Local Global Connection: Adding an International Lens to Your Domestic Portfolio

Here’s an indisputable fact: The future of philanthropy is female. A huge amount of wealth is now in women’s hands, and they are ready to invest it where it’s needed most: 73% of donors worldwide are women. Of the impending $41 trillion wealth transfer between generations, 70%will be inherited by women. Women give almost twice […]

The following op-ed by Wagner Foundation founder and CEO, Charlotte Wagner, was originally published by The Financial Times 11/22/2019 in response to the Ebola outbreak in the DRC. The article details how global health failures have left the world vulnerable to pandemics. One month after publication, the first COVID-19 case was reported in Wuhan, China. […]

The COVID-19 crisis has been a stark reminder that global health is a fundamental security concern. The pandemic has exposed deep inequalities in health and social systems at global and national levels, including gender inequities, weakening our collective ability to tackle COVID-19 and generate improved health outcomes into the future. It is clear that the […]

1. How is the Wagner Foundation responding? Our initial focus has been on supporting first responders and those hardest hit by the pandemic, including those who have lost their livelihoods or are facing food insecurity. Our historic focus on health equity, and our deep relationship with grantees such as Partners In Health (PIH), as well […]