Funder Learning Community for Women and the Environment Feedback form by Prospera Secretariat https://padlet.com/prospera/flc2pager Your responses will help us complete the two-page 2019-2021 synthesis report: https://bit.ly/FLC2pager As you’ll note, the questions correspond to the blank sections of the two-pager. Please, submit your answers by February 10th! en-us 2022-01-20 17:11:36 UTC 2022-03-21 13:50:44 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f333.png sample answer prospera https://padlet.com/prospera/flc2pager/wish/2003403098 2022-01-20 17:18:00 UTC https://padlet.com/prospera/flc2pager/wish/2003403098 prospera https://padlet.com/prospera/flc2pager/wish/2008737198 Are these the right action categories for the 2-pager? 
What would be helpful to include here for funders that are easily actionable next steps for them to take?
Should there be a direct bullet point in “Support” to finance grassroots, gender and environmental just action?  

]]> 2022-01-24 13:24:30 UTC https://padlet.com/prospera/flc2pager/wish/2008737198 Who Would Use This tool? https://padlet.com/prospera/flc2pager/wish/2058939431 This tool could be beneficial to staff/consultants that lead strategic planning for foundations, helping them shape grantmaking that centers gender equity. Monitoring/Evaluation and Learning staff at foundations might also find this document useful.]]> 2022-02-21 15:11:53 UTC https://padlet.com/prospera/flc2pager/wish/2058939431 Feedback diane326 https://padlet.com/prospera/flc2pager/wish/2058949652 It is hard to know where to get started in using this report. Maybe highlighting a few examples of where/how to engage with this document: i.e. "If you are reviewing grants you have made, and see that gender plays a role, but is not clearly defined, this report can help you clarify your work." "If you are trying to lift up a conversation with your colleagues about gender justice, here are some ways to shape the discussion."]]> 2022-02-21 15:18:37 UTC https://padlet.com/prospera/flc2pager/wish/2058949652 Key Findings diane326 https://padlet.com/prospera/flc2pager/wish/2058955114 I think the findings/lessons are clear, but they seem like a big lift if someone is going to tackle them alone. For #4, about political will, I think the lesson is to buddy up with others on this journey. Perhaps somewhere on this 2-pager we can list where/how to find colleagues. ]]> 2022-02-21 15:22:22 UTC https://padlet.com/prospera/flc2pager/wish/2058955114 Guiding Questions for Kendeda diane326 https://padlet.com/prospera/flc2pager/wish/2058970404 Here are some guiding questions we use for our grantmaking at the intersection of girls' rights and climate justice:

Where is there potential for communities to seek and to see transformative change on multiple fronts – to increase climate resilience, to create sustainable livelihoods, and to increase the empowerment and agency of girls?

Where are youth (including girls) engaging as leaders in community-driven solutions to environmental and economic challenges and how are those youth linking to broader movements for social change?

Can we holistically address community stability, including the need for resilient agriculture, tackling the deeply held beliefs about girls’ sexuality, and strengthening the economic capacity of families and communities?

Do communities have access to the technical resources and support that enable them to tackle disparate topics?  

Are women's and girls voices centered community decision making in order to gauge the delicate balance of productive cultural friction and the appropriate pace of change?

]]> 2022-02-21 15:30:54 UTC https://padlet.com/prospera/flc2pager/wish/2058970404 Questions to Ask diane326 https://padlet.com/prospera/flc2pager/wish/2058978836 What is our role as funders to help center gender and environmental justice with our grantee partners? (provoke, train, give voice, measure???)

How can we broaden our view and perspective about funding to include 'women's work' as central to justice and sustainability? (the examples from the seedsavers drove this question home for me).
How can we embrace strategies that are not typically part of our grant craft to ensure that gender justice is adequately resourced? 

How much flexibility can we embed in our approaches to measuring impact and how can we lead by championing learning? ]]> 2022-02-21 15:36:26 UTC https://padlet.com/prospera/flc2pager/wish/2058978836 Speakers diane326 https://padlet.com/prospera/flc2pager/wish/2058982045 Yes! The speakers show so many ways that women lead and challenge unjust systems of oppression. It has helped me understand how gender justice needs to be centered in all kinds of issues, and what it takes to visibilize gender in all the issues our foundations address. ]]> 2022-02-21 15:38:35 UTC https://padlet.com/prospera/flc2pager/wish/2058982045 Definition of Gender Justice diane326 https://padlet.com/prospera/flc2pager/wish/2058984246 I like this definition from Global Fund for Women:
Gender justice is the systemic redistribution of power, opportunities and access for people of all genders.]]> 2022-02-21 15:40:05 UTC https://padlet.com/prospera/flc2pager/wish/2058984246 Understanding EJ diane326 https://padlet.com/prospera/flc2pager/wish/2058986514 I have always appreciated that EJ work is founded on the needs and knowledge of those most vulnerable. Our work together has given me a more nuanced view of our obligations to honor the knowledge, and address the needs in consistent and respectful ways. ]]> 2022-02-21 15:41:45 UTC https://padlet.com/prospera/flc2pager/wish/2058986514 Defining EJ diane326 https://padlet.com/prospera/flc2pager/wish/2059000151
http://lvejo.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/ej-jemez-principles.pdf


]]> 2022-02-21 15:49:36 UTC https://padlet.com/prospera/flc2pager/wish/2059000151 Learn/Engage/Support diane326 https://padlet.com/prospera/flc2pager/wish/2059005164 I think we should give more space on this 2-pager to these three categories. I'd collapse the "Questions to inform gender-just environmental grantmaking" into a link under the 'Learn' section. 

Also, I think these three actions are one of our key lessons -- that in order to work toward gender-just environmental giving, we need to be taking these three actions. Could these be the guides for shaping this 2-pager?]]> 2022-02-21 15:53:13 UTC https://padlet.com/prospera/flc2pager/wish/2059005164 Who Would Use This Tool? diane326 https://padlet.com/prospera/flc2pager/wish/2059007688 This tool could be beneficial to staff/consultants that lead strategic planning for foundations, helping them shape grantmaking that centers gender equity. Monitoring/Evaluation and Learning staff at foundations might also find this document useful.]]> 2022-02-21 15:54:58 UTC https://padlet.com/prospera/flc2pager/wish/2059007688 Who would use it? https://padlet.com/prospera/flc2pager/wish/2059189139 I think it would be a useful tool for organizations pivoting to this intersection. I'd also see it as useful for those rethinking their strategy. It feels very much like a learning tool. It seems like something that's a good resource to share with other funders new to the space. ]]> 2022-02-21 18:06:59 UTC https://padlet.com/prospera/flc2pager/wish/2059189139 Feedback on language https://padlet.com/prospera/flc2pager/wish/2059193289 I'd probe the "resource hub" aspect a bit more. If I were reading this as an outsider I'd want to be directed to that Hub. If you don't think of this as a tangible resource hub that folks can dive into, then I'd rework that sentence to focus only on a "learning space." ]]> 2022-02-21 18:10:44 UTC https://padlet.com/prospera/flc2pager/wish/2059193289 Feedback on language https://padlet.com/prospera/flc2pager/wish/2059196657 The recommendations for philanthropic funders sections has a subheading of "questions funders to consider." Yet, the recommendations themselves don't have any questions associated with them. I'd reframe this somehow. ]]> 2022-02-21 18:13:38 UTC https://padlet.com/prospera/flc2pager/wish/2059196657 Environmental justice https://padlet.com/prospera/flc2pager/wish/2059198923 Curious if someone could speak to the choice to use "environmental justice" as opposed to "climate justice." ]]> 2022-02-21 18:15:33 UTC https://padlet.com/prospera/flc2pager/wish/2059198923 Language feedback https://padlet.com/prospera/flc2pager/wish/2059201682 We've used "women" and "gender" largely interchangeably in this report. I am not sure that's the right move. Our conversations have mostly excluded men. I'd just want clarity around this. ]]> 2022-02-21 18:17:47 UTC https://padlet.com/prospera/flc2pager/wish/2059201682 https://padlet.com/prospera/flc2pager/wish/2060776860 Yes, externally in philanthropic advocacy and donor collaboratives spaces such as Gender Funders Co-lab (formerly PAWHR) as well as internally with FJS Board, program teams, and consultants in relation to informing new strategic plans and funding priorities.  ]]> 2022-02-22 15:18:44 UTC https://padlet.com/prospera/flc2pager/wish/2060776860 https://padlet.com/prospera/flc2pager/wish/2060790597 More case studies & examples of both 1) concrete grantmaking and institutional strategies that prioritize gender just climate justice solutions and 2) concrete examples of gender just climate justice grantee partners, coalitions, movement building, etc. Including regional examples for funds organized regionally instead of thematically. ]]> 2022-02-22 15:24:45 UTC https://padlet.com/prospera/flc2pager/wish/2060790597 https://padlet.com/prospera/flc2pager/wish/2060799233 I'm sure this was part of the conversation and striking the right balance but seems to be missing more inclusive language on gender expansive identities, Black feminists (and environmental racism) and rural feminists at frontlines of climate change and disability justice language. ]]> 2022-02-22 15:29:06 UTC https://padlet.com/prospera/flc2pager/wish/2060799233 https://padlet.com/prospera/flc2pager/wish/2060822381 Is the organization/coalition/collective not only centering feminist perspectives but also led by feminists of color based in the Global South & Global East with closeness to the movements? Is the org not only gender just but anti-racist? Is there collaboration across alliance and movements? How are our grantmaking practices (flexible, GOS, long-term, multi-year) enabling feminist orgs to respond to their needs, strategies, vision, movements including collective care needs with flexibility, agility, and without burdensome requirements, and how can we do better? How can we take more risks and analyze better ways to support newer, smaller, unregistered groups working at the intersection of gender and climate justice? ]]> 2022-02-22 15:40:36 UTC https://padlet.com/prospera/flc2pager/wish/2060822381 https://padlet.com/prospera/flc2pager/wish/2060835424
Elements of Third Wave Fund's definition of gender justice may be helpful -
https://www.thirdwavefund.org/what-is-gender-justice.html]]> 2022-02-22 15:46:44 UTC https://padlet.com/prospera/flc2pager/wish/2060835424 Yes! https://padlet.com/prospera/flc2pager/wish/2060884278 This document could be useful in sharing with other funders who are interested in working in this space. I talk about the funding communities I participate in with colleagues all the time and often think it would be helpful to have an introductory document like this to give some key pieces of information: focus, learnings, members, what to expect (i.e. monthly calls). 

This could also be valuable to share within my organization to show the all work and thinking that has gone into recommendations. These learnings could serve motivation to try something that may seem new to my organization, but is tried and tested by others and found to be good practice.]]> 2022-02-22 16:10:54 UTC https://padlet.com/prospera/flc2pager/wish/2060884278 Case Studies https://padlet.com/prospera/flc2pager/wish/2060892094 Case studies can illustrate the need for funding in this area but also help make the connection between gender and environmental justice for people who haven't worked in this space. I always find real-life examples a helpful way to learn.]]> 2022-02-22 16:14:22 UTC https://padlet.com/prospera/flc2pager/wish/2060892094 Quotes https://padlet.com/prospera/flc2pager/wish/2060906072 There is already a space to include a quote from one of our speakers, which is great. Maybe there are additional opportunities to share specific words from some of our calls? I have been a part of funder learning community recently where every new section/header was a quote from someone in the participatory grantmaking group and the funders were really receptive to this. Not sure that exact model works in this document, but including more direct quotes could be good.]]> 2022-02-22 16:20:54 UTC https://padlet.com/prospera/flc2pager/wish/2060906072 Links? https://padlet.com/prospera/flc2pager/wish/2060915644 The findings are clear, but I could definitely see someone wanting to explore each of these a bit more -- nuance, examples, etc. Maybe we can find a space on the website to provide the longer descriptions of these from the original document and link that page to this document? Then, like Diane suggests, we could also add resources that are specific to that finding? ]]> 2022-02-22 16:25:18 UTC https://padlet.com/prospera/flc2pager/wish/2060915644 Questions https://padlet.com/prospera/flc2pager/wish/2060940351 Are women’s and men’s unique roles reflected in the project’s objectives?

In what ways will the activities benefit women and men differently?

Are there any social, legal and/or cultural obstacles that could prevent women or
men from participating in the project?]]> 2022-02-22 16:37:05 UTC https://padlet.com/prospera/flc2pager/wish/2060940351 Questions from speakers https://padlet.com/prospera/flc2pager/wish/2060945412 Is the MEL practice useful for the funder AND the grantee, if not why?

Funders can and should help build networks. Do you help make connections across funders, grantees, resources, and when possible to do provide funding that allows for these connections to strengthen?]]> 2022-02-22 16:39:31 UTC https://padlet.com/prospera/flc2pager/wish/2060945412 Girls https://padlet.com/prospera/flc2pager/wish/2060955446 Girls were mentioned a lot by our speakers. If the standard categories were men, women, and youth, our speakers made sure to acknowledge the girls and boys have very different experiences and needs. When we think about gender justice this should not be exclusively about adults.]]> 2022-02-22 16:44:26 UTC https://padlet.com/prospera/flc2pager/wish/2060955446 https://padlet.com/prospera/flc2pager/wish/2061083834 Something to consider & address (if it hasn't already been considered) is how the FLC is composed of many different funders and how we each define women's rights and/or gender justice differently -- for example, for FJS using gender justice broadly to include all feminists in their diversity including LBTQI is really important. In the context of philanthropic advocacy more broadly, we also understand strategic framing and language use in order to "move the needle" and depending on the audience or type of funder and more traditional funders that we're trying to influence. ]]> 2022-02-22 17:50:22 UTC https://padlet.com/prospera/flc2pager/wish/2061083834 https://padlet.com/prospera/flc2pager/wish/2061114168 Are there folks not currently in the FLC that we should consider getting feedback from? Are there voices/perspectives missing? ]]> 2022-02-22 18:06:59 UTC https://padlet.com/prospera/flc2pager/wish/2061114168