About  

Mama Cash is a global fund that supports women, girls, trans, and intersex individuals fighting for justice and equity worldwide. As a resource for grassroots activists, Mama Cash empowers self-led, collective action by offering essential funding, tools, and networks that help sustain movements in challenging environments.  

With a commitment to equity and flexibility, Mama Cash ensures that each grantee-partner has the autonomy and resources needed to make lasting, transformative change. 

Challenge  

Mama Cash adopted a remote-first approach to expand its global reach, attracting diverse talent across countries including Armenia, Belgium, Botswana, Colombia, Georgia, Germany, India, Kenya, Mexico, Nicaragua, South Africa, Sweden, United Kingdom, and Zimbabwe.  

However, ensuring equitable pay and benefits for all staff, regardless of location, was challenging due to the diverse regulatory landscapes. To uphold fairness and support their mission, the NGO required a reliable talent management partner adept at navigating complex international employment, compliance, and payroll demands. 

"What was really important to us is to be able to give people what they deserve... we're now paying people based on a Dutch system to maintain equity for everybody" – Rosanne Bakker, Deputy Director People, Finance & Operations at Mama Cash. 

Working with Atlas  

Partnering with Atlas allowed Mama Cash to standardize employment conditions across 14 countries, extending Dutch Collective Labor Agreement (CLA) standards to its entire workforce. The organization was able to uphold its mission of justice and equality for employees worldwide, ensuring they kept key talent.  

Atlas supported Mama Cash in converting nearly 100% of contractors to full-time employees, ensuring compliance and equity. By hosting group calls to address concerns, tailoring employment agreements to include benefits, and providing gross-to-net salary simulations, Atlas facilitated a smooth transition, aligning roles and responsibilities while retaining key talent.  

"We have a really great account manager, I'm only speaking to one person always. If I have a question about a contract or payments or anything, I go to her and then she says, ‘okay, leave it with me’" – Rosanne Bakker, Deputy Director People, Finance & Operations at Mama Cash. 

Impact  

Through partnering with Atlas, Mama Cash has set a new standard for best practices within the NGO sector. Transitioning from contractors to Atlas’ direct EOR model, it now ensures compliance and equitable treatment for its global team from day one. 

The partnership has already proven beneficial: Mama Cash added two skilled professionals to support finance and grant operations, boosting efficiency.