Why now
The world today faces converging challenges–and requires a collaborative solution.
We know the problems: Climate instability is reshaping economies and communities. Armed conflicts and political polarization are increasing. Inequality is widening.
Accelerate Together exists because this moment calls for scale.
At the same time, something else is happening: Women-led movements are already responding to these realities with practical, community-based solutions. They are organizing for safety, justice, economic opportunity, climate resilience and human rights–not in theory, but in daily practice.
But they face a reality of dramatically shrinking resources.
Despite overwhelming evidence of their impact, grassroots women’s organizations remain deeply under-resourced relative to the scale of the challenges they are addressing (and relative to the resourcing that anti-rights organizations receive). This funding gap limits how fast proven solutions can spread and how many people they can reach.
Who benefits
The research is clear: Investing in women’s movements accelerates change across society.
This is not only about gender equity—although that matters deeply. Strong women’s movements drive progress on a wide range of issues that benefit everyone.
Women and girls benefit directly, as they work toward climate action, stronger democracies, LGBTQ+ freedom, crisis response, bodily autonomy, and human rights.
Communities everywhere benefit because all lives improve when women thrive.
Funders benefit too, by supporting one of the most effective and highest-impact strategies for achieving long-term progress across multiple issue areas.
And society as a whole benefits—because countries with strong, autonomous women’s movements are more likely to:
No matter what issue you work on, partnering with women’s movements, from grassroots organizations to women’s and feminist funds, helps you achieve your goals faster—and makes progress more durable.
Accelerate Together invests in the movements that make life better for all of us.
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Answers to common queries about the campaign, how it works, and the difference it’ll make
The fact sheet
Everything to know about Accelerate Together in one place