AAPI Women Lead · Fall 2026 Campaign
For nearly a decade, AAPI Women Lead has shown up for survivors of violence, for our communities, and for a world where Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander women, girls, and gender-expansive people can live with safety, dignity, and power.
We need to be honest with you about where we are today. This year, political attacks, shrinking institutional funding, and rising community need have created a $350,000 gap. We cannot afford to lose ground, not when our work is more critical than ever.
Every gift counts, no matter the size. If a partnership level is a better fit for you or your organization, keep reading. Be relentless with us.
To arrange your gift, contact us at vanessa@aapiwomenlead.org.
Our reach
From our 2024 Impact Report and our community: a national research report built with six ANHPI organizations, a Community Care video series, digital education that reaches hundreds of thousands, and an annual conference that fills the room. This is what your gift keeps going.
145K
followers across social media
the community that shows up for every post, event, and call to action
62.5%
of AAPI women
have experienced at least one form of gender-based violence, per our study Naming Our Rage, Building Our Power
700K
likes on digital education
survivor-centered resources on safety, mutual aid, and emergency preparedness
200+
attendees at ImReady 2024
with 16 speakers, wellness practitioners, and organizers in Oakland
Why now
AAPI Women Lead is a queer, feminist, survivor-led, and former sex-worker-led intergenerational organization working to end violence against Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander women, girls, and non-binary communities. We do this through survivor-centered storytelling, community-driven research and education, and culturally rooted healing and wellness programs.
In 2024 we raised $435,772 and spent $771,597 on programs, research, and community care; our reserves carried the difference. Since then, funders have closed doors, sunsetted portfolios, or stopped funding organizations like ours. We have had to rely on our community now more than ever. Closing this gap protects the staff, the programs, and the physical presence in Oakland Chinatown that survivors count on.
ImReady 2026, our 8th annual conference on Saturday, October 10, is this year’s benefit. Every ticket, partnership, and gift counts toward the gap.
To arrange your gift, contact us at vanessa@aapiwomenlead.org.
Grassroots giving
We understand that not everybody can give at the larger levels. We know that because most of our support comes from grassroots individuals who believe in our mission. But we need you more than ever as well. Consider a one-time donation.
Your donation is a tax-deductible contribution to AAPI Women Lead, a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. Federal tax ID 36-5065274.
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Our work
This work has never been just about responding to crisis. It is about building power through research, shifting narratives, and creating spaces for healing that center our communities. We are building the infrastructure for community care, on our own terms.
Research and education
Research and Education for Advocacy and Liberation: the first ANHPI community-driven, survivor-centered research and education institute. Using Intergenerational Participatory Action Research, we train cohorts of researchers across the U.S. and its territories.
Our latest study, Naming Our Rage, Building Our Power, found that 62.5% of AAPI women have experienced at least one form of gender-based violence. 93.5% reported sexual harassment; 67.7% reported sexual assault.
Our newest platform for shifting narratives, featuring artists, activists, and thought leaders including Terisa Siagatonu, Leo Sheng, Amanda Seales, Anna Cho, and Dr. Lily Wong.
Listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.
This year we expanded our survivor health and healing work into Rooted to Rise, and our cultural narrative work into the Our Stories, Our Power multimedia initiative. We have reached hundreds of thousands of people through digital content and served over 4,000 people since we began. See our healing and wellness work.
Impact
Survivor access
15
survivors at ImReady 2026
Free conference seats, meals, and every session for survivors who could not otherwise attend, plus full scholarships with travel and lodging for advocates from across the country, so what they learn goes home with them.
Your gift at The Anchor level, $25,000, makes this possible.
Healing & wellness
6
months of the Roots Health and Healing Initiative
Healing sessions with licensed acupuncturists, herbalists, and trauma-informed therapists. Community-building events and book talks. Emergency-preparedness seminars. Wellness workshops on trauma-informed yoga and financial empowerment.
Your gift at The Pillar level, $35,000, makes this possible.
Organizational backbone
1
full year of staff and presence
Executive Director and Coordinator salaries, operational systems, and a physical presence in Oakland Chinatown, so survivors have somewhere to turn and the organization meets this moment without losing ground.
Your gift at The Shield level, $50,000+, makes this possible.
Partnership levels
These are big asks, and we do not expect anyone to make them through a web form. Reach out and we will arrange your giving together: a one-time gift, a multi-year legacy partnership, in-kind support, or a payment plan at whatever level is right for you.
Each level funds a specific program and comes with seats and recognition at ImReady 2026, our 8th annual conference on Saturday, October 10 in Oakland.
All partners receive prominent recognition across our events, digital platforms, and materials. Corporate and small-business partners also receive employee engagement opportunities, co-branding on programs, and a post-event impact report with photos and quotes.
To arrange your gift, contact us at vanessa@aapiwomenlead.org.
$50,000+
Secures the organizational backbone for one year. 10 VIP Frontline seats, a private roundtable with leadership, title-sponsor recognition, and your logo on the event website and all major materials.
$35,000
Powers six months of survivor advocacy and wellness programming through the Roots Health and Healing Initiative. 6 premium seats with VIP check-in, logo on the website, and recognition from the main stage.
$25,000
Funds free conference tickets, meals, and every session for 15 survivors who could not otherwise attend, plus leadership and advocacy pathways. 8 premium reserved front seats, name in the digital program and on screens at the closing celebration, and logo on the event website.
$10,000
Gives 5 community members full access to intensive Healing Justice programs at the conference and through 2027, with one-on-one mentorship from AAPI leaders. 5 conference seats, logo on the website and in the program, and a named session acknowledgment.
$5,000 – $7,500
Funds wellness kits for 10 attendees and two full scholarships for out-of-state advocates. 2 seats, logo on the digital screens throughout the day, and a listing in the program.
$500 – $1,000
Covers travel for 2 community members to attend the conference. 1 seat, your name or small-business logo in the program, and a shout-out as a local supporter on social media.
A final word
AAPI Women Lead was built from pain and transformed into power. Dr. Connie Wun and Jenny Wun, sisters and daughters of refugees, started this organization with a credit card and a vision. They believed then, and we know now, that when we tell our stories on our own behalf, conduct our own research, and root our collective wellness in both contemporary and traditional healing practices, we reclaim our power.
This funding gap is a threat. It is also an opportunity to prove our community is unbreakable.
Be relentless with us.
To arrange your gift, contact us at vanessa@aapiwomenlead.org.
Prefer to give by check? Mail it to AAPI Women Lead, ImReady 2026, PO Box 10135, Oakland, CA 94610. Questions about any of this? Write to vanessa@aapiwomenlead.org.
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