--- title: How to Support the Women's March on Washington Even If You Can't Go description: If you can't attend the Women's March on Washington 2017, there are plenty of other ways to help the cause--including smart ways to donate your time and money. authors: - name: Alicia Adamczyk url: https://money.com/author/alicia-adamczyk/ at_money_since: 2015 articles: 201 covers: - Economy and Politics - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit Cards - Education - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Lifestyle - Loans - Personal Finance - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes - Technology social: - https://x.com/aliciaadamczyk former_staff: true published: '2017-01-18T21:51:22.000Z' modified: '2024-05-08T04:21:08.000Z' section: Economy and Politics tags: - politics - Sex - trump - women word_count: 418 canonical: https://money.com/womens-march-washington-how-to-help-donate-protest-trump/ type: Article source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![women protesting against Trump in New York](https://img.money.com/2017/01/170117_womensmarch.jpg) *A group of protestors, comprised mostly of women, rally against Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump outside of Trump Tower, November 3, 2016 in New York City.* An estimated 200,000 people are expected to join the [Women's March on Washington](https://www.womensmarch.com/) on Jan. 21 to protest the inauguration of Donald Trump. If you can't make it to D.C. or one of the [hundreds of local marches](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/01/17/us/womens-march.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&_r=0) planned around the country for Saturday, there are still plenty of other ways to help the cause. One obvious option is donating your time and/or money to causes that are doing work you believe in. And, ideally, you should do what you can for as long as you can, rather than pitching in for just one day. On the [*Call Your Girlfriend*](http://www.callyourgirlfriend.com/episodes/#/episode-74-pump-up-2017/) podcast, [Beth Pickens](http://www.bethpickens.com/), activist and author of *Making Art During Fascism*, advises supporting organizations throughout the year that can directly affect you (for example, ones that help get more women into [leadership roles](http://www.sheshouldrun.org/)), as well as others that may not directly impact you but still do important work (for example, a nonprofit that supports [freedom of the press](https://money.com/meryl-streep-golden-globes-cpj/) even if you are not a journalist). "I think it's important to think about *how am I under threat and want to respond*, and *how can I be of service to someone more vulnerable than me*," Pickens says. She also suggests thinking well beyond the writing of a check. Volunteering is a great way to make a difference, as is donating your expertise or even home or office space for activist meetings. One of the goals of the march is to keep the "momentum going" into the Trump presidency, march co-chairwoman Carmen Perez told [*Glamour*](http://www.glamour.com/story/6-crucial-questions-for-womens-march-on-washington-co-chair-carmen-perez). "This is just the beginning of something larger. The real work is going to come after the march and we're preparing for that." To that end, [here is a list](https://money.com/trump-election-charities-donate/) of organizations that support women's, LGBTQ, and immigrants' rights, among others. They need your help before, during, and after this weekend's protests. You might also consider [boycotting these Trump-affiliated companies](https://money.com/grab-your-wallet-anti-trump-boycott/) to support the cause. More ideas: - Help people you know who are attending pay for gas or a hotel room - Purchase Women's March merchandise to help pay for the event or [simply donate](https://www.crowdrise.com/womens-march-on-washington/fundraiser/womens-marchon-washington) to the event itself - Sponsor those attending the march through [NARAL Pro-Choice](https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/page/160109_sponsormarch_ck/?recurring=true&refcode=CK.NAR.FB.SAM.A01.AllList.BO.18+.C01_T02_D02_P06) - Invest in women-owned small businesses, activist artwork, etc. Also, some people may be understandably worried about possible negative consequences at work for protesting the incoming president. But if you are comfortable enough about making your politics public to your employer, there is a movement for women (and men) to [go on strike](http://www.womenstrike.org/) on Jan. 20 (inauguration day) and Jan. 21. ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://money.com/womens-march-washington-how-to-help-donate-protest-trump/#breadcrumb", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://money.com" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Economy and Politics", "item": "https://money.com/economy-and-politics/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Civil Rights", "item": "https://money.com/civil-rights/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "How to Support the Women's March on Washington Even If You Can't Go" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://money.com/#website", "url": "https://money.com", "name": "Money", "publisher": { "@id": "https://money.com/#organization" } }, { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://money.com/womens-march-washington-how-to-help-donate-protest-trump/#webpage", "url": "https://money.com/womens-march-washington-how-to-help-donate-protest-trump/", "name": "How to Support the Women's March on Washington Even If You Can't Go", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://money.com/#website" }, "datePublished": "2017-01-18T21:51:22.000Z", "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://money.com/womens-march-washington-how-to-help-donate-protest-trump/" }, "inLanguage": "en-US", "breadcrumb": { "@id": "https://money.com/womens-march-washington-how-to-help-donate-protest-trump/#breadcrumb" }, "dateModified": "2024-05-08T04:21:08.000Z" }, { "@type": "Article", "headline": "How to Support the Women's March on Washington Even If You Can't Go", "articleSection": "Economy and Politics", "image": [ { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://img.money.com/2017/01/170117_womensmarch.jpg", "width": 2100, "height": 1400, "caption": "170117_womensmarch" } ], "author": [ { "@type": "Person", "name": "Alicia Adamczyk", "url": "https://money.com/author/alicia-adamczyk/", "@id": "https://money.com/author/alicia-adamczyk/#author", "image": "https://img.money.com/2016/01/alicia-headshot-2.jpg?quality=85&w=640&h=640&crop=1", "email": "alicia.adamczyk@moneymail.com", "sameAs": [ "https://x.com/aliciaadamczyk" ] } ], "publisher": "https://money.com/#organization", "datePublished": "2017-01-18T21:51:22.000Z", "description": "If you can't attend the Women's March on Washington 2017, there are plenty of other ways to help the cause--including smart ways to donate your time and money.", "abstract": "If you can't attend the Women's March on Washington 2017, there are plenty of other ways to help the cause--including smart ways to donate your time and money.", "@id": "https://money.com/womens-march-washington-how-to-help-donate-protest-trump/", "inLanguage": "en-US", "dateModified": "2024-05-08T04:21:08.000Z", "wordCount": 418, "keywords": [ "politics", "Sex", "trump", "women" ], "about": [ { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Political economy", "sameAs": [ "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_economy" ] }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Civil and political rights", "sameAs": [ "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_and_political_rights" ] } ] } ] } ```