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Pooled Fund Grants 2019: Top 25 Organizations

February 14, 2019 by Aviva Stampfer

Since the beginning of January, members of the 2019 Pooled Fund Grant Committee have been reading and discussing 368 Letters of Inquiry submitted to Washington Women’s Foundation this past fall. Using new curriculum and updated resources, they thoughtfully reflected on the new grant criteria to make decisions about which organizations to invite to submit full […]

Pooled Fund Grants 2018: Final 15 Organizations

April 12, 2018 by Aviva Stampfer

We’re excited to share another update from the 2018 Pooled Fund Grant Committee! Since our last blog post, this group of 60 members have been reading and discussing the 25 proposals submitted to Washington Women’s Foundation. They thoughtfully reflected on lessons from Intersect and used tools from the Implicit Bias training to make their decisions […]

Pooled Fund Grants 2018: Top 25 Organizations

February 8, 2018 by Aki Shibuya

Since the beginning of January, members of the 2018 Pooled Fund Grant Committee have been reading and discussing 348 Letters of Inquiry submitted to Washington Women’s Foundation this past fall. They thoughtfully reflected on lessons from Intersect and used new tools from the Implicit Bias training the Foundation hosted in January to make their decisions […]

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Did You Join the Conversation?

January 4, 2018 by Aki Shibuya

In 2017, Washington Women’s Foundation rebranded our annual educational event formerly known as “Discovery Days.” We wanted to invite you to go deeper than “discovery,” which is simply becoming aware of something that you did not already know. We also wanted to disrupt the balance of power between those “who know” and those “who don’t […]

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IAC Year-End Report: Reflecting on Our Impact

August 2, 2017 by Aki Shibuya

Did you know that while the IAC may not be as visible as our Grant Committees, it is by far our largest committee with over fifty members participating on any given year? Why so many? We follow fifteen grantees— each of our annual five recipients— for 3 years with 3 to 5 members on each […]

Final 15: Pooled Fund Grants 2017

April 6, 2017 by Aki Shibuya

It’s that exciting time of year again! Over 60 members serving on our Pooled Fund Grant Committee have selected 25 Washington State not-for-profits to move forward in our grant making process. Want to know this year’s Top 25? Scroll down to read more! Need a refresher on WA Women’s grant making process ? Our large-scale, strategic approach to […]

Top 25: Pooled Fund Grants 2017

February 8, 2017 by Aki Shibuya

It’s that exciting time of year again! Over 60 members serving on our Pooled Fund Grant Committee have selected 25 Washington State not-for-profits to move forward in our grant making process. Want to know this year’s Top 25? Scroll down to read more! Need a refresher on WA Women’s grant making process ? Our large-scale, strategic approach to […]

Final 15 Organizations for Pooled Fund Grants

April 11, 2016 by Aki Shibuya

We have another exciting update for you! The Pooled Fund Grant Committee has selected 15 organizations to receive Site Visits. Scroll down to read more. Wait….how does WWF’s grant process work again? Here’s a quick reminder: January: The Grant Committee (made up of ~70 WWF members) studied ~270 Letters of Inquiry and prioritized 25 to move […]

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Tutorial: WWF Facebook Group

April 5, 2016 by Aki Shibuya

Part of the joy of WWF membership is connecting with other smart, accomplished and motivated women. You asked for a way to more easily connect with each other – and we listened! We created a Facebook group for you to join and communicate directly with other members of WWF. Ready to join? Let’s do it!

Top 25 Organizations for Pooled Fund Grants

February 10, 2016 by Aki Shibuya

It’s that exciting time of year again! Which 25 organizations were selected by the 2016 Pooled Fund Grant Committee to move forward in the process? Scroll down to read more!