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VIVA Strategy

'Acta et Verba' for Racial & Gender Justice

Feminist & Collaborative Philanthropy

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approach

working with VIVA means...

01

Supporting progressive and feminist philanthropy
 

○ International and local feminist funds ○ Collaborative funds and giving circles ○ Philanthropic strategies for systems change, advocacy, and lobbying ○ Field catalysts and philanthropic affinity groups ○ Trust-based philanthropy, feminist principles of philanthropy, and Black equity principles in grantmaking and organizational culture ○ Equitable disaster response and rapid response grantmaking

02

Donor advising and donor education
 

○ Developing your vision & giving plan ○ Recommending organizations ○ Applying an equity lens, gender lens ○ Understanding the spectrum from social change to direct service ○ Supporting racial justice, gender justice, environmental justice, youth justice, reproductive justice, LGBTQI+ justice, economic justice ○ Community organizing and power-building, including funding 501c4s ○ Democracy, integrated voter engagement, and voting rights ○ Gender lens investing ○ Convening funder briefings and leading philanthropic workshops

03

Writing for impact and advocacy
 

○ Impact studies, reports, and briefs ○ Guest contributor pieces ○ NGO shadow reports to CEDAW Committee, Universal Periodic Review ○ Landscape mapping and analysis ○ Keynotes and talking points ○ Annual reports ○ Research and data analysis

04

Building communities and stakeholder engagement
 

○ Facilitating peer learning communities ○ Designing workshops and trainings ○ Coordinating delegations and proposing conference sessions ○ Participatory grantmaking & evaluation ○ Focus groups, in-depth interviews

05

Donor organizing and development
 

○ Donor development strategies ○ Donor engagement ○ Funder briefings ○ Grant proposals ○ Individual major gifts ○ ODA - government and multilateral grant management

06

Supporting movements & networks for racial and gender justice & democracy
 

○ Donor organizing and fundraising ○ Advocacy plus inside/outside power strategies ○ Theories of change and results-based management ○ Advising re. fiscal sponsorship ○ Network development and building coalitions

approach

working with VIVA means...

01

Supporting progressive and feminist philanthropy

  • International and local feminist funds

  • Collaborative funds and giving circles

  • Philanthropic strategies for systems change, advocacy, and lobbying

  • Field catalysts and philanthropic affinity groups

  • Trust-based philanthropy, feminist principles of philanthropy, and Black equity principles in grantmaking and organizational culture

  • Equitable disaster response and rapid response grantmaking

03

Writing for impact and advocacy

  • Impact studies, reports, and briefs

  • Guest contributor pieces

  • NGO shadow reports to CEDAW Committee, Universal Periodic Review

  • Landscape mapping and analysis

  • Keynotes and talking points

  • Annual reports 

  • Research and data analysis 

05

Donor organizing and development

  • Donor development strategies

  • Donor engagement

  • Funder briefings

  • Grant proposals

  • Individual major gifts

  • ODA - government and multilateral grant management

02

Donor advising and donor education

  • Developing your vision & giving plan 

  • Recommending organizations 

  • Applying an equity lens, gender lens

  • Understanding the spectrum from social change to direct service

  • Supporting racial justice, gender justice, environmental justice, youth justice, reproductive justice, LGBTQI+ justice, economic justice

  • Community organizing and power-building, including funding 501c4s

  • Democracy, integrated voter engagement, and voting rights

  • Gender lens investing

  • Convening funder briefings and leading philanthropic workshops

04

Building communities and stakeholder engagement

  • Facilitating peer learning communities

  • Designing workshops and trainings

  • Coordinating delegations and proposing conference sessions

  • Participatory grantmaking & evaluation

  • Focus groups, in-depth interviews

06

Supporting movements & networks for racial and gender justice & democracy

  • Donor organizing and fundraising

  • Advocacy plus inside/outside power strategies

  • Theories of change and results-based management

  • Advising re. fiscal sponsorship

  • Network development and building coalitions

Proud to have worked with

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PROJECT PARTNERS

A relational network is at the heart of VIVA Strategy.  Meet some of the key partners on recent VIVA projects, publications, and advising.

Connect

Email: info@vivastrategy.net

Connect with VIVA Strategy to:

  • set a free consultation meeting

  • hear about our powerful funder briefings

  • learn about the collaborative funds we support

  • share what you seek from philanthropic advising

Be a thought partner, especially re. funding intersectionality, reparative strategies, c4 giving, guaranteed income pilots, and feminist futurism.

Thanks for reaching out!

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