The Harnisch Foundation

Creative, progressive, spirited philanthropy. Since 1998.

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WELCOME TO theHF

Watch this short video on theHF. Our Founder Ruth Ann offers an inside look on where we came from, where we're going, and why we are all in for girls and women. (It's 2.5 minutes you don't want to miss!)

#NOTJUSTASTAT

March 8th is International Women’s Day, and we asked a few of our friends to help us celebrate. Learn more.

The Hunting Ground

1 in 5 women experiences sexual violence on her college campus. We joined Oscar-nominated filmmakers Amy Ziering and Kirby Dick ("The Invisible War") to expose systemic failures and encourage a culture of consent.

Sundance Coaching Initiative

The Sundance Institute is working to foster gender equality in American independent cinema, and we've partnered with them on a new program.

SupporTED

Imagine you could wave a magic wand and assemble a team of wizards to help you think through your most pressing problem. That's what we offer TED Fellows via our coaching program and a multi-day intensive.

BINDERCON

Gender disparity numbers in the field of media are still dismal, despite many advances. That's why we couldn't be more proud to announce that we will be the major sponsor of BinderCon LA 2015.

Awesome Without Borders

We jumped on the Awesome Foundation bandwagon and launched a global chapter that gives $1000 no-strings-attached grants each week.

Funny Girls

In Spring 2015, we will workshop a program that teaches girls between the ages of 10-13 how they can use improv as a leadership tool.
FOUNDER'S BLOG
Bi-monthly insights from our Founder & President on philanthropy, feminism, and the strategies we employ to accomplish our goals.
OUR WORK IN FILM
We believe that investing in storytelling and media makers who are out to make a difference is a powerful way to make the world a fairer place.
Phew! Lucky for us you all realized that the end of our first day's statistic was cut off, so we've reposted it again in its entirety. The silver lining: it's yet another opportunity to recognize our fearless friend and feminista @AlysiaReiner for partnering with us on the campaign. We would love to hear the ways you've been affected by or are solving for gender inequity. Tell us your story on Twitter with, then head over to theHF.org and learn which group working to change the ratio in Film & TV Alysia is helping us gift $1,000 to!
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