Moments with Maria Philanos Network Uncategorized Women in Leadership WaWF Goes to Texas: Hearing from our sisters at the Philanos Conference February 18, 2026 / September 14, 2026 by Maria Kolby-Wolfe By Maria Kolby-Wolfe It’s hard to believe we’re already nearing the end of February. The first few weeks of the year have moved quickly at WaWF as we introduced our new flexible membership options, our new grantmaking process, and as we get ready for another year of collective grantmaking, learning, and connection. Last week, I had the chance to jump into […] Read more »
Philanos Network PowerUP Conference 2020 2020 PowerUP! The Spark That Ignites Change Conference Recap April 29, 2020 by Aki Shibuya It’s hard to believe that two months have passed since we hosted PowerUP! The Spark That Ignites Change, the national conference for the network of our sister organizations across the country. These biennial conferences are intended to provide basic information for women leading and running collective giving and grantmaking organizations – from membership recruitment and retention strategies […] Read more »
Membership Philanos Network PowerUP Conference 2020 Member Perspective: Powering Ahead After the PowerUP! Conference April 29, 2020 by Aki Shibuya We asked WA Women’s Fdn Board member Patricia Kiyono to share her reflections from the PowerUP! Conference. Patricia has been a member of WA Women’s Foundation since 2014 and has served on the Pooled Fund, Partner Grant, Impact Assessment, and Intersect Planning Committees as well as Cabinet. In social isolation at home, I am recalling three days of social connection in mid-February, when nearly 400 women philanthropists from around the country convened for […] Read more »
Philanos Network PowerUP Conference 2020 Catalist Conference 2020: Spotlight on ninety-nine girlfriends July 5, 2019 by Aki Shibuya As WaWF prepares to host 350 – or more! – women from all over the U.S. for the 2020 Catalist conference on February 23-25 2020, we wanted to shine a spotlight on one of WaWF’s sister organizations to help everyone appreciate the breadth and scope of the women’s collective giving movement. One fantastic example of […] Read more »
