Let's Talk: Becoming a Member will teach you all about what it means to be a Washington Women's Foundation member. This is a great opportunity to learn about our educational and grantmaking programs. If you have a friend or colleague that is interested in membership, invite them to join you for this virtual conversation! This...more
Join us on Wednesday, July 20th at the Rainier Club patio as we celebrate and honor all of our amazing members! We're coming together to combine our New Member Welcome and Member Anniversary events. Hear from new and experienced members on their commitment to and fondness for the WaWF. We'll toast with delicious appetizers and...more
Join the staff and community of Nurturing Roots farm to learn about their produce, perform some light volunteer work, and participate in a group activity like Herb Seasoning or Tea making. Nurturing Roots, our 2021 Environment grantee, builds community through farming and heals community through relationships. The heart of their work is a 1/4-acre urban...more
Join President & CEO Maria Kolby-Wolfe to learn about how to get involved as a member at Washington Women's Foundation (WaWF). Maria will dive into each of our member committees, how to join them, what committee leadership looks like, and how to take on a leadership role at WaWF. This session is for WaWF members...more
Come learn about our new Advocacy grant initiative and celebrate our grantees! Hear from members of the Advocacy Grant Committee about our learnings and from grantees about their work. When refreshing our grants, our goal was to develop a funding framework that would contribute to lasting change by deepening community resilience, strengthening community leadership, supporting...more
Join us for the Washington Women’s Foundation (WaWF) first annual Convening on September 21st, 2022, at Town Hall in Seattle! The Convening is a call to action that every year will bring together speakers, writers, thinkers, community leaders and essential nonprofit directors to educate the WaWF community on the most pressing concerns within our annual...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
Join Maria and the WaWF community on Saturday October 1st, 2022 to watch the OL Reign's last regular home season match at 7PM. It's an opportunity to see world class players, including Megan Rapinoe, Rose Lavelle, and Tobin Heath. The match on October 1st will also celebrate Kick Breast Cancer! WaWF has reserved a block...more
This training is designed to provide base level knowledge of WA state tribes from indigenous trainer, Kateri Joe. The main components will include tribal history in Washington state, cultural diversity amongst tribes, sovereignty, self-identity activity and basic etiquettes in tribal spaces. Materials will be sent out a few days prior to the training. Kateri Joe...more
It’s that time of year again! October 26th is the date of the WaWF Member Annual Meeting. Join us from 12:00PM to 1:30PM. We’ll reflect together on this past year, discuss the possibilities and challenges coming our way, take a look at our 2023 board of directors, and find out what our funding priorities will be...more
Join trainers from Cultures Connecting to widen your skill set and develop strategies to dismantle institutional racism. One of the most common questions I get asked when facilitating conversations on race is “What can I do?” There are many things that can and should be done to dismantle institutional racism. Including learning to have effective...more