Funding Feminist Leadership Transitions: A Landscape Analysis

Author: Ishita Chaudhry and Bhawna Khattar, along with Juliana Vélez, and Rophiat Bello,
Publisher: Foundation for a Just Society
Resource Type: Report
Leading Forward Principle: Leadership Transitions are Healthy and Necessary

This report highlights how thoughtful funder support can strengthen feminist movement organizations during leadership transitions in values-aligned ways. It offers actionable insights on trust-based relationships, direct transition funding, and long-term leadership development to help organizations and leaders navigate change with resilience and continuity

Funders and boards can use this resource to:

• Explore concrete ways funders can resource transitions financially and non-financially.

• Identify approaches that build leadership capacity and organizational health.

• Connect practical guidance with broader movement-level goals.