Grantee Partners

Impact Partner Highlights

Wisdom of the Elders

Wisdom of the Elders, a 2022 Impact Partner, is searching for an artist to design their new logo. They seek someone who will lend their expertise in bringing Wisdom a new logo and visual identity that reflects the organization’s new mission-driven focus. Could that be you or someone you know? Portfolios can be submitted to multimedia@wisdomoftheelders.org, along with a design proposal and suggested budget for consideration. 

Voz Workers' Rights Education Project

2022 Impact Partner Voz Workers’ Rights Education Project is hosting its Annual Dinner on June 23rd, and there are multiple ways for members of ninety-nine girlfriends to get involved. Tickets are available for purchase here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/vozs-annual-fundraising-dinner-tickets-593154911307. Voz is also seeking sponsors at various levels for the event. More information is available through this link:  bit.ly/VozSponsors. Lastly, Voz is seeking volunteers – please contact Tanya Macedo via email at tanya@portlandvoz.org for opportunities to help.

Impact Partner Highlight: WomenFirst Transition and Referral Center

Liaison Elizabeth Fraser shared the following from her meeting with Impact Partner, WomenFirst Transition and Referral Center: “It struck me again, despite my extensive reading on the topic, the seemingly endless list of practical needs of women facing discharge from prison. In addition to providing individual financial assistance such as paying utility bills, storage units, driver’s license fees, transportation costs for family reunification, various skill development classes are offered. “

Impact Partner Highlights

The BRAVO Youth Orchestras Choir Program invites anyone and everyone who desires to experience community through music to their concert on Friday, April 21 at Jefferson High School (5210 N Kerby Ave, Portland, 97217)! The event’s theme is "connected"– focusing on the idea that, through music, we are all somehow connected to one another, whether we know each other or not. This event is free for attendees of all ages, with doors opening at 6:30pm, and the concert starting at 7:00pm. 

Impact Partner Highlight: Black Food Sovereignty Coalition

The Black Food Sovereignty Coalition is about to host Back to the Root in Tacoma, Washington from March 17-20– a PNW regional conference led by and for African and Black-identified farmers, food producers, and others working in food justice and ecologies. Participants at this annual event gather to network, dig into shared history, discuss experiences, learn about opportunities, and build strategies. This is a Black-centered event, and BRSC welcome all POC community members to join!

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Impact Partner Highlight: Rose Haven

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International Women’s Day (March 8) is a special day for impact partner Rose Haven. It’s the one-year anniversary of the grand opening for their new space, and the date they welcomed guests back indoors after two long pandemic years. Celebrate with Rose Haven on the evening of March 8 – either at their beautiful NW Portland space or the 10 Barrel Brewing after-party featuring a special-release pale ale. Bonus: It’s an opportunity to congratulate ninety-nine girlfriends Fellow Liz Starke, Rose Haven’s Development Director. Free to attend. RSVP here! 

Grantee Partner Update: Adelante Mujeres

Congratulations to past Impact Partner Adelante Mujeres’ staff member, Itzel Chávez Gómez, who was awarded the Give!Guide’s Skidmore Prize! The prize is an annual award from the Willamette Week that honors four young Portlanders who work every day to make Portland a better place. Check out the Give!Guide for more information on Itzel and the other awesome recipients of the Skidmore Prize, as well as the many organizations seeking your support this holiday season! You can check out a list of past impact partners and finalists featured in the Give!Guide here! 

Grantee Partner Update: BRAVO Youth Orchestra

BRAVO Youth Orchestra had their first choir performance December 9 at PSU for their Community Sing event. They reported that their students did a fantastic job that garnered a standing ovation! BRAVO’s in-school Preschool Program is up and running at Clarendon Learning Center, and going well. The organization is serving around 60 preschool-aged children by teaching them general music education. Up next is the BRAVO Community Orchestra concert at University of Portland's Buckley Auditorium TODAY, Friday, December 16th at 7PM (ninety-nine girlfriends Liaison, Anne Castleton has joined their ranks and will be performing with them!).

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News from Grants Steering Committee

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We are so grateful to you, our members, our volunteers, and our nonprofit community for countless hours of hard work and endless amount of grace it takes to get to this point each year.

We're streamlining our grantmaking process for 2023 to make it easier for our non-profit community and ourselves, and so that more of our members can engage and learn through our work in the future. We are centering trust-based philanthropy as we retool and reimagine how best to bring funds to our community, and to learn while we do it. We can't wait to show you what we come up with - stay tuned!

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A Wonderful Time was had by All

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It was such a gift to be able to gather together to celebrate our Impact Partners and our 2022 work. The music was lively, the food was yummy, and the opportunity to be together in real life was wonderful. Here is the link to the photos from the event for your enjoyment.  The password is Greatroom.  
Please credit Andrea Lonas Photography if you choose to share them on social media.

Urban Gleaners

One of our 2017 Impact Partners, Urban Gleaners, is seeking a new Executive Director! In their own words, “​​Urban Gleaners has a 16-year history of feeding children and families who are food-insecure in Multnomah and Washington Counties. Our mission is to collect delicious, fresh food before it can go to waste and get it to food-insecure children and families. Pure and simple. We see healthy food as a fundamental right in a just society.” They prefer to receive applications by 5p on Wednesday, November 30, 2022, and will start
scheduling interviews soon after that (position will remain open until filled). Learn More

Grantee Partner Update: Bradley Angle

Bradley Angle created a set of videos that delve into their programs for Domestic Violence Awareness Month – check out their YouTube channel! They also just started accepting cryptocurrency donation–for more information, visit their website.

To learn more about our Impact Partners’ accomplishments, challenges, and other insights, remember to check out their recently-completed reports to ninety-nine girlfriends!

Grantee Partner Update: BRAVO

BRAVO is expanding to its fifth site and is recruiting volunteers 2 or 3 days a week after school for tasks like setting up/breaking down classrooms, classroom management, and light admin duties. Volunteers would need to have a background check with Portland Public Schools (BRAVO will facilitate this), have the patience to work with kids, be flexible and be committed for at least a school term however they don't need any musical experience. If this feels like you, sign up here.

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Get to Know This Year’s Finalists

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The Grants Steering Committee is looking for one volunteer support person for each of our 10 finalists (who have yet to be determined). You would work directly with the nonprofit to assist with the recording of their video for Meet the Finalists and would deliver the video to our videographer. You might help with encouragement, advice, equipment, location, and/or anything else the organization needs to get ready for Meet the Finalists. This is a unique opportunity to learn and ensure a positive experience for our future Impact Partners! Reach out to us if this sounds like your thing.

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Become a Liaison for our 2022 Impact Partners!

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Would you like to learn more about our Impact Partners throughout the year and play a vital role in helping ninety-nine girlfriends in supporting them beyond the award? We are currently recruiting members to serve as liaisons for the incoming cohort of impact partners. Liaisons play a critical role as ambassadors, advocates, and allies to the organizations we support. This is a great role for someone who loves being in conversation with new people, building connections, and gathering and sharing information. For more information, contact Van, Impact Team Lead.

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Grant Review Team Results Are In!

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Some exciting news as summer moves into fall! The 2022 Grants Steering Committee and Grant Review Teams (“GRTs”) are delighted to announce that 20 semifinalists have been chosen from among the 131 grant applications that ninety-nine girlfriends received in June. Our GRTs have worked really hard to advance organizations that inspire them and align with our 2022 Funding Priority and Guiding Principles.

Grantee Partner Update: Constructing Hope

In July, the organization was a recipient of a large grant from the Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund in support of Building Equity: Clean Energy Careers through Construction Pre-Apprenticeship Training.