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Funders Concerned About AIDS @fcaaids.bsky.social · 7h

"Data is like the GPS for funders," one attendee said at our pre-#USCHA2025 U.S. HIV Philanthropy Forum. We couldn’t agree more. FCAA is committed to bringing you fresh data on the U.S. with #Aidsvu : bit.ly/46wEgV2and on the world: resourcetracking.fcaaids.org

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Funders Concerned About AIDS @fcaaids.bsky.social · 5d

From @avac.org 's always brilliant Global Health Watch: The inclusion of gender affirming care & DEI continues this Administration’s ongoing mischaracterization of existing foreign assistance programs, & attacks on programs that are trans inclusive or seek to address racial and gender disparities.

EXCLUSIVE: Trump Uses Reagan-Era Policy to Ban Taxpayer-Funded Gender-Transition Surgeries

The Trump administration intends to expand the Mexico City Policy, which prohibits taxpayer funding for abortions overseas.

www.dailysignal.com

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Inside Philanthropy @insidephilanthropy.com · 9d

The Department of Justice’s apparent move to begin investigating OSF has prompted some pushback from funding leaders.

Connie Matthiessen(@cmatthiessen.bsky.social) reports: tinyurl.com/4rh99u85

#Democracy #CivilSociety #OpenSociety #FordFoundation #FreedomToGive #NonprofitsUnderThreat

Targeting OSF, Trump Aims for a Chilling Effect on Liberal Funders

The Department of Justice’s apparent move to begin a criminal investigation of the Open Society Foundations has prompted some condemnation from funding leaders.

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Funders Concerned About AIDS @fcaaids.bsky.social · 23d

HIV-focused community organizations are at a breaking point, but funding practices haven’t caught up. So what’s next? In an article for POZ, FCAA’s Marvell Terry II dives into redefining sustainability and how intermediary funders can lead the way.

🔗 Read the article: www.poz.com/article/rede...

Redefining Sustainability

How intermediaries can lead us through the HIV funding crisis.

www.poz.com

Funders Concerned About AIDS @fcaaids.bsky.social · Aug 20

Your ZIP code shouldn’t dictate your health. But in the U.S. South, home to most of the country’s new HIV diagnoses, it often does.
On #SouthernHIVAIDSAwarenessDay, help rewrite the story. Explore ways to protect & increase funding: www.fcaaids.org/support/rapi...

An infographic on “5 Numbers To Know About the HIV in the U.S. South.”

Funders Concerned About AIDS @fcaaids.bsky.social · Jul 25

Meet FCAA’s new Board leaders! 🎉 As we thank Jesse Milan, Jr. for 8 years of service, we welcome 4 incredible leaders to our Executive Committee — ready to lead with heart and vision in the ever-evolving fight against HIV. #HIV #AIDS #philanthropy #LGBTQ

Graphic featuring a photo of Jesse Milan, Jr., with the text "Thank You, Jesse Milan, Jr." and photos of Mark Vermeulen, Alli Jernow, Meg French, and Jason Grisell with the text "Welcome Our New Board Members."

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Funders Concerned About AIDS @fcaaids.bsky.social · Jul 23

$400M saved. Billions more slashed. The U.S. Congress has approved a recissions package that guts global health & humanitarian aid. While PEPFAR was spared, significant funding for other programs was clawed back. It’s time for public and private leaders to step up.

www.fcaaids.org/news/fcaa-st...

A graphic with a quote in the center: “The unwavering commitment of FCAA members, HIV advocates, and allies helped to ensure PEPFAR didn’t endure further cuts and can continue to support HIV services for many of the world’s most impacted communities. However, this victory comes against a backdrop of clawbacks of already appropriated funds across a wide range of global health, humanitarian, and foreign assistance programs.” Read FCAA’s full statement on the Recissions Act of 2025.

Funders Concerned About AIDS @fcaaids.bsky.social · Jul 21

🚫 Today and every day, we say no to stigma—for women, LGBTQ+ people, people in the U.S. South, the global majority, sex workers, people who use drugs, migrants, detainees, and all people living with and vulnerable to HIV.

We stand with you. #ZeroHIVStigmaDay

Multi-colored ribbon with text to the right, reading “I support women and girls, LGBTQ+ people, people of the U.S. South, the global majority, sex workers, people who use drugs, migrants, detainees, and all people and places impacted HIV” with #ZeroHIVStigmaDay underneath both.

Funders Concerned About AIDS @fcaaids.bsky.social · Jul 8

🚨Registration is live! RSVP now to join FCAA, @aidsunited.bsky.social, @NMAC & fellow funders for an gathering before the 2025 US Conference on HIV/AIDS. Connect & strategize to support communities at the center of the #HIV funding crisis: mm.swoogo.com/hivphilanthr...
#philanthropy #2025USCHA

Funders Concerned About AIDS @fcaaids.bsky.social · Jun 24

‪Read this important piece from @kffhealthnews.org‬:

"The truth is there is no way for philanthropy to make up for the cuts from the federal government," [Masen] Davis said. "I suspect we will see new infections rise within 18 months, which is heartbreaking."

Amy Maxmen, PhD @amymaxmen.bsky.social · Jun 24

🚨My latest:

I’ve been talking with HIV activists since Trump took office.
Their organizing is rooted in pivotal social movements in America: AIDS to civil rights.

My reporting started in a Black church in the Mississippi Delta. It was the perfect place to begin. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

‘We Need To Keep Fighting’: HIV Activists Organize To Save Lives as Trump Guts Funding - KFF Health News

While Congress fails to stave off cuts to HIV care, community leaders in Mississippi and beyond race to limit the damage.

kffhealthnews.org

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Funders Concerned About AIDS @fcaaids.bsky.social · Jun 18

The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved Gilead's HIV prevention drug lenacapavir, a twice-a-year injectable medication that clinical trials show prevents new infections.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/h...

FDA approves new twice-yearly HIV shot. What to know

The FDA approved Gilead's HIV prevention drug lenacapavir, a twice-a-year injectable medication that clinical trials show prevents new infections.

www.usatoday.com

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Funders Concerned About AIDS @fcaaids.bsky.social · Jun 17

Attending the 2025 U.S. Conference on HIV/AIDS? Join FCAA, ‪@aidsunited.bsky.social‬, NMAC, & fellow funders for pre-convening rooted in action & connection — more than 40 years since the first AIDS diagnosis and amid funding cuts and stigma. Save the date!

Funders Concerned About AIDS @fcaaids.bsky.social · Jun 13

The first Pride was a riot. Today, LGBTQ+ communities are still fighting, and funding is down even as need rises.
Funding LGBTQ+ lives matters. Get more insights: resourcetracking.fcaaids.org

An infographic on HIV Philanthropy for LGBTQ+ Communities: 2023 vs. 2025. Explore more data at resourcetracking.fcaaids.org.

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Frontline AIDS @frontlineaids.bsky.social · Jun 5

In @fcaaids.bsky.social's Q&A series “Leading Through Crisis”, Marvell Terry II sits down with our Director of Programmes & Partnerships, David Clark, to discuss what solidarity looks like & what’s needed now from funders globally.

Read here ⤵️
www.fcaaids.org/2025/06/04/l...

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Funders Concerned About AIDS @fcaaids.bsky.social · Jun 3

Great piece from @thirdwavefund.bsky.social via @ncrpcommunity.bsky.social We need funders to get closer to the ground, to trust the leadership of people who live what they’re funding & to let go of the paternalism that frames sex workers as beneficiaries instead of experts. ncrp.org/2025/06/sex-...

Unbought, Unbossed, and Unbowed: Sex Worker-Led Organizing in the Age of Respectability Politics - NCRP

Carlton V. Bell II of Third Wave Fund calls in philanthropy to support, center, and fund sex workers who exist across ALL movements.

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Funders Concerned About AIDS @fcaaids.bsky.social · May 29

Today: Most women with HIV don’t pass it to their babies. ➡️ Post-Funding Cuts: More babies will be born with and suffer from HIV.

Read about more funding gains and gaps in our resource tracking report.
www.fcaaids.org/inform/phila...

5 things to know about HIV in pregnant women, mothers, and children. Read about more funding gains and gaps in our resource tracking report.

Funders Concerned About AIDS @fcaaids.bsky.social · May 15

What could the U.S.’ “skinny budget” mean for people impacted by HIV? FCAA Director of Operations Sarah Hamilton spoke to TheBodyPro in April about proposed budget cuts to health programs – and what funders need to do next. www.thebodypro.com/hiv/hiv-orga...

With Massive Federal Cuts Looming, Red-State HIV Service Providers Brace for Their Worst Fears

The Trump Administration’s plan to hollow out funding streams could decimate agencies in poor, conservative states that rely primarily on federal dollars.

www.thebodypro.com

Funders Concerned About AIDS @fcaaids.bsky.social · May 12

Our latest #HIV resource tracking report reveals where philanthropy is needed most — needs that have skyrocketed in the current environment. Join us May 14, at 11 a .m. ET to learn about the private funding landscape and where to focus next. Register: www.fcaaids.org/events/repor...

Funders Concerned About AIDS @fcaaids.bsky.social · May 8

The philanthropic sector stewards resources that could be transformational if it chooses to take decisive, principled, and strategic action. - Great piece by Matthew Hart of @gpp-updates.bsky.social

The Fund for Global Human Rights @fundhumanrights.bsky.social · May 1

“As LGBTQI+ movements are increasingly abandoned by governments, philanthropy must step up. The...most important thing that foundations can do is move new, big, flexible funding to LGBTQI+ orgs on the frontlines.”

Matthew Hart of @gpp-updates.bsky.social writes in @contextnewsroom.bsky.social.

Can philanthropy step up to fight crisis in LGBTQI+ movements? | Context by TRF

The first and most important thing that foundations can do? Move big, flexible funding to LGBTI organisations on the frontlines

www.context.news

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Global Philanthropy Project (GPP) @gpp-updates.bsky.social · May 2

The US funding freeze is hitting global civil society hard! This recent survey by EU SEE highlights how 67% of orgs surveyed in 50+ countries are affected, with 40% losing 25-50% of their budgets. The EU SEE calls for emergency funding & stronger donor coordination. Find out more: bit.ly/3Sg3Mpt

New survey: US funding freeze triggers global crisis in human rights and democracy

A new survey carried out by the EU System for an Enabling Environment exposes the impact of the US funding freeze on civil society organizations.

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Funders Concerned About AIDS @fcaaids.bsky.social · May 7

Important story on the impact of funding cuts on #HIV testing and outreach in the U.S. South www.physiciansweekly.com/hiv-testing-...

HIV Testing and Outreach Falter as Trump Funding Cuts Sweep the South - Physician's Weekly

JACKSON, Miss. — Storm clouds hung low above a community center in Jackson, where pastor Andre Devine invited people inside for lunch. Hoagies with smoked turkey and ham drew the crowd, but several pe...

www.physiciansweekly.com

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AIDS Foundation Chicago @aidsfoundationchi.bsky.social · May 7

On Friday, a federal judge declined to issue a preliminary injunction in our lawsuit challenging three executive orders that ban diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility, and erase transgender people from public life. This is a preliminary ruling, and the case is not over. @lambdalegal.org

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Grantmakers In Health @gihealth.bsky.social · May 1

Yesterday marked 100 days of the administration, and in that time, we have experienced a wave of harmful actions.

Cara James, GIH President and CEO, released a statement: “These changes will not make us healthier, and they threaten our democracy. We, the American people, deserve better.” Read more:

Health and Well-Being Threatened in The First 100 Days - Grantmakers In Health

Statement from GIH President and CEO Cara V. James on First 100 Days

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Funders Concerned About AIDS @fcaaids.bsky.social · May 1

FCAA’s Global HIV Philanthropy Fellowship, supported by ViiV Healthcare, is cultivating a new generation of grantmakers.

Hear how 3 of our US-based fellows are moving forward in the current funding crisis: fcaaids.org/2025/04/28/fcaa-fellow-spotlight-advancing-health-and-human-rights-in-the-u-s/

“This community of thinkers, doers, organizers and leaders has so much to offer each other and the challenges we are facing — especially now as we historically reflect on this world’s relationship to the most marginalized.” -Morgan Willis, Co-Director of the Third Wave Fund. Click to read the Q&A.

Funders Concerned About AIDS @fcaaids.bsky.social · Apr 30

Great piece by Tim Murphy that examines the impact of federal cuts on #HIV orgs in the South.

www.thebodypro.com/hiv/hiv-orga...

With Massive Federal Cuts Looming, Red-State HIV Service Providers Brace for Their Worst Fears

The Trump Administration’s plan to hollow out funding streams could decimate agencies in poor, conservative states that rely primarily on federal dollars.

www.thebodypro.com