Human Rights Funders Network (formerly known as the International Human Rights Funders Group–IHRFG) was founded in 1994 by a small group of human rights grantmakers who wanted to share their strategies and what they were learning, discuss field-wide trends, and collaborate. Since those early days, our community has grown into a global network of approximately 1,500 individual grantmakers and philanthropists committed to advancing human rights through effective philanthropy. Our membership includes staff, consultants and trustees of private, corporate and public foundations, community giving programs, women's funds, and philanthropic advocacy and support organizations based in over 60 countries across the globe.We take great pride in being a network for human rights grantmakers by human rights grantmakers.This peer-led structure ensures that Human Rights Funders Network's pursuits are powered by and relevant to our members. Our New York-based staff team works closely with a steering committee, made up of volunteers from our membership, that provides guidance on all programs and initiatives. Member-led advisory committees design our gatherings, lead our working groups and guide our research.