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Skills Workshop: Evaluating Grant Proposals - March 11
Pacific Northwest Global Donors Conference - March 19 & 20
Book Club Discussion #1 - Mar 24, 12 - 1:30 PM
Book Club Discussion #2 - Mar 24, 7 - 8:30 PM
WWF Basics and Coffee - March 26
WWF Town Hall - March 29
Grants Showcase: Top 25 - April 13
Skills Workshop: Conducting Effective Site Visits - April 19
Neighborhood Gathering: Featuring WWF Member Bobbe Bridge - April 28

Skills Workshop: Evaluating Grant Proposals - March 11

Enhance your nonprofit expertise! Through this engaging and informative session, you will improve your ability to review proposals and understand nonprofit financials in a straightforward way.

Led by Carrie George, WWF member, and Marion DeForest, WWF Deputy Director, both longtime leaders in our grant process.

All WWF members welcome!

Date: Thursday March 11, 2010
Time: 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Location: 2100 Building

Pacific Northwest Global Donors Conference - March 19 & 20

Friday, March 19, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m., and
Saturday, March 20, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

WWF is a partner sponsor for this conference that explores how to establish and enhance a commitment to international philanthropy. This conference is designed for Northwest grantmakers and philanthropists, and will:

provide information on global grantmaking,
provide education on many of today’s most significant global issues;
identify strategies to address root causes of global poverty and other human rights issues; and
link the growing community of global philanthropists in the region.

Featuring Kavita Ramdas, President and CEO of the Global Fund for Women, and Bill Gates Sr., Co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Cost is $150 if registered before March 5, $200 after.

Register online and view full schedule at www.globaldonorsconference.org

Date: Friday March 19, 2010
Location: Red Lion Hotel, Downtown Seattle
Cost: $150.00

Book Club Discussion #1 - Mar 24, 12 - 1:30 PM

2010 WWF Book Club Choice: Whatever It Takes by Paul Tough

An inspiring book about Geoffrey Canada's dedication to improve and transform the lives of low-income children in Harlem. Harlem Children's Zone, the nonprofit he founded, is providing new models for education, early learning, and social justice.

Share and reflect on insights from this book with your fellow WWF members. A representative from Rainier Scholars, WWF's 2003 Grantee in Education, will also join us to discuss their work and local initiatives similar to HCZ.

This is a brown bag lunch event.

All WWF members and guests welcome!

Date: Wednesday March 24, 2010
Time: 12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
Location: 2100 Building

Book Club Discussion #2 - Mar 24, 7 - 8:30 PM

2010 WWF Book Club Choice: Whatever It Takes by Paul Tough

An inspiring book about Geoffrey Canada's dedication to improve and transform the lives of low-income children in Harlem. Harlem Children's Zone, the nonprofit he founded, is providing new models for education, early learning, and social justice.

Share and reflect on insights from this book with fellow members. WWF Member Elizabeth Benedict will join us to discuss the innovative work of Child Care Resources in the field of early learning and other local initiatives similar to HCZ.

Directions will be sent to attendees one week before the event.

All WWF members and guests welcome!

Date: Wednesday March 24, 2010
Time: 7:00 - 8:30 PM
Location: WWF member Carol Madigan's home on Mercer Island

WWF Basics and Coffee - March 26

Please join us for a casual information session about the Foundation. We welcome all women who want to make an impact through focused, collective grant making!

To WWF members, please pass this opportunity along to friends and colleagues who may be interested in learning more about what we do.

Please register if you plan to attend. We will have light refreshments and coffee available.

We look forward to meeting you!
Date: Friday March 26, 2010
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Location: 2100 Building, 3rd Floor

WWF Town Hall - March 29

Join us for a Foundation business meeting with guest speakers and discussion of our new Strategic Plan.

All WWF members welcome!

Date: Monday March 29, 2010
Time: 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Location: 2100 Building, First Floor

Grants Showcase: Top 25 - April 13

A great opportunity to enhance your knowledge about some exciting new nonprofit projects, as well as the most critical needs in our community. The Grant Committee will report on the 25 proposals that they reviewed, and we will also announce the 15 nonprofits moving on to the Site Visit stage of the grant process.

All WWF members welcome!

Date: Tuesday April 13, 2010
Time: 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Location: 2100 Building, First Floor

Skills Workshop: Conducting Effective Site Visits - April 19

The site visit is not only an important aspect of grant making, but often the most inspiring and energizing. Join us for this workshop that will provide the do's and don'ts for effective site visits, as well as some insight on the site visit from a nonprofit's point of view.

All WWF members welcome!

Date: Monday April 19, 2010
Time: 10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Location: 2100 Building, First Floor

Neighborhood Gathering: Featuring WWF Member Bobbe Bridge - April 28

Hear from a fellow WWF Member, The Honorable Bobbe Bridge. After retiring from her service on the Washington Supreme Court, Justice Bridge founded the Center for Children & Youth Justice (CCYJ), a nonprofit dedicated to reforming the state's juvenile justice and child welfare systems. Learn about Justice Bridge's passion for juvenile justice issues, and her experience as founder and president of CCYJ.

All WWF members and guests welcome!

Date: Wednesday April 28, 2010
Time: 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Location: WWF member Donna Holpainen's home in Magnolia

Annual Events Cycle

*Dates are estimates and subject to change

January
Grant Committee Kick-Off
Winter Outing

February
Annual Member Celebration

March
Grant Workshop: Evaluating Grant Proposals
Book Club Discussion

April
Grant Report Meeting: Proposal Summaries
Grant Workshop: How to Conduct Effective Site Visits
Neighborhood Gathering

May
Grant Report Meeting: Site Visit Reports
Spring Educational Forum

June
New Member Reception
Grant Award Celebration

July
Summer Outing

September
Committees reconvene
Annual Meeting

October
Fall Education Forum
5-year Luncheon

November
Discovery Days

December
Neighborhood Gathering

Seward Park Environmental & Audubon Center
2006 Summer Outing