Rockflower exists to get more money into the hands of female social entrepreneurs and community leaders globally. We provide seed philanthropic investment through the Five Keys to the social entrepreneurs and local community-based organizations, who are chosen based on their substantive and real solutions to their own problems that ensure women are recognized as the change agents in their communities and societies. This provides a much-needed conduit for direct impact.

We envision a world where economic and social systems serve the vast majority of humanity, especially those living on the margins, most of whom are women and girls.

Goal One: We fund community-based organizations and nascent social enterprises represent an enormous pool of talent and expertise that is underutilized due to the lack of direct trust-based funding.

Goal Two: Through dedication to authentic relationships & transparent conversations, Rockflower multiplies the impact of our investments by providing the “proof of concept” assurances needed by other funders.

Goal Three: Our approach provides flexibility & adaptability to our partners, allowing them to adapt & innovate without pressure to conform to prescribed metrics, ensuring a greater chance of success over time.

In 2020, Rockflower developed a Partner Advisory Council ensuring that a core indicator of Rockflower's determination to become an organization directed by those it serves while helping to develop the leadership capacity of specific individuals within our partner organization.

Over the past year, our founder, Tine was given a tough cancer diagnosis. Since our team is only two people, you can imagine the impact that had on our organization. For a few months, our Systems and Communications Coordinator maintained our communications while many projects were put on pause. Eventually, Tine was more able to participate in Rockflower once again. She has been working whenever possible and has funded a number of projects over the past few months. Learning to work around a serious illness and continue to create impact has been a huge learning experience for us and has shown us how resilient our organization really is.