What We Do

Urgent Action Fund for Feminist Activism provides fast, flexible support 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 feminist movements that are creating a more just and equitable world.  

 

Guided by the priorities and expertise of our activist partners, we deliver holistic, timely support to frontline feminist activists, organizations and movements when, where and how it matters most.

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Our Grantmaking

Our Grantmaking

Feminist movements have been under-resourced for generations. The majority of grantmaking globally is slow-moving: public and private funders alike continue to favor lengthy application timelines, burdensome requirements and longer-term outcomes. 

Through our grants, Urgent Action Fund for Feminist Activism provides fast, flexible support 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 feminist movements that are creating a more just and equitable world. 

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Why

Rapid response grants?

  • Traditional philanthropy is slow-moving, rigid, and resources are too scarce
  • Our model provides fast, flexible funding when activists need it the most
  • Our rapid response grants allow activists to respond creatively and courageously to unexpected challenges
  • We are able to resource holistic safety, protection and collective care
  • The grants are an investment in the power and potential of frontline feminist movements
  • We know that effective advocacy involves a combination of long-term strategy and real-time flexibility, as well as adequate resourcing

Integrating Care

Integrating Care

Together with Urgent Action Fund’s activist partners, our advocacy elevates the power and potential of frontline feminist leadership to create a just and equitable world and transform the systems and structures that threaten the lives and livelihoods of women, trans, non-binary, LGBTQI+, disabled, Black, Indigenous and all other people who are most marginalized by oppression and discrimination everywhere. 

In partnership with the Urgent Action Sister Funds, Urgent Action Fund for Feminist Activism is helping to cultivate a dynamic ecosystem of care, protection and support for frontline feminist movements throughout the world.

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Chinyere Ezie

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Chinyere Ezie is a Senior Staff Attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights, where she advocates for racial justice, gender justice, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex (LGBTQI+) rights, and challenges governmental abuses of power. Chinyere previously worked at the Southern Poverty Law Center where she brought cases defending the rights of LGBTQI+ Southerners. She also served as a Trial Attorney at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, where she litigated employment discrimination cases and secured a $5.1 million jury verdict on behalf of workers subjected to unlawful treatment. Chinyere is a William J. Fulbright Scholar, a White House Fellows Program Regional Panelist, and a cum laude graduate of Yale University. She also received a Juris Doctorate from Columbia Law School, where she was an Alexander Hamilton Scholar and served as Editor in Chief of the Journal of Gender and Law. Chinyere serves on the Board of Directors of the Transgender Law Center and the feminist grant-making organization the Urgent Action Fund. She was also a Founding Board Member of the National Trans Bar Association.In 2018, she was named one of the nation’s Best LGBTQI+ Lawyers Under 40.