named programs · 2 · from sources
What they call their work
Anti-Fraud, Bribery and Corruption Policy
Internal governance framework to ensure ethical conduct, financial integrity, and compliance with anti-corruption standards across WEDO’s operations and partnerships
Prohibition Against Harassment, Discrimination and Retaliation Policy
Workplace policy promoting a respectful, inclusive environment free from harassment, discrimination, and retaliation for all staff and affiliated individuals
activities · 6 groups
What they do
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Human Rights Advocacy & Accountability 1 activity
- Advocacy for gender-just climate, environmental, and economic policiesLeads and participates in global coalitions to advocate for gender-just climate, environmental, and economic policies at local, national, regional, and global levels. Sustains collective advocacy to bring frontline expertise into global policy spaces, including through convening sessions and organizing caucuses within UN processes.
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Women's Empowerment and Leadership Development 1 activity
- Capacity building for women leaders and feminist advocatesProvides training and support to women leaders, feminist advocates, and frontline environmental defenders to strengthen their influence in political decision-making. Includes administering the Women Delegates Fund and conducting trainings on climate processes that contributed to adoption of the UNFCCC Gender Action Plan.
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Gender Equity Research and Advocacy 1 activity
- Development and dissemination of gender-environment data and analysisProduces and shares accessible data and analysis on gender equality in global climate policy and national implementation through the Gender Climate Tracker, launched in 2016 as a public platform. Tracks gender mandates, women’s participation in UN delegations, and gender responsiveness in national climate plans, available via website and mobile app.
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Flexible Grants to Grassroots Organizations 1 activity
- Funding community-led gender-just climate initiativesProvides flexible, feminist funding to community-led climate initiatives through grant programs such as the GJCS Awards and Scale Fund and the GEDA Small Grants program, supporting gender-transformative shifts and models that lack access to traditional finance.
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Healthcare Compliance and Ethics Programs 1 activity
- Internal governance and risk management systemsMaintains comprehensive financial records and conducts regular risk analyses to prevent fraud, bribery, corruption, and terrorism financing. Provides annual anti-corruption training to staff and investigates all reports in line with the Fraud Response Plan.
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Podcast and Radio Production 1 activity
- Production of feminist and grassroots analysis on just transitionHosts interviews with feminist, grassroots, and frontline thinkers and practitioners on just transition, and produces accessible analysis from these conversations to promote reflection and critical engagement among advocates, policymakers, and funders.
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financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$3.18M
Contributions & grants$3.17M100%
Program service revenue$5K0%
Investment income$730%
Other revenue$11K
expenses
Total expenses$2.97M
Program expenses85%
Admin / overhead7%
Fundraising8%
Salaries & benefits$1.11M
Grants paid out$323K
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$2.43M
Cash$1.47M
Investments$0
Liabilities$288K
Net assets$2.14M
Liquid reserves5.9 mo
4 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue -8.6%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024
Who runs it
paid leadership · 3
| Name | Title | Hours/wk | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIDGET BURNS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $211K |
| TARA DANIEL | SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER | 40 | $148K |
| KATHRYN TOBIN | SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER | 40 | $127K |
board members · 6
- ANABELLA ROSEMBERG — CHAIR
- BARBARA PHILIPS — DIRECTOR
- BRENDA MOFYA — DIRECTOR
- ED HARRINGTON — TREASURER
- KRISTIN HETLE — SECRETARY
- SAYIDA VANENBURG — DIRECTOR
relationships · 31
Who they work with
- ActionAid Partner — Co-convenes the Women and Gender Stakeholder Group under UNDRR with ActionAid to integrate disaster risk reduction into the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
- American Jewish World Services Funder — Current financial sponsor supporting WEDO's work.
- Avina Foundation Funder — Current financial sponsor supporting WEDO's work.
- Channel Foundation Funder — Current financial sponsor supporting WEDO's work.
- Climate Emergency Collaborative Group Funder — Current financial sponsor supporting WEDO's work.
- DT Global Funder — Current financial sponsor supporting WEDO's work.
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Funder — Current financial sponsor supporting WEDO's work.
- Environment and Climate Change Canada Funder — Current financial sponsor supporting WEDO's work.
- Fondation Chanel Funder — Current financial sponsor supporting WEDO's work.
- Ford Foundation Funder — Current financial sponsor supporting WEDO's work.
- Foundation for a Just Society Funder — Current financial sponsor supporting WEDO's work.
- G7 Coalition — Engages in advocacy related to G7 processes and outcomes.
- Generation Equality Forum Partner — Collaborates with the Generation Equality Forum to support young feminists and advocate for redistributive power and resources.
- Global Alliance for Green and Gender Action Network — Member of GAGGA, a network that secures women’s rights to water, food security, and a clean, healthy environment while influencing ecosystem protection policies.
- Global Fund for Women Funder — Current financial sponsor supporting WEDO's work.
- IUCN Partner — Co-convened the Gender + Environment Data Alliance (GEDA)
- International Women’s Development Agency Partner — Collaborates with Alice Ridge of the International Women’s Development Agency on redefining economic progress to include care and wellbeing.
- Irish Aid Funder — Current financial sponsor supporting WEDO's work.
- Key Coalitions Coalition — Leads and engages in diverse strategic coalitions focused on gender equality and environmental justice.
- See Our Coalitions Coalition — Participates in multiple global coalitions to advance gender and environmental advocacy.
- The Winky Foundation Funder — Current financial sponsor supporting WEDO's work.
- U.S. Climate Action Network Network — Member of the U.S. Climate Action Network, which connects NGOs to promote government and private sector action on climate change.
- UN Foundation Funder — Current financial sponsor supporting WEDO's work.
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Government — Tracks gender mandates, participation, and progress under the UNFCCC and related processes.
- WEDO Network — Member of global gender and climate justice networks through sustained advocacy and initiative leadership.
- Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Funder — Current financial sponsor supporting WEDO's work.
- Woka Foundation Funder — Current financial sponsor supporting WEDO's work.
- Women & Gender Constituency Partner — Co-convenes the Women & Gender Constituency to influence UNFCCC processes and ensure civil society representation in climate negotiations.
- Women's Major Group Partner — Supports the Women's Major Group in facilitating women’s civil society input into United Nations sustainable development policy spaces.
- frontline thinkers and practitioners Partner — Collaborates with frontline thinkers and practitioners through interviews to center lived experience in discussions of just transition
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strategies · 5
How they approach the work
Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.
- Care-Centered Systems Transformationmethodology: care-centered systems changeBy advocating for economic and environmental systems rooted in care rather than extraction, we advance gender and climate justice because care-centered models prioritize equity, sustainability, and democratic participation over exploitation and profit.
- Coalition-Centered Collective Power Buildingmethodology: coalition-centered solidarity buildingBy forming strategic coalitions and creating spaces for cross-movement collaboration, we strengthen collective power and amplify marginalized voices in global decision-making because solidarity across movements increases political leverage and systemic influence.
- Evidence-Based Narrative and Data Mobilizationmethodology: evidence-based-advocacyBy making gender and climate data visible and using dialogue to connect lived experience to policy debates, we transform narratives in climate discourse because accessible evidence and marginalized analysis shift public understanding and policy priorities.
- Feminist Grassroots-to-Policy Advocacymethodology: feminist-grassroots-to-policyBy supporting feminist and grassroots leadership and connecting lived experiences to global policy processes, we produce more equitable and representative climate and gender justice outcomes because policy grounded in frontline experience is more effective and legitimate.
- Three-Shifts Framework for Systemic Changemethodology: three-shifts-frameworkBy simultaneously shifting power (through inclusive governance), shifting money (via resource redistribution), and shifting minds (through narrative and data transformation), we produce durable systems change because transformation requires structural, financial, and cultural realignment.