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Funders Concerned About AIDS (FCAA) unites philanthropic leaders to pursue a shared vision of a world without AIDS.
HIV funders responded to a crisis in real time at FCAA's Summit 2025. Mark Vermeulen of @aidsfonds.bsky.social on what that week sparked and why he'll be in Rio this July. Read his feature: www.fcaaids.org/2026/04/29/s... reg.eventmobi.com/2026-fcaa-gl... #HIV #EndAIDS #FCAASummit
This year's Summit is built around real work — and that work starts with a clear picture of where the sector stands. FCAA is scanning the HIV funding landscape now. Attendees in Rio will be the first to see the findings. Register: reg.eventmobi.com/2026-fcaa-gl... #HIV #EndAIDS #FCAASummit
“When you trust trans leadership, you are investing in survival.” We’re launching Beyond Visibility: Funding Trans Leadership—a new series featuring trans-led orgs in the FCAA community. Read the first interview: 🔗 www.fcaaids.org/2026/03/28/b... #TransDayOfVisibility
Beyond Visibility: Funding Trans Leadership – An Interview with Jordan Blaza Olsen of Transgender Strategy Center - Funders Concerned About AIDS
In recognition of International Transgender Day of Visibility, FCAA is launching a three-part interview series, Beyond Visibility: Funding Trans Leadership. The series features conversations with lead...
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FCAA's new Rapid Response Data Spotlight shows where philanthropy stood up in 2025: 37% of HIV funders surveyed increased grantmaking — leading to $5M+ in new resources when communities needed it most. But gaps remain: www.fcaaids.org/news/new-dat... #HIV #EndAIDS #HIVFunding
New data: How HIV funders responded to the 2025 funding crisis - Funders Concerned About AIDS
19 March 2026 When the freeze on U.S. foreign aid in early 2025 sent the global HIV response into crisis, philanthropic funders faced a defining moment. In November of 2025, FCAA surveyed HIV grantmak...
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Six Federal Scientists Run Out by Trump Talk About the Work Left Undone www.poz.com/article/six-...
Six Federal Scientists Run Out by Trump Talk About the Work Left Undone
“There’s been a fundamental destruction,” one researcher said. It’s going to “take a very, very long time to rebuild.”
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Public Health Funding Must Fully Invest in HIV Care and Prevention for All www.poz.com/blog/public-... via @aidsunited.bsky.social
Public Health Funding Must Fully Invest in HIV Care and Prevention for All
Amid Trump’s State of the Union, AIDS United warns that attacks on public health programs and affordable coverage threaten HIV efforts.
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New FCAA research: HIV philanthropy held steady at $719M in 2024. Amid public funding cuts & growing human rights threats, global needs are rapidly outpacing support. Read our new resource tracking report to see 5 emerging gaps where funders can have the biggest impact: resourcetracking.fcaaids.org
One year after the HIV funding and political landscape was upended, the impacts are still unfolding. 🤝Join FCAA for a discussion on what’s changed, what’s at stake, and how philanthropy can protect progress moving into 2026 — and beyond. 🔗Register: bit.ly/3NvZISO
2025 tested us, but our community came back stronger. 💪 From supporting communities worldwide to adapting to change, read a few wins in our year-end newsletter mailchi.mp/fcaaids.org/... 🙏 Grateful for every donor, activist, and leader pushing for progress on HIV.
Resolute in Rio. July 24–25, 2026. FCAA’s Global Philanthropy Summit returns to bring funders together ahead of AIDS 2026. 🔗 Event info: www.fcaaids.org/conferences/...
2026 FCAA Global Philanthropy Summit - Funders Concerned About AIDS
2026 fcaa global philanthropy summit: Resolute in rio The HIV field is at a major turning point. Yet one thing remains unchanged: our commitment to the people and places most impacted by HIV. Now is t...
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FCAA firmly believes that HIV work is democracy work. It's why we're committed to convening donors to tackle shared challenges. Read this great piece on @philea.bsky.social by Julia Lukomnik from FCAA member @aidsfonds.bsky.social bit.ly/3KAKYRF
The movement working to save democracy isn't who you think it is - Philea
To stand up for democracy and rights in the face of the anti-gender movement, we must be just as coordinated, just as intersectional and have just as long term a vision as they do.
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#WorldAIDSDay reminds us that the #HIV response is changing fast, and so must we. Barriers are growing, but so are beacons: 💡Data-driven giving 💡Bold, flexible funding 💡Leadership shaped by lived experience. FCAA’s Masen Davis breaks down six key signposts shaping our work in 2026: bit.ly/3M88w0M
Cancelling the commemoration of #WorldAIDSDay will not silence us or change our history. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. Read the World AIDS Day message to community from FCAA Executive Director Masen Davis: www.fcaaids.org/2025/11/24/m...
FCAA unites 50+ funders to protect the health, rights & dignity of people affected by HIV. As public funding declines, your support matters. 💝 Give today: www.fcaaids.org/community/do... 🤝 Become a Member: www.fcaaids.org/community/me... #HIVFunding #Philanthropy #AIDS
“We need to move from funding projects to funding movements.” FCAA’s new Board Chair Mark Vermeulen shared this insight in a conversation with FCAA’s Masen Davis. They explore how lived experience & bold approaches can protect progress toward an AIDS-free future. Read more: bit.ly/3X3PjiJ
HIV advocacy is powerful — yet underfunded. On Nov. 12, join FCAA’s Marvell Terry II and an expert panel as they discuss how funders can invest in advocacy as a tool for change. Register: www.fcaaids.org/events/from-...
The only thing standing between humanity and the end of HIV www.vox.com/future-perfe...
The only thing standing between humanity and the end of HIV
Even Trump is fast-tracking this innovative new drug. What could go wrong?
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The future of the HIV response depends on us all. FCAA’s Masen Davis spoke with Inside Philanthropy about the risk of public funding gaps and the role of funders in addressing them. Read more: www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/as-the-...
🌍 FCAA Global Fellowship Program is officially accepting applications for Cohort 2. Supported by @ViiVHealthcare, the nine-month fellowship will cultivate HIV changemakers in philanthropy to shape the future of HIV funding. Learn more & apply: www.fcaaids.org/support/fell...
Fellowship - Funders Concerned About AIDS
Building on the success of our inaugural year, FCAA is thrilled to announce Cohort 2 of our Global Fellowship, supported by ViiV Healthcare Positive Action. As the HIV funding landscape transforms ra...
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They Fought Outbreaks Worldwide. Now They’re Fighting for New Lives. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/h...
They Fought Outbreaks Worldwide. Now They’re Fighting for New Lives.
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Unpacking the US’s New Global Health Strategy: Retreating When We Could Be Winning url:https://www.cgdev.org/blog/unpacking-uss-new-global-health-strategy-retreating-when-we-could-be-winning
"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
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.
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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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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.
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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...
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
$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...
🚫 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
