
NEW MOON NETWORK SERVICES
Philanthropic Advising
We help individuals, institutions and corporations make a meaningful difference through philanthropy.
New Moon is led by the people it serves, which enables us to design and deploy funding programs that are accessible, relevant, and impactful. Our team’s combined 30+ years of experience in policy advocacy, direct services, and philanthropy makes New Moon a vital resource for funders seeking expert input on the field for sex workers' rights.
New Moon Network’s deep community relationships, ongoing movement analysis, and cultural competency ensure that your investment in the sex worker rights movement reaches the capable hands of vetted organizations ready to create real change.
New Moon Network is engaged in multiple funder networks, including:
- Sex Work Donor Collaborative
- Funders for LGBTQ Issues
- Funders Concerned About AIDS
- Women’s Funding Network
- ABFE
- National Network of Consultants to Grantmakers
Bespoke Consultation
Our tailored advisory services help funders navigate supporting the movement for sex workers’ rights with intention and impact. By working closely with you to understand your values and priorities, New Moon will offer expert guidance on funding strategies, identifying impactful recipients, and ensuring your cultural competency (which is particularly important when it comes to supporting sex workers). We will help you maximize your philanthropic efforts.
For individual donors,
New Moon will help you…
Understand the movement for sex workers rights and it’s related issue areas.
Discover non-profits aligned with your values.
Create charitable giving plans.
For foundations,
New Moon will help you…
Work through internal disagreements on issues related to the sex trade.
Assess accessibility and cultural competency in your grant-making processes.
Increase your institution’s ability to connect with hard-to-reach communities
For corporations and businesses,
New Moon will help you…
Develop customer-driven charitable giving plans.
Craft communications plans around charitable giving
Identify projects poised for impact.
Ready to start the conversation? Email us to arrange an initial consultation.
Event Engagement
To help funders navigate complex issues related to the sex trade, New Moon facilitates learning through formal presentations, trainings, webinars, group conversations, and one-on-one deep dives. We are available to speak at your events or provide team training to broaden and deepen your understanding of issues such as sex work, sex trafficking, and solutions for increasing safety, bodily autonomy, and resilience.
Workshops & Panels
Appearances include:
- Sex Workers’ Rights Advocacy Institute, day-long training for Creating Change 2025
- Funding Sex Workers Rights is a Black Liberatory Practice, presentation for ABFE Harambee Conference 2024
- THE ELEPHANT IN THE LANE: Overcoming Roadblocks in Philanthropy, panel discussion at Giving List Women 2024
- The Elephant in the Room: Addressing Funding Gaps for Sex Workers’ Rights, spark talk for the Change Philanthropy Unity Summit 2023
- Funding for Sex Workers’ Rights & LGBTQI Intersections, presentation for Funders for LGBTQ Issues Funding Forward conference, 2023
Educating Your Team
Workshops include:
- Funding Strategies & Best Practices for the Sex Worker Rights Movement
- Sex Workers & Survivors Working Together - The Power of Collaboration
- Finding Common Ground on Issues Relating to the Sex Trade
- The Relevance of Sex Workers Rights to the Major Issues of Our Day
- Have something else in mind? Contact us and let’s hear your idea!
Publication Interviews & Consulting
These include:
- Sex Workers and Survivors Working Together, narrative developers and interviewees for Giving List Women, 2024
- The Impact of Open Society Foundation’s Funding Withdrawal on the Sex Worker Rights Movement, and Recommendations for a Path Forward, research advisors for Sex Work Donor Collaborative 2023
