The International Human Rights Funders Group (IHRFG) is a global network of grantmakers and philanthropists committed to advancing human rights around the world through effective philanthropy. Our aims are to improve the use, reach and strategic effectiveness of existing funding for human rights; to increase overall human rights funding; to expand the extent to which funders across issue areas incorporate a human rights framework into their grantmaking; and to extend linkages among human rights funders around the globe. We are an affinity group affiliated with the Council on Foundations.

 Approach

IHRFG’s approach is based on seven core “inquiry questions” through which we guide our work and growth:

How do we…

-assist funders in strengthening the strategic effectiveness of their human rights grantmaking?

-cultivate thought leadership among human rights grantmakers, through which we challenge ourselves and others?

-foster collaboration, connection and community among human rights funders?

-develop into a network more truly global in participation and perspective?

-broaden involvement among grantmakers in important policy issues critical to human rights funding?

-expand the extent to which funders across a range of issue areas incorporate a human rights framework into their grantmaking? and, 

-ultimately, how do we increase overall funding for human rights?