MappingtheMoney:AChangingLandscapeofHumanRightsFundingFebruary14,2018

TenStrategicRecommendationsforFunders

1. Humanrightsmustbecometangibleatthelocallevel.Wemustinvestinworktohelpeverydaypeopleseewhathumanrightsmeansinrelationtotheirownlives.Itiscriticaltodevelopmechanismstogetmoneytothelocallevel.

2. Wehavetohelpourgranteepartnersfindtheirfootinginthismomentandexpandleadershipandcapacity.“Sittingonourresourcesatamomentwhentheworldisburningisunacceptable.”

3. Wemustbemoreproactiveinourfundingtosupportourgranteestobothmanageandmitigatebacklashbeforeitreachescriticallevels.

4. Inthismoment,whatwedon’tsay—asfunders—matters.Oursilencecanstoptheorganizationswebelieveinfromspeakingupandactingout.“Thisisnotatimeforhesitancy.”Ourcommunitiesareunderattack.

5. Wecanusedatatobemorestrategicinourgrantmakingandmorecollaborativewithourpeers.6. Datacanbuildcommunityandevidenceinanalyzingourcollectivefunding.7. Ashumanrightsactivistsandfunders,weshoulddiversifystrategiesthatweuseandsupport.8. Thereisstillacriticalroleforresearch,particularlyinunderstandingthecomplexityofthe

challengeswearedealingwithasamovementandhowtocombatdelegitimizingnarratives.Forexample,publicopinionresearchiscrucialtoinformmessaging.

9. Smallerstrategicshiftscanlaythegroundworkforlargerstrategicshiftsbyfosteringhardconversationswithlowerrisks/costsandbyallowingspaceforexperimentation/pilots.Thiscanbeparticularlyusefulwhenleadershiporconstituentsarenotyetsupportiveoftheseshifts.

10. Datapresentsanopportunitytoheardirectlyfrompeopleandcommunitiesweserve.

InTheirOwnWords

AsVictoriaDunning,nowattheFordFoundation,taughtmelongago,“Inourefforts,weshouldacceptnostorieswithoutnumbersandnonumberswithoutstories.”

–CaitlinStanton,DirectorofPartnershipsUrgentActionFundforWomen’sHumanRights

Iamcurrentlyworkingonbringinglocalphilanthropiestogetherwithgreenphilanthropies.Everyissuehasasuccessstoryatthelocallevel.Mobilizationacrossmovementsmustbringthelocaltogetherwiththeglobal.

–AnaMaríaEnriquez,CoordinatorWomenTerritory&ClimateJusticeLatinAmericanGrantmakers

Oneoftheinternalcritiqueswehaveashumanrightsadvocatesisthatprofessionalizationandemphasisonlegaltoolshasseparatedhumanrightsadvocatesfrompeopleinmovementswhoaremobilizing.ThisbringstomindastoryofahumanrightsorganizationinBarcelonawritingareportintheirofficeaboutausterity.Atthatmoment,aloudmarchpassesbyoutside.Theirfirstinstinctwastoclosethewindowandfocusonhowtoframethisreport.Inthemeantime,thiswasamarchaboutausterityliterallyoutsidetheirwindow.Sotheywentoutintothestreetstojointhemarch.

–ClaretVargas,ResearcherandDirectorofInternationalization,Dejusticia

Therewasamomentinthemarriageequalitymovementwhenweknewweweregoingtowin.Therewasafeelingof“enough”atthegrassrootslevel;peoplewereshowingupattownhallssaying“we’regoingtogetmarried.”Andofcoursethoseofusinvolvedweretryingtopreparefolksforpressinterviewsandwereworryingiftheyweregoingtosaytherightthing.Butatsomepointwehadtosay,“Letitgo.Letitrip.”Bythethirteenthstate,weknewitwasinevitable.Unstoppable.

–TimSweeney,Advisor,PrideFoundation

TheAdvancingHumanRightsresearchreflectsourcollectivepowerashumanrightsfunders.“Thealmost11billiondollars[mappedoverfiveyears]isus,ournetworks,ourfundingcommunity.”Inadditiontoilluminatingthecurrentstateofhumanrightsfunding,theresearchcanhelpfundersthinkabouthowwecandobetter:“Whenwethinkaboutthefuture,it’snotaboutgettingbacktothestatusquo,buthavingavisionforhowtotakeitbeyondjustreclaimingwhatwefeelwe’velost.”

–JennaCapeci,DeputyDirector,HumanRightsFundersNetwork

Weashumanrightsfundersknowthatwinsdonothappenoutofthinairbutaretheoutcomeofongoingcoordination,strategydiscussions,andpeopleputtingthemselvesindangerlongbeforetherestoftheworldknowswhat’shappening.ThestoryofRosaParksandthecivilrightsmovementremindsusoftwotruths:1)planning,training,anddatamatter,butattheendoftheday,theyaretoreinforceourgutinstinctsabouttherealityontheground;2)withgreatgainscomebacklash.

–EricWard,ExecutiveDirector,WesternStatesCenter

UnderstandingtheTrends

• HumanRightsFundersNetworkandFoundationCenter’sAdvancingHumanRightsresearchfoundthat5%ofallphilanthropicfundinggoestohumanrights.

• ThankstoHRFN’sexpandingglobalnetworkandpartnershipswithAriadneandProspera,wehaveseenaremarkableincreaseintherepresentationoffundersfromoutsideoftheUnitedStates:thisnumberincreased63%from2011-2015.

• Keyfundingshifts:o Overallfundingforhumanrightsandsocialjusticeincreasedby45%.o FundingforEnvironmentalandResourceRightsmorethandoubled.o FundingforLatinAmericaandMexicodecreasedby12%.o FundingfortherightsofPeoplewithDisabilitiesdecreasedby23%.o FundingforstrategiessuchasGrassrootsOrganizingandLitigationandLegalAidnearly

quadrupled.PublicEngagementandAwareness-Raisingmorethandoubled.ResearchandDocumentationdecreasedby19%.

ReflectingontheTrends

• ItisdisappointingtoseethehumanrightscommunitymovingfundsfromLatinAmericawhentherearecriticalpoliticalandeconomicchallenges.AfocusoncountrieswithhighestlevelsofpovertyignoresthefactthatLatinAmericahasthehighestrateofinequalities.

• Withrespecttothe2013increaseinfundingtoenvironmentalandresourcerights,Iquestionwhyittooksolongforfunderstorespondtothesocioeconomiccontextthatwasincreasinglyrelevantinthe1990s?We’renowplayingcatch-up.

• Thedisabilityrightsmovementdemonstratedthatarights-basedtreatycanmakeadifferenceatglobal,nationalandlocallevels.Disabledpersonsorganizationshavesuccessfullyadvocatedfor64nationallawsandlegislativechangessincethetreaty’sadoption.

• Disaggregatingdatahasbeenkeytogettingpeoplewithdisabilitiesintodecision-makingspaces.Ournumbersaresmall,butwe’vedonesomuchwithsofewresources.

• Thedecreaseinfundingforresearchanddocumentationseemslikeareactiontotherealityofwhatworks.Youwouldnotbesurprisinganybodyinthehumanrightsmovementifyousaythe“NameandShame”traditionalreportsarenotaseffectiveastheyusedtobe.Therearelargertrendsthatdelegitimizethehumanrightsdiscourse.Thatsaid,weshouldbeexpandingfundingofotherapproachestoadvocacyanddiversifyingourtools.Howdowestopwritinglikelawyersandinsteadwriteanop-edthatwillinspirepeople?

CivilMarriageCollaborative–ASuccessStoryofFunderCollaboration

• Fourteenfoundationspooledandleveragedfunding.Weinvestedinpublicopinionresearchandexplicitlyfocusedonstateefforts.

• TheLGBTmovementdidnothavethecapacitytorespondtothemulti-statebacklash.Fundersbroughtmovementleadersandfunderstogethertodevelopatwenty-yearstrategy.Funderscommittedtoresourcingit.Itwaschallengingforallofusto“putallofourcardsonthetable”butcriticaltodevelopingasharedstrategythatarticulatedthespecificrolesandcontributionsfordifferentmovementactorsandfunders.

• Evaluatetheinevitablesetbacks,learnfromthem,andembracetheconceptof“losingforward,”usingeachefforttoputgranteesandadvocatesinabetterpositiontowinthenextbattle.

Readmore:Hearts&Minds:TheuntoldstoryofhowphilanthropyandtheCivilMarriageCollaborativehelpedAmericaembracemarriageequality

WatchtheVideos(case-sensitivepassword:AHR2018)

- Welcome&OverviewoftheFindings- MorningSession:WhereHaveWeBeen?

o IntroductionofPart1byCaitlinStanton0:00-2:55o TimSweeney2:55-21:05o IntroductionofPart2byCaitlinStanton21:05-26:00o AnaMaríaEnriquez26:00-35:12o YumiSera35:12-41:55o ClaretVargas41:55-50:17o Questionswithfourpanelists50:17-1:29:41

- Keynote:EricWard- Workshop:MappingTheMoneyForYourWork- AfternoonSession:WhereAreWeGoing?

o IntroductionbyLesleyCarson:0:00-3:00o LeilaHessini3:00-14:35o ReganPritzker14:35-22:06o AlexWang22:06-30:57o ClosingbyMonaChunandLaurenBradford30:57-34:12