Philanthropic Advocacy

Astraea ensures that lesbians and trans people have an articulate and well-informed advocate within all levels of the philanthropic community. We form philanthropic collaborations in the U.S. and internationally and convene grantee and donor partners to build change across regions and continents. Astraea also provides expertise and advocacy to increase institutional funding for LGBTI issues.

Some Highlights:

• Astraea has joined the historic Consortium of Latin American Women’s Funds’ lesbian, bisexual and transgender project as a guest fund based in the North. It is an effort to pool resources in a region-wide force for social and political transformation. Read more.

• Astraea is engaged in partnership with three other funds: The Ms. Foundation for Women, the New York Women's Foundation, and the Third Wave Foundation.  Read more.

Astraea is a founding and current board member of Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues. We also serve on the board of the International Network of Women's Funds, Grantmakers Without Borders, and The International Human Rights Funders Group. Astraea is a member of the Women's Funding Network and sits on its advisory committee for the Women Moving Millions program. We sit on the Human Rights Watch LGBT Program Advisory Committee and on the Steering Committee of the Global Philanthropy Project: Expanding Resources for LGBT People.

Additionally, Astraea participates with organizations and grantee committees by developing and participating in workshops and plenaries on a wide range of issues including social justice feminism, human rights and fundraising.