding in 2002, WDN has grown from a place where women worked to claim agency over their resources into a powerful network of nearly 300 members from 37 states.
No matter the issue or how we evolve as a community, we hold a steadfast vision for the future. From climate and reproductive justice to democracy and human rights, our approach is the same: We fight for the freedom, safety, and dignity of all people.
Women Donors Network and Women Donors Action are sibling organizations. Together, we protect and advance gender, racial, economic, and climate justice by channeling collective power and resources in solidarity with movements to transform …
people,culture, andsystems.
policies,
political infrastructure, and
political possibilities
To learn more about how we are moving strategically toward this vision, check out our Strategic Path.
Explore our Strategic PathWDN’s story began in 1990 as a home for progressive women to claim agency over their resources. This first iteration was called Resourceful Women. We were a leading edge space—many members identified as LGBTQ at a time when being queer wasn’t widely accepted, and many held more progressive views than their families and peers. Together, they found community and belonging.
In 1991, we changed our name to Women Donors Network, growing into a learning space where women built their skills as philanthropists. Next came a transformational focus on multiplying our impact through collective giving.
In 2017, as the political landscape shifted nationwide, we founded Women Donors Action to expand our advocacy efforts and political organizing. In the years that followed, the network continued to evolve, moving funds faster and farther than ever before, launching new initiatives and a new Strategic Plan, and growing our membership and reach.
For more than three decades, visionary members, movement leaders, and partners have shaped Women Donors Network around a bold founding vision: organizing women’s wealth and influence for justice. Today, that vision lives on through a multigenerational community committed to advancing justice together.
Join UsA chronicle of moments that have shaped our network and our commitment to justice.
