Member Liaisons play a very important role in the trust-based philanthropy tenet of support beyond the check. They help us build relationships with our grantee partners and are a conduit of information between the partner organization and ninety-nine girlfriends. The Liaison Coordinator helps coordinate the Member Liaisons and keeps them connected to one another and to the organization as a whole. If you think you would be a good fit for this position, please review the description below and contact Van with questions or to express your interest.
TBP + Grantee Partner Convening Inspires!
Calling All Market Researchers!
RSVP for the Awards Celebration on December 5!
Get Ready for Meet the Finalists!
Embedding Racial Equity in All That We Do: The Racial Equity Committee
We are thrilled to share that, as the result of the work of our ad hoc Racial Equity Team and our work with Stephanie Montgomery, we are sunsetting our Inclusion Team and building our Racial Equity Committee! The committee will help us embed racial equity in all that we do by being integrated with our Coordinating Council and collaborating with all of the other committees to systemically embed practices that encourage equity and inclusion. We are looking for up to five members to help with this impactful work. If you are interested, please read these volunteer expectations and contact Tammy Wilhoite to learn more.
Co-Lead the Intake Team
The Grants Steering Committee (GSC) is seeking an Intake Team Co-Lead who will help manage the Intake process and coordinate with Grant and Financial Review Teams.
Contact Holly Cook with questions or to express interest in volunteering for this role.
Co-Lead the Outreach Team
The Grants Steering Committee (GSC) is seeking an Outreach Team Co-Lead who will help expand the reach of ninety-nine girlfriends to nonprofits in the four-county area.
Contact Holly Cook with questions or to express interest in volunteering for this role.
Join Our TBP + Grantee Partner Convening
On September 19, come learn more about how we are applying trust-based philanthropy (TBP) in our grant making and about our grantee partners and their work. This is a great opportunity to learn more about things to consider when voting and to hear directly from our current grantee partners about the impact of trust-based philanthropy and our awards.
Our 2021 Award Semi-Finalists
The Grants Steering Committee and the 57 members of the 2021 Grant Review Teams are delighted to announce our 22 semi-finalists, chosen from among the 151 grant applications that ninety-nine girlfriends received in May. Our Grant Review Teams are presenting organizations that inspire them and address our 2021 Funding Priority and Guiding Principles.
Next, the teams will select ten finalists for consideration and member vote for this year’s five $90,000 Impact Awards. The five finalists that aren’t selected for Impact Awards will each receive $5,000 Finalist Awards.
Co-Lead the Outreach Team
The Grants Steering Committee (GSC) is seeking an Outreach Team Co-Lead who will help expand the reach of ninety-nine girlfriends to nonprofits in the four-county area.
Contact Holly Cook with questions or to express interest in volunteering for this role.
Double Your Impact Through Employer Matching
Many community-minded Oregon employers match their employees’ gifts to 501(c)(3)s. Check out this handy list from another local non-profit to see if your employer is on the list! If they’re not on this list it may still be worth inquiring with your HR department or other internal team to see if they match. Your HR department can also help you fulfill your matching gift and provide you with any of the necessary forms. This is an EASY way to double your impact with ninety-nine girlfriends!
Co-Chair the Member Education Committee
Seeking a member, ideally with a background or experience in philanthropy, nonprofits and/or adult education to take an active role in designing and producing educational programs for members for 2022 and 2023 as Co-Chair of the Member Education Committee. The member holding this position also sits on the Coordinating Council.
Contact Member Committee Co-Chair Jayni Kosoff with questions or to express interest in volunteering for this role.
Join the Communications Committee
We have open the following openings on the Communications Committee:
Communications Committee Co-Chair
Social Media Manager
Website Manager
MailChimp Manager
Read on for more details on each role and reach out to Communications Co-Chair Sammy Brace if you are interested in offering your communications skills!
Co-Lead the Impact Team
Would you like to play a pivotal role in the relationship between ninety-nine girlfriends and our grantee partners? We're recruiting a co-lead for the Impact Team for our 2021-2022 activity! Contact Tammy Wilhoite with questions or to express interest in volunteering for this role.
Thanks for Your Input on our 2021 Grantmaking Proposal
We appreciate that 86 of you were able to take the time to provide your feedback about the grantmaking proposal which shared our Funding Priority.
Help Create Connections
The Membership Committee is looking for members to join the Connector Team to spend some dedicated time engaging with our newer members (girlfriends who joined in 2021). We want all members to feel welcome, adored, engaged, included, appreciated and attached. We realize that can be harder for newer members, particularly with everything being virtual the past year.
Volunteer as Our Digital Archivist
Do you pride yourself on strong organizational skills? Have a penchant for naming conventions? Love Google Drive and Dropbox? We are seeking someone who loves organizing files and folders to help us stay on top of our 5+ years of ninety-nine girlfriends materials, templates, documents and photos. Contact Deborah Edward if you’re interested.
2020 Member Survey Key Findings
2020 was a crazy year, and for all kinds of reasons, most of us are glad it’s in the rearview mirror. Spring is springing, the pace of the vaccine rollout is picking up, and we’re beginning to see glimmers of hope that we’ll be able to see our friends and loved ones—and fellow girlfriends—in person before too much longer.
Adaptive Planning is Underway: Meet Stephanie Montgomery, Our Racial Equity Consultant
We are proud to introduce you to our racial equity consultant: Stephanie Montgomery. Beginning in March, Stephanie will be guiding the girlfriends on our journey as we seek to embed racial equity and inclusion throughout our organization from grant making, to membership, member education and leadership.