WFN’s peer communities of practice

WFN is currently seeking volunteers to serve as 2026 Co-chairs for the Executive Leaders & Development Peer Communities. Learn more here.

The Women’s Funding Network’s peer communities of practice provide intimate virtual spaces that enable members to tap into one another’s expertise and knowledge for collective organizing and mutual support. Peer communities are a place for WFN members to share experiences, expertise, challenges, solutions, and resources that collectively move us forward. There are currently six peer communities.

Members can engage with the peer communities through a dedicated listserv and SharePoint site. The listserv allows members stay connected with each other, ask questions, and share ideas and updates. The dedicated SharePoint site is where members can stay updated on relevant news, learn from shared resources, and add resources.

In addition to the listserv and Sharepoint site, the Development Community and Executive Leaders Community also meet on a quarterly basis and are led by member Co-Chairs.

Advocacy & Public Policy Peer Community (Listserv | SharePoint)

This peer community focuses on policy priorities and advocacy tactics, and has the opportunity to organize to move regional, state, and national policy priorities forward.

Communications Peer Community (Listserv | SharePoint)

This community welcomes all staff working on communications strategies to join this group. Together, peers share ideas and work through challenges as well as refining messaging where groups can find alignment and opportunities for amplification.

Development Peer Community (Listserv | SharePoint | Quarterly Meetings)

This peer community welcomes all staff working in fundraising development to connect and explore topics, opportunities, and challenges relevant to this important work. As a community-guided space, this peer community will source topics top of mind from the members and engage outside expertise and learning around particular areas of interest. 

Executive Leaders Peer Community (Listserv | SharePoint | Quarterly Meetings)

This peer community is just for executive leaders and a chance to connect with other executive directors, CEOs, presidents, board leadership, and individual practitioners to share best practices with a network of women’s philanthropy peers. Senior leaders enjoy exclusive access to our CEO/executive directors’ discussion group, connecting our network’s leaders to create a collaborative environment of shared expertise, professional development and peer learning. Membership of this peer community is automatic for executive leader members.

From Margin to Center Community (Listserv | SharePoint)

This community provides a forum for connection and learning among members who self-identify as PGM (People of the Global Majority), BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color), or who are from a marginalized racial/ethnic group in their region. This peer community is a place of learning for people with a shared lived experience, while honoring that there is a variety of PGM and BIPOC experiences within a larger shared experience. 

Research & Data Community (Listserv | SharePoint)

This community shares strategies for research design, data collection and database platform integration. In addition, they discuss how to use these tools to make the case for funding and public policy initiatives that support marginalized genders.

Email us to learn more: membership@womensfundingnetwork.org