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Dear Members of WA Women’s Foundation, In May we invited all of our members to complete an online survey. The survey collected several important points of data that will be helpful to the Board of Directors and staff as we develop the next strategic plan for the Foundation. Because more than 150 members took the […]
Washington Women’s Foundation is thrilled to announce our five 2016 Pooled Fund Grant Award winners. After months of thorough research and careful deliberation, ballots were sent to all 500+ women members of the Foundation. Scroll down to see the winners, and click here to see photos of yesterday’s event on Facebook.
This year marks the end point of our current strategic plan and thus, brings an opportunity for our Board of Directors to establish new goals and objectives for WA Women’s Foundation. Because WA Women’s Foundation is your Foundation, we will be asking you to help us with our planning process. Before doing so, I wanted […]
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 […]
In fall 2016, 12 WA Women’s Foundation members signed up for our pilot “Leadership Institute” series. The Leadership Institute provided a “deep dive” into leadership training in the style of WA Women’s hallmark grant making curriculum – with hands-on, cohort-based, experiential learning. WA Women’s Foundation member Janet Boguch led our inaugural Leadership Institute on the topic of […]
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 […]
“A mind that has expanded to the next dimension, can never go back.” C. Davida Ingram closed the first session of Discovery Days this year with this quote from one of her mentors. The quote describes the hallmark of participation at Washington Women’s Foundation – individual members become changed by new ideas and by each […]
At the Foundation’s June board meeting, board members engaged in a conversation about the role philanthropy can play in advocating for reducing gun violence. This year has heightened our awareness of the devastating disproportionate impact of gun violence on communities of color and the LGBTQ community. In the wake of the tragic mass shooting at Pulse Nightclub […]
It was an honor to serve as this year’s Diversity Partner Grant Co-Chairs and as always, it gave us the opportunity to meet and get to know so many more of our WA Women Foundation members, which in turn provides me with connections that will last for many years to come. This year, the process […]