We’re thrilled to announce our 2024 Priority 101 series. From our overarching themes of Arts and Community Culture; Law, Justice and Incarceration; and Housing and Hunger; the WaWF membership has selected one priority within each theme: Expanding Access to Art in Schools, Re-Entry Support, and Mental Health and Housing. Join us on February 1st, 2024...more
We’re thrilled to announce our 2024 Priority 101 series. From our overarching themes of Arts and Community Culture; Law, Justice and Incarceration; and Housing and Hunger; the WaWF membership has selected one priority within each theme: Expanding Access to Art in Schools, Re-Entry Support, and Mental Health and Housing. Continue the learning on Wednesday, February...more
Join us for a joyous celebration of Black Women Leaders in Washington State! Continue to observe Black History Month 2024 by honoring the second five Washington Women’s Foundation Rest and Repair awardees at the WOW Gallery in downtown Seattle on February 15th! These will be our final $100,000 Rest & Repair Awardees and we are...more
We’re thrilled to announce our 2024 Priority 101 series. From our overarching themes of Arts and Community Culture; Law, Justice and Incarceration; and Housing and Hunger; the WaWF membership has selected one priority within each theme: Expanding Access to Art in Schools, Re-Entry Support, and Mental Health and Housing. Join us on Wednesday February 21st,...more
Calling all new Washington Women's Foundaion (WaWF) members! Join staff and long-time members for a New Member Orientation. where we'll build community so we can better amplify the power of women's collective giving. In this session, new members will learn about WaWF's values and community norms, our approach to philanthropy, the equity lens we bring...more
The Collective Grants are the cornerstone of Washington Women's Foundation (WaWF) work as a collective giving organization, and a great way to connect with other members and learn about what is happening in our community. Join us in learning on March 5th at 12PM, 2024 via Zoom. Our focus will be to prepare for the...more
Join us the morning of Wednesday, March 6th as we collectively explore big questions about our Foundation! Together we will discuss the blossoming future of the WaWF with questions like: How should we grow? What is our relationship to changemaking? We are an organization by women, but are we an organization FOR women? This will...more
Join us for Let’s Talk: Becoming a Member to learn more about what it means to be a Washington Women’s Foundation member. This 1-hour session will include a brief look at our grantmaking and education programs, followed by a look at the member experience. If you’re already a member and have a friend or colleague...more
Many of our beliefs about work, identity, power, and leadership come from an outdated Industrial Age paradigm of productivity. How do we make—and sustain—a personal and professional shift away from toxic productivity, and toward sustainable, humane ways of living and working? Our educational offerings are designed to deepen our knowledge of each year’s priorities and...more
The Membership Experience Team (MET) will be inviting you to some special social and educational events this spring and summer. It will be a chance to finally have time to catch up with old friends and meet new ones in person! The goal of MET is to increase and maintain membership by engaging members in...more
The Collective Grants are the cornerstone of Washington Women's Foundation's (WaWF) work as a collective giving organization, and a great way to connect with other members and learn about what's happening in our community. This is the third full committee training for the 2024 Collective Grants Committee. Our focus will be to prepare for the...more
Join us as at our 2024 Philanthropy Series for the session, "Your Money Story & Philanthropy" which will inspire and encourage you to share and discuss your money story and philanthropic journey. Jen Risher, author of We Need to Talk: A Memoir About Wealth,” will lead us in a conversation to explore our habits, beliefs,...more