Grantees Grantmaking Member Reflection Yakima Place-Based Connections July 15, 2026 / September 14, 2026 by Jeri Lehto In April Washington Women’s Foundation (WaWF) hosted a 4-day trip in Yakima to select our first Place-Based Grantee and three Merit Award grantees as part of our inaugural Place-Based Grantmaking. Read more »
Community Blog Grantees Grantmaking Member Reflection Championing Women & Girls: Behind the Scenes of the 2024 Grant Decisions January 16, 2025 by Jeri Lehto By Casey Hanisko, Co-Chair, 2024 Women & Girls Grant Committee As I walked into the 2024 Women & Girls PopUP! event in December, the energy in the room was palpable. The number of attendees had doubled since 2023, and their enthusiasm was evident. Little did they know, we had an ambitious task ahead of us: […] Read more » Grantmaking
GET Grantees Member Reflection Reflecting on the Grantee Engagement Team’s Third Year August 14, 2024 by Jeri Lehto By Karen Jones Time flies when you are having fun, and the GET had lots of fun this year building and deepening our relationships with each other and with our grantees. The GET’s work begins where grant-making leaves off: for three years after grants are awarded, members of the GET partner with WaWF grantees to […] Read more »
Grantmaking Member Reflection Reflecting on 2024 Collective Grants – July 16, 2024 by Jeri Lehto By Catherine Gelband, Chair I had the pleasure of leading the Collective Grants Committee this year. Our three grant priority areas were Expanding Access to Arts in Schools, Mental Health and Housing and Re-Entry Support. We had forty members participating in Collective Grants, which included many of our newer WaWF (Washington Women’s Foundation) members. Their […] Read more »
Educational Programming Member Reflection Women in Leadership Reflecting on the 2023 Philanthropy Series October 12, 2023 by Katherine Bryant Ingman By Catherine Gelband Each session of the 2023 Philanthropy Series caused me to reflect upon how I make philanthropic decisions and challenged me to examine long held assumptions. What an engaging learning opportunity! After some personal reflection, I am happy to share some key takeaways, in the hopes that we continue this conversation as a community. […] Read more »
Grantmaking Member Reflection Reflecting on the 2023 Collective Grants August 23, 2023 by WA Women's Foundation It’s been a remarkable journey since we refreshed our process and implemented Collective Grants last year, and the 2023 Collective Grants cycle gave us the opportunity to build on our learnings and continue to improve the experience for our members and nonprofit organizations. About 45 members participated in one or more phases of Collective Grants. […] Read more »
Member Reflection Member Reflection: A Place of Connection August 18, 2022 by Isabelle Shively Washington Women’s Foundation (WaWF) Member Sharon Hammel spoke in July 2022 at our Member Jubilee. She reflected on her experiences as a member, and on the change and challenges of the past few years: COVID-19, societal unrest, and our need as a public foundation to respond to our community. We’re grateful to share her remarks […] Read more »
