Accelerating proven climate and biodiversity solutions with women as agents of change.

Heading for Change is a donor-advised fund (DAF) launched with a $1MM endowment by Suzanne Biegel and Daniel Maskit to make catalytic investments and grants that accelerate proven solutions to the climate crisis and advance gender equity. 

Our blended, multi-asset class demonstration portfolio reflects Suzanne’s global perspective and deep expertise in both gender and climate lens investing. Over 100 Donor-Partners have already joined Heading for Change, tripling the size of the endowment to nearly $3.5MM.

Read about Suzanne’s legacy in the fields of climate and gender finance, or find out more about Daniel’s vision for integrating a neurodiversity lens for more rigorous impact.

Approach and Capital Flow

Heading for Change’s impact is driven by the contributions of our Donor-Partner community. 90% of total contributions are applied to investments, with 10% flowing to grants.

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If you…

  • value having a planet that can thrive and sustain its inhabitants

  • recognize we need urgent, science-based global action to address the climate emergency

  • believe equal opportunities and inclusivity can enhance society…

Then join us in Heading for Change.

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102.96 gigatons

Projected carbon dioxide emissions drawn down by closing the financing gaps for girl’s education, leading to smaller family sizes.

20-30%

Potential increase in on-farm yields if women farmers had access to the same resources as men.

100+

Donor-Partners have already joined Heading for Change. The community’s enthusiastic support has now tripled the size of the endowment to nearly $3.5MM.

Join Us

Individuals and entities are welcome to become members of our Donor-Partner community. Contributions of any amount— whether $100 or $1MM— meaningfully advance our work. 

It is our intention to build an inclusive Donor-Partner community to share knowledge and best practices on how to invest at the nexus of climate and gender. Heading for Change will share experiences and lessons in an open-sourced and transparent process, extending Suzanne’s influence as a potent ecosystem builder. Quarterly newsletters, educational seminars, impact reports, tools and resources related to climate-gender investing, and virtual meet-ups to celebrate our work together are all planned.

Latest News

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Voices from the Field: Noramay Cadena and Shayna Harris, Supply Change Capital
Voices from the Field: Noramay Cadena and Shayna Harris, Supply Change Capital

For our ‘Voices from the Field’ series, we speak to Noramay Cadena & Shayna Harris, Managing Partners at Supply Change Capital about how their careers at the intersection of innovation, equity, and sustainability led them to uncover opportunities to invest in technology to transform the food system in response to climate and culture as driving forces.

Grantee Spotlight: Ken Hynes and Audrey Selian, Artha Networks
Grantee Spotlight: Ken Hynes and Audrey Selian, Artha Networks

Earlier this year, Heading for Change partnered with Artha Network to undertake ecosystem mapping and to establish a digital investor platform for pipeline and co-investment, with the aim of mobilizing more capital for funds and other initiatives that combat climate change and gender equality. We caught up with Artha’s Co-Founders Ken and Audrey to speak about the progress so far.