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"Nothing is more crucial than getting money to projects on the ground. Donor Direct Action knows how to get the funds where they are most needed and where they will make a real difference."

| Gloria Steinem

Who We Are

Donor Direct Action (DDA) is a fund for women that strengthens front line women's rights activists around the world by increasing their access to financial resources, political leaders, and media visibility.

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What We Do

Donor Direct Action connects individual donors to strong and effective front line women’s rights activists, maximizing the impact of their contributions. 90% of every donation made to support our partners is regranted directly to them.

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Why We Do it

Only 1% of all “gender equality funding” goes to women’s rights organizations and even less to front line women’s groups. We believe investing in front line activists is the best way to achieve global gender equality.

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Donor Direct Action is an Initiative of the Sisterhood is Global Institute

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10th anniversary - celebrating a decade of strengthening women worldwide

MARCH 8, 2021

Join Meryl Streep, Yvonne Chaka Chaka, Jane Fonda, Denis Mukwege, Gloria Steinem, Lynn Nottage, and many more to celebrate International Women's Day and the 10th anniversary of Donor Direct Action!

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