Letters from the President Letter from the President & CEO: WA Women’s Foundation Contributes to COVID-19 Response Fund April 10, 2020 by Aki Shibuya In my last post, I reported that the Foundation’s staff and Board of Directors were researching different COVID-19 Rapid Response Funds and evaluating our available resources to contribute beyond the funds you contributed last year to the Foundation for our collective grantmaking. I am pleased to announce that our Board of Directors has authorized a […] Read more »
Letters from the President Letter from the President & CEO: Supporting Nonprofits During the COVID-19 Pandemic March 27, 2020 by Aki Shibuya It is during times like these that I am proud to be a part of Washington Women’s Foundation, working to advance equity, reduce disparities, and support communities across Washington State. For 25 years, we have collectively addressed the most pressing community issues and funded innovative solutions to drive transformational change. Today, we are facing a […] Read more »
Letters from the President Letter from the President & CEO: WA Women’s Foundation and Women’s Funding Alliance March 6, 2020 by Aki Shibuya Less than two weeks after WA Women’s Foundation hosted the Catalist 2020 Conference for our sister affiliate collective grantmaking and giving organizations from across the country, I have more exciting news to share! WA Women’s Foundation has agreed to assume the grantmaking role of Women’s Funding Alliance in Washington State. For the past several months, […] Read more »
Letters from the President Strategic Planning Transforming Together 2020: Annual Meeting Recap October 25, 2019 by Aki Shibuya Thank you to the many members who attended our Annual Meeting this week. I am pleased to announce that the membership elected five new candidates to join our Board of Directors as of January 1, 2020. They are: Yvonne Hall, a member since 2001 and a founding partner of the Hall Wealth Management Group of Wells Fargo […] Read more »
Diversity Equity and Inclusion Letters from the President Strategic Planning Transforming Together 2020 March 7, 2019 by Aviva Stampfer This week marks the start of the second phase of work for the 2019 Pooled Fund Grant Committee. Proposals from our Top 25 are due this week, and the Grant Committee Work Groups will be reconvening to discuss how these proposals reflect work being done to increase equity and reduce disparities in communities throughout Washington […] Read more »
Letters from the President Letter from the President & CEO: Reflections on Intersect 2018 January 4, 2019 by Aki Shibuya Happy New Year! Thank you for renewing your financial commitment to Washington Women’s Foundation for our 24th year of grant making. We are looking forward to the first meeting of our 2019 Pooled Fund Grant Committee next week and are excited to see how our grant making might shift this year through the application of […] Read more »
Letters from the President Strategic Planning Transforming Together 2020: Annual Meeting Recap November 9, 2018 by Aki Shibuya Thank you to the many members who attended our Annual Meeting on October 31, 2018. It was the largest attendance we have had in the four years since I joined the Foundation staff, and I truly appreciated the engaging conversation. In this week’s e-newsletter you will find a copy of our 2017 Annual Report. At […] Read more »
Letters from the President Strategic Planning Letter from the President & CEO: Transforming Together 2020 August 24, 2018 by Aki Shibuya Can it really be the week before Labor Day? It seems like just yesterday we hosted our 2018 Grant Award Celebration, announcing the recipients of grants from our Pooled Fund as well as our commitment to establish new grant making criteria focused on increasing equity and reducing disparities for 2019. As I mentioned in my […] Read more »
Letters from the President Strategic Planning Letter from the President & CEO: Moving WA Women’s Fdn Boldly Forward July 27, 2018 by Aki Shibuya For over a year, our Board of Directors and staff have been working with various groups of members to think deeply about the future of WA Women’s Foundation. During the course of this lengthy strategic planning process, we have surveyed members, convened member focus groups, interviewed past grantees, and surveyed grant recipients as well as […] Read more »
Letters from the President Strategic Planning Letter from the President & CEO: Strategic Planning Process Update, April 2018 April 27, 2018 by Aki Shibuya Dear WA Women’s Foundation Members, Since my last report in March, the Board of Directors has held another full-day retreat to discuss our strategic plan. At that time, our Board heard feedback from the listening sessions that we conducted in February and early March with Cabinet, the Impact Assessment Committee, the Member Engagement Committee, and […] Read more »
