Presentation used in November 2015 about Foundation Grants in conjunction with Washington Women's Foundation and United Way. View more at http://www.seattlefoundation.org

1. Foundation Grants: The How and the Why
Beth McCaw | Washington Women’s Foundation
John Fine | United Way of King County
Tony Mestres | Seattle Foundation
Mark Wright, KING 5 | Moderator
20th November 2015

2. Washington Women’s Foundation
Giving. Learning. Leading. Together.
Beth McCaw, President

3. The Power of Collective Giving
• Founded in 1995 –
20 years of giving
• Started with 100
women
• $15 million in grants
since 1996

4. Collective Grant Making Model
• Participatory, hands-on
• Democratic
• Educates about community needs and emerging issues
• Recognizes the importance of unrestricted operating support
• Is multi-year
• Builds individual philanthropic skills

5. How Are Grants Funded?
Members each contribute $2,000
annually for grant making
• $1,000 Pooled Fund Grants
• $1,000 Individual Grants
$2,500 total
contribution
$1,000
$1,000
$500

6. What Do We Fund?
Arts & Culture Education Environment Health Human
Services

7. Criteria for Pooled Fund Grants
Demonstrate at least one:
•Response to urgent and critical need
•Bold new venture
•New approach to an ongoing problem

8. Guiding Principles for Funding
• Maximum impact
• Potential for collaboration,
leverage
Charity fills an immediate need;
philanthropy makes change happen

9. Our Decision Makers
• 70-80 WWF members
• 6-month, intensive “curriculum”
• Trainings and workshops
• Group process, decision making
• 4,000+ Hours of Philanthropy
Experience

10. Partner Grants
• Focus on strategic areas
• International
• Diversity
• Emerging Issues
• Leverages the experience of
other community grant makers
or thought leaders

11. More than Collective Grant Making
Washington Women's Foundation educates, inspires
and increases the number of women committed to
philanthropy in order to strengthen community and
demonstrate the impact that can result from informed,
focused grant making.

12. Looking Forward

13. Jon Fine, President

17. Big goals…

20. TONY MESTRES
President & CEO

21. Seattle Foundation ignites powerful,
rewarding philanthropy to make
Greater Seattle a stronger, more
vibrant community for all.

22. Brand Promise
Create Greater Equality
of Opportunity

23. Together, we work to create
equality of opportunity in our
community, with strategies
for philanthropic investment
that creates lasting change.

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28. COMMUNICATE
CONVENE CATALYZE

29. CENTER FOR
COMMUNITY
PARTNERSHIPS
GIVEBIG
NONPROFIT
SECTOR
CAPACITY
BUILDING
COMMUNITY
PHILANTHROPISTS
GIVE
TOGETHER
Grantmaking

30. Tony Mestres, President & CEO
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