How The Fund for Black Women Leaders in Nonprofits Came to Be The History of an Idea 2020 was a tumultuous and life-changing year, to say the very least. COVID,…more
Washington Women’s Foundation (WaWF) is a learning organization but implementing Collective Grants this year ramped up the learning curve! Implementing a brand new process was invigorating, but we also dealt…more
Washington Women’s Foundation (WaWF) is proud to announce our 2022 Collective Grants, totaling $453,000, to 29 Washington organizations! We’re especially thrilled to announce the recipients of this year’s unrestricted $100,000…more
We’re delighted to share another update from the 2022 Collective Grants Committee! Since our last update, the committee has been conducting conversations with 15 organizations in our three priorities: Mental…more
We’re delighted to share another update from the 2022 Collective Grants Committee! Since our last update, the committee has been working to thoughtfully research 29 organizations in our three priorities:…more
This January, 2022 Collective Grants Committee has been deeply engaged in the work of reviewing Letters of Inquiry and discussing our three priorities: Mental Health and Housing, the School to…more
Background In 2019, Washington Women’s Foundation (WaWF) members expressed a strong interest in exploring grantmaking around a specific topic. The Board of Directors allocated $50,000 from member contributions made in…more
Washington Women’s Foundation (WaWF) is excited to announce the priorities for our 2022 Collective Grants! As year one of our two-year grantmaking cycle, the funding themes for the 2022 Collective Grants are:…more
We’re delighted to introduce the Collective Grants! As a strong and inclusive collective of informed women, Washington Women’s Foundation’s (WaWF) mission is to influence community transformation. We do this by…more
Our founders built this foundation by bringing a group of women together to learn how to be better philanthropists, make change happen in the world, and be more deeply involved…more