Interest in supporting nonprofit groups that help women and girls has grown in the last year, the groups’ leaders and philanthropic advisers say, some of it the result of a younger generation’s push for parents to focus on the cause. But because the biggest charities often use their money to help many interests, it can be hard to find which ones can best accomplish what you want. So ahead of International Women’s Day on Monday, I spoke with donors, advisers and organizations about the factors that go into deciding which groups to support. “You can give to your alma mater, but instead of giving to the general use fund, set up a scholarship for women. If you’re giving to a museum, why not give money to curate an exhibition on women or diversity?”

Source: International New York Times March 05, 2021 15:26 UTC