Grantmaking Uncategorized Reflections from our First Cycle of Advocacy Grants November 4, 2022 by Isabelle Shively As a grantmaking committee, we were most interested in understanding community needs and how organizations are addressing those needs through advocacy. Read more »
Grantmaking Announcing our 2023 Priorities October 27, 2022 by Isabelle Shively Washington Women’s Foundation (WaWF) is excited to announce the priorities for our 2023 Collective Grants! As year two of our two-year grantmaking cycle, the funding themes for the 2023 Collective Grants are: 1) Climate & Agricultural Justice; 2) Education; 3) Healthcare. In late September, we invited everyone who attended Convening 2022 in-person and virtually to […] Read more »
Grantees Grantmaking Introducing our 2022 Advocacy Grantees September 14, 2022 by Isabelle Shively During the summer of 2022, a group of WaWF members and community members met several times to review applications submitted for the Collective Grants that also indicated an interest in being considered for our Advocacy Grants. The committee split into three subgroups to review and research organizations in our 2022 priorities: Mental Health and Housing, […] Read more »
Convening Grantmaking Announcing our Convening 2022 Panelists September 9, 2022 by Isabelle Shively Washington Women’s Foundation (WaWF) is excited to announce our panelists for Convening 2022 on September 21st. The Convening, held from 9am to 4pm at Town Hall in Seattle, will feature three panel discussions on our 2023 funding themes: Education, Healthcare, and Climate & Agriculture Justice. “…the purpose of Convening is to open our minds to […] Read more »
Grantmaking Uncategorized The Rest and Repair Awards: A $1 Million Fund in Support of Black Women Leaders September 7, 2022 by Isabelle Shively 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, of course, was the first shake-up to our nation that year. The murder of George Floyd on May 25th, 2020—and the racial reckoning that followed—would […] Read more »
Grantmaking Reflecting on the 2022 Collective Grants Committee August 2, 2022 by Isabelle Shively 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 with many challenges along the way. Preconceived notions about priority granting areas were tested and challenged. Dealing with a new and less structured process meant […] Read more »
Grantees Grantmaking Introducing our 2022 Grantees June 14, 2022 by Isabelle Shively 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 Collective Grants and $25,000 Merit Grant Awards. The three Collective Grantees and three Merit Award Finalists work to increase equity in Washington State in our […] Read more »
Grantmaking Collective Grants Committee Update: Ballot Organizations May 17, 2022 by Isabelle Shively 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 Health and Housing, the School to Prison Pipeline, and Community Cultural Preservation. This year, informed by WaWF members, grantees, and the broader community, we made […] Read more »
Grantees Grantmaking Collective Grants Committee Update: Final 15 Organizations April 8, 2022 by Isabelle Shively 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: Mental Health and Housing, the School to Prison Pipeline, and Community Cultural Preservation. This year, informed by WaWF members, grantees, and the broader community, we […] Read more »
Grantmaking Collective Grants Committee Update: Top 29 Organizations February 18, 2022 by Isabelle Shively 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 Prison Pipeline, and Community Cultural Preservation. This year, informed by WaWF members, grantees, and the broader community, we made significant changes to our grants program. […] Read more »
