Olivia Rodrigo festival brings women and girls together to support nonprofits
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- Olivia Rodrigo’s Daisy Chain Fields festival raised $20 million for women’s well-being, including a planned $10 million donation to 10 nonprofit partners.
- Melinda French Gates pledged an additional $10 million through Pivotal Ventures.
- The women-led lineup included Chappell Roan, Doechii and Bikini Kill, with nonprofits engaging fans at the festival.
Olivia Rodrigo used her young audience and a women-led music lineup to raise $20 million for women’s well-being at the Daisy Chain Fields festival in Irvine, California.
Before the festival, Rodrigo said the event had raised enough for a $10 million donation to 10 nonprofit partners. The beneficiaries include Planned Parenthood, the National Women’s Law Center and the Black Mamas Matter Alliance. Melinda French Gates then appeared at the start of Rodrigo’s set and pledged another $10 million through Pivotal Ventures.
showing a new generation how much their voices matter.
Chappell Roan, Doechii and riot grrrl pioneers Bikini Kill joined Rodrigo for a program focused on women’s health, workplace protections and legal rights. The festival also featured a “philanthropy village,” where attendees could learn about the nonprofit groups receiving support.
regression of women's rights
Rodrigo said the participating artists and activists gave her hope despite what she called the “regression of women’s rights.” Explaining the event’s name, she said, “It served as a reminder of how individual parts can come together to create something strong and unbreakable.”
The festival connected Rodrigo’s Gen Z following with organizations that have struggled to build relationships with younger donors. Grace Slevin, a 24-year-old attendee who advocates against sex trafficking, said, “People don't join together and mobilize unless they feel connected to the group that is mobilizing. What's better than music?”
It served as a reminder of how individual parts can come together to create something strong and unbreakable.
The event took place as President Donald Trump sought changes to family-planning grants used by reproductive-health clinics. His administration paused $27.5 million for such organizations the previous year before officials agreed to restore the money.
People don't join together and mobilize unless they feel connected to the group that is mobilizing. What's better than music?
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