We are seeking a Co-Chair of the Membership Committee who is passionate about helping the organization recruit and retain girlfriends. The member holding this position also sits on the Coordinating Council.
Contact Kaye O’Kearny with questions or to express interest in volunteering for this role.
The Fellows Program Team – part of our Membership Committee – is seeking a member who is organized, collaborative, and excited to co-lead this program focused on young women ages 20-35 who bring diverse voices and perspectives to our collective grantmaking.
Contact Jeanette Swafford with questions or to express interest in volunteering for this role.
Learn how LGBTQIA+ Youth Leadership Has Transformed The Chicas Program. Read more.
Here’s an article from the Center for Effective Philanthropy (originally on the INNO blog) on funding practices: Small Steps in the Right Direction: Making General Operating Support the Norm.
On Sunday, August 29 join your girlfriends for a small, socially distanced reception to check out Rose Haven’s new space. Register today to attend one of the four 30-minute time slots.
Five Street Roots former vendors trained as Ambassadors, a program ninety-nine girlfriends helped fund, are now working for Greater Good Northwest, an organization that serves the houseless population! They were hired this month into jobs that pay housing wages and provide benefits. Read more.
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.
Meet the Finalists is typically our best-attended and most energizing event of the year! Save the date for this not-to-miss virtual event on October 24. Register to attend!
Black United Fund of Oregon (BUF) currently has multiple open volunteer and business partnerships opportunities. Check out the ways that ninety-nine girlfriends can support BUF below and contact BUF's Volunteer Coordinator to get involved.
Listen: We encourage everyone to listen to this insightful, comprehensive conversation between Robin DiAngelo and Resmaa Menakem brought to us by the On Being show, part of the Civil Conversations Project.
The Impact/Sustainable Investing Conversation Circle just scratched the surface in exploring impact investing. For more on this topic, read this 20-page guide from the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN).
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.
Our 2021 Discovery Forum provided considerable food for thought, as ninety-nine girlfriends continues our journey to embed racial equity in all that we do. We heard from three philanthropic leaders about three very different approaches that their foundations or giving circles have taken to change grantmaking, investing, and organizational structure and culture. Read on for a summary the video recording.
Raphael House has been selected as one of 12 finalists for an Advantis Grow grant! If they win an award, they’ll get to outfit the 11 private rooms in their emergency shelter with new, much-needed bedding and cribs, as well as replace a broken washing machine so families can safely do laundry onsite.
Grants will be awarded based on which projects receive the most votes from the community. Voting is easy at https://www.advantiscu.org/grow-vote, and folks can vote once per day through July 7.
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!
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.
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!
Summer Socials will be held on Sunday, September 12 from 5-7 pm (Happy Hour). We need hosts who can welcome a group of no more than 7 girlfriends (that's 8, counting yourself) outdoors at their home. Would you be a host? Please contact organizer Heidi Yorkshire.
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.
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.