LeverforChange

05/29/2026

Now that's a lot of impact ✨

We're proud of the partners, supporters, and donors who continue to show up and deepen our collective impact.

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05/28/2026

Looking to support women and women's health? 🤝 Get to know the 80+ awardee organizations in our Network!

Explore the 80+ awardee organizations working across the world to advance health solutions for women of all backgrounds at all stages of life.

05/28/2026

From open call updates to welcoming new staff to recent blogs on sustaining impact, this quarter's newsletter is packed with valuable insights 💥

Dive into all things Lever for Change and be sure to sign up for our next newsletter here!

Dear friends and supporters, After spending an eventful week at the Skoll World Forum in Oxford recently, one question kept coming up in conversations: What…

05/25/2026

Sakhi for South Asian Survivors has spent years deepening their survivor-led approach, and they're just getting started.

As a two-time awardee through Lever for Change's open calls, Executive Director Kavita Mehra and Director of Programs Pooja Raj reflect on how the Yield Giving and Action for Women's Health awards have shaped their vision and expanded what's possible in the fight to end gender-based violence.

Read our Q&A with the Sakhi team to hear how their work has evolved and what's next in their mission to support survivors: https://leverforchan.ge/4wtxABO

05/21/2026

Open calls are how we start. Our funding ecosystem is how we scale. 📈

As of April 2026, Lever for Change has mobilized $2.6 billion in total funding, and 40.6% of that ($1.1 billion) came outside of our open calls entirely.

That's the secondary market at work: funding and partnerships that emerge because of an open call, but extend far beyond it. Top-ranking organizations from our open calls gain validation and funder access. Awardees receive long-term support. And through our global network, vetted organizations stay visible to donors long after an open call closes.

Read how we're building our funding ecosystem (and who makes it possible) in LFC President Kristen J. Molyneaux, Ph.D.'s latest blog → https://leverforchange.org/?post_type=news&p=68392

05/19/2026

💡 The best philanthropy doesn’t just fund ideas, it matches bold donors with bold solutions

We act as a philanthropic matchmaker 🤝 connecting funders with rigorously vetted nonprofits and social innovators tackling the world’s biggest challenges.

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Learn what services we offer as we work with nonprofits and funders to match them to one another and continue supporting their missions.

05/14/2026

This Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we're proud to spotlight Bold Solutions Network member Sakhi for South Asian Survivors in our newest Q&A.

Founded in 1989, Sakhi is a nonprofit working to eradicate gender-based violence in the South Asian and Indo-Caribbean diaspora. Led by and centering survivors, it provides trauma-informed direct services, actively pushes for change, and stands as a go-to resource for allies and advocates.

📖 Read the full Q&A with Sakhi’s Executive Director Kavita Mehra and Director of Programs Pooja Raj here: https://leverforchan.ge/4da2RSQ

05/14/2026

🤔 What separates transactional funders from true partners in philanthropy?

Our CEO Cecilia Conrad and President Kristen Molyneaux contributed to two new researching articles exploring how donors can increase impact by combining a collaborative mindset with broader forms of support beyond funding 🤝

Explore the research and its insights:

Bublitz, M. G., Peracchio, L. A., Davis, B., Du, K. M., Escalas, J. E., Gallo, Í., Gloukhovtsev, A., Hansen, J., Miller, E. G., & Wiener,…

05/11/2026

Traditional philanthropy often funds small, short-term projects.

That's why we're shaking things up in philanthropy💥

Through open calls, transparent review, and big bets on real solutions, bold ideas can scale and succeed.

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Lever for Change connects donors with bold solutions that move the world through creating equitable access. Reimagine philanthropy with us.

05/08/2026

🙏 So grateful Bublitz, Peracchio, Davis, and their team included us in their research.

These two new papers beautifully capture a turning point in philanthropy, and their findings validate what we've long believed about building networks between philanthropic givers and nonprofits: real change happens when we foster connections between givers, doers, and each other. 🤝

Read more: https://leverforchan.ge/3QXVeGz

05/05/2026

💡 The next generation of philanthropic leaders is learning by doing with real proposals, real stakes, and real impact.

Through our partnership with [tag: Berman], Former President & CEO, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, Lever for Change’s global network becomes a live classroom. Melissa brings real open call proposals to her students, giving them hands-on exposure to active funding decisions and complex social challenges.

See how partners like Melissa expand opportunities beyond our open calls in LFC President Kristen J. Molyneaux, Ph.D.'s latest blog 👉 https://leverforchan.ge/4u5Xhqf