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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.
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: […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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. […]
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 […]