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" We're not asking for everything to shift immediately. We're asking for people to make small shifts so that everyone here in Boston feels like they belong and that they're protected. I think that's what philanthropy wants to do, but I think we have some work to do to get there. " - Natanja Craig Oquendo

Natanja Craig Oquendo and Dr. Laurie Nsiah-Jefferson join WBZ-TV’s Courtney Cole to discuss the new report “Carrying the weight, leading the change.” "...When you support the people who need it the most, you end up taking care of everybody. And so that's our answer, is that we're really just trying to take care of the most vulnerable people in our city, who are doing the most amazing work on the ground... And they deserve a lot more than 2 cents on every hundred dollars that'

A new report shows the region's philanthropic sector can raise up to $1 billion for women's and girls’ causes in a year, but only about 2% of that goes to efforts supporting women and girls of color. "Greater Boston’s philanthropic sector can raise up to $1 billion for women's and girls’ causes in a year, but only about 2% of that goes to efforts specifically supporting women and girls of color, according to a new report. The chief executive at Boston Women’s Fund, which comm

Leaders gathered at a Boston Women’s Fund convening to discuss the preliminary findings and implications of the Carrying the Weight, Leading the Change study. ( JayPix Photography) "For women of color leading on the frontlines of social change, carrying the weight rarely comes with accompanying resources. There is an urgent need for new models of what can be possible when sustained investments replace extraction and partnership replaces paternalism. This is demonstrated in a

Through a community-led process free of grant applications, BWF funnels philanthropic power to marginalized communities and removes...

A group of visionary women came together in 1984 to award Boston Women’s Fund’s (BWF) first five grants totaling $20,000. These small...

For immediate release: January 15, 2025 Contact: Aisha Woodruff, aisha@bostonwomensfund.org   210-373-1993 BOSTON — January 15, 2025...

Three local organizations receive $75,000 in grants for their work addressing the maternal health crisis Members of the Birth Equity and...

Grants to 3 Black-Led Grassroots Organizations Go Beyond Abortion Rights For immediate release: July 25, 2023 Contact: Aisha Woodruff,...

Through equitable, radical practices, BWF is scaling while reimagining philanthropy BOSTON — June 29, 2023 — Boston Women’s Fund (BWF),...

Boston Magazine has named Boston Women's Fund Executive Director, Natanja Craig Oquendo, one of the 150 MOST INFLUENTIAL BOSTONIANS for...

During Black History month, BWF Executive Director Natanja Craig Oquendo was a featured panelist on GBH's historic TV show "Basic Black"!...

Natanja Craig-Oquendo. PHOTO: RICHARD HOWARD Natanja Craig-Oquendo is ushering in a new era at the Boston Women’s Fund. The Villa...

A Beautiful Resistance celebrates Black History Month. Natanja Craig-Oquendo is the Executive Director of the Boston Women's Fund....