Urgent Action Fund for Feminist Activism

Urgent Action Fund for Feminist Activism is a feminist fund that provides fast and flexible support primarily to women, trans, and non-binary activists so that they can respond to unexpected risks and opportunities, protect and care for themselves and one another, and nurture and sustain thriving frontline feminist movements for a just and equitable world. Urgent Action Fund seeks to build the resilience of feminist movements in the following ways:

Grantmaking: We issue rapid response grants to individual feminist activists, organizations, and movements in Canada, Central Asia, Europe, the Middle East, the Balkans, the Caucasus, and the United States. We accept grant applications for projects that are unanticipated and time urgent 365 days per year in all languages specific to the regions we serve. We aim to issue grant decisions within 10 business days. Grant periods range from three-nine months and we issue grants that range up to $8,000. We offer three different types of grants:

• Security grants during moments of crisis and/or when the safety or wellbeing of an individual activist or an organization is at risk 
• Opportunity grants when an opportunity emerges for an activist or organization to lead advocacy work, influence policy, or change public discourse
• Collective Care grants to support organizations dedicated to community wellbeing, transformative justice, alternative systems of care and safety, healing justice, and expanding access to sovereign land and space for rest and respite

Advocacy, Alliance-Building, & Movement-Building: We leverage our funding power to amplify and center the voices of feminist activists in philanthropy and policy spaces. We also organize convenings, workshops, and learning opportunities to create opportunities for activists to connect, collaborate, and build knowledge.

Global Consortium of Urgent Action Funds: We are one of four Urgent Action Funds. Together with our Sister Funds: Urgent Action Fund-Africa, Urgent Action Fund-Latin America, and Urgent Action Fund-Asia Pacific, we collectively support gender justice and human rights movements globally.

Since 1997, Urgent Action Fund has provided over 4,000 grants in 131 countries worldwide. Help us make our next grant.

Take Action Now

There are many ways for you to take action and support feminist activists on the frontlines of justice and equality. Here are 3 simple ways you can take a stand for gender equality right now:

1. Make a donation! Your gift will go directly to support an activist at precisely the moment when she needs it most. 

2. Help spread the word! Share this page, and spread the word to your friends, colleagues, and families why gender equality is important to you.

3. Start a fundraiser! Setting up your own fundraising page is quick, simple and free. Click on "Fundraise for this Cause" to get started.

Any questions? Contact the Partnerships Team at donate@urgentactionfund.org.