Author Archive:
Nicky McIntyre
Following the leadership of Indigenous women
Listening to Indigenous women activists will move philanthropy closer to achieving meaningful change, writes Nicky McIntyre of Foundation for a Just Society When Teresa Zapeta and Lucy Mulenkei affirm that ‘we are not first women …
Shifting the (funding) power to sex workers – my years at Mama Cash
It’s my last day today as the Executive Director of Foundation Mama Cash and I’m at the European Foundation Centre’s conference in Warsaw, huddled with my colleague in a drafty corner of a hotel lobby …
Top Five Comments Overheard at EFC 2015 AGA
1. During the 2010 Haiti earthquake relief efforts, less than 1% of funding raised went directly to local Haitian organisations. 2. The deep connections and local knowledge that community funds have mean that, in times …
New conversations: grantees in the driver’s seat
On the first day of the EFC 2015 AGA I’ve heard more and more funders in different contexts say we need to listen to those who are the most affected by injustice and inequality because …
Alliance magazine: Celebrating the impact of women’s rights movements over 30 years
‘What kind of impact can you have by funding small organizations led by marginalized women, girls and trans people globally?’ As they celebrate their 30th anniversary this year, Mama Cash reflects on the achievements of …
Celebrating the impact of women’s rights movements over 30 years
What kind of impact can you have by funding small organizations led by marginalized women, girls and trans people globally? This is a question we are often asked at Mama Cash. Given that we see …
Expanding the gender conversation
Thank you, Françoise, for opening up the ‘gender conversation’. At Mama Cash we agree with many of the points you make: gender analysis is not only about girls and women, and we need to be …
