The Feminist Institute (TFI) is a nonprofit dedicated to preserving the histories of feminist artists, activists, writers, collectives, and digital creators: stories that shaped culture but have too often been overlooked. Through our free digital archive, we digitize personal collections, artworks, ephemera, and early feminist web projects so this history is accessible, searchable, and safe for future generations.

Our Goal: Raise $25,000 to Preserve Feminist History

That’s why this year, we’re launching our End-of-Year Campaign: 30 Days of Feminist History.
From November 24–December 24, we’re sharing a powerful object from the TFI Digital Archive every day: from protest photographs and radical publications to experimental artworks and early digital activism. Each object reminds us why preservation matters: feminist history moves because people do.

This campaign is both a celebration and a call to action. For those who want to sustain this work beyond the 30-day campaign, we’ve created a new monthly donor community: the TFI Feminist Futures Circle.

TFI is a small, scrappy, women-led organization doing national-scale archival work with limited capacity. To continue digitizing at-risk collections, expanding free public access, and advancing our 2026 initiative to Preserve the Feminist Internet, we need to raise $25,000 this giving season.

Every dollar fuels:

Digitization and archival equipment
Metadata creation and cataloging
Artist and community partnerships
Rights research and preservation
Staffing for a two-person team
The long-term care of feminist digital culture

Your donation keeps feminist histories alive.

One-time gifts help us hit urgent campaign goals.
Monthly gifts help us preserve feminist history all year long.
Both move our mission forward.

Become a Monthly Supporter: Join the TFI Feminist Futures Circle

This Circle is for people who believe feminist cultural memory deserves a long, accessible future—professionals, art lovers, tech workers, activists, and anyone who knows that preserving history requires steady, intentional support.

Monthly donors fuel the foundation of everything TFI does.

Become part of a community committed to safeguarding feminist history:

$10/month — Seed Steward

Helps digitize and preserve everyday feminist histories that rarely reach traditional institutions.

Rewards:

Quarterly insider update

$25/month — Cultural Caregiver

Supports the cataloging and care of feminist artists, activists, writers, and collectives.

Rewards:

All above +

Annual virtual salon

$50/month — Memory Builder

Funds digitization sessions, metadata creation, and public access to our digital archive.

Rewards:

All above +

Invitation to a behind-the-scenes tour (NYC)
Priority RSVP for digitization days

$100/month — Feminist Futures Partner

Advances major collections, interviews, and our 2026 initiative to Preserve the Feminist Internet.

Rewards:

All above +

Limited-edition annual gift
Name featured in EOY report as a sustaining founder-level donor

30 Days of Feminist History

By The Feminist Institute

30 Days of Feminist History

Help TFI Raise $25,000 to Preserve Feminist History

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