Breakthrough - Philanthropy and Social Investment

Discussion Highlights

• Women’s wealth is growing significantly – but women get crumbs from the philanthropic table

• Men, not just women, are giving – but there is a difference in giving behaviours

• Donors more recently see philanthropic giving and investment as strategic

• Micro-finance is an avenue for strategic investment – and the majority of beneficiaries are women and girls

Recommendations

• Visit the Women Donor’s website – www.womendonors.org.au – to see statistics on women’s disadvantage which will outrage; stories which will inspire; and projects to connect to

• Undertake the Gender Lens workshop which will take place next year – visit www.vwt.org.au – and purchase the book

• That women’s funds collaborate for greater impact – to build a funding women movement similar to that in the US

• Advocate for women and girls