Ninety-Nine Girlfriends

ENGAGES WOMEN OF PORTLAND AND SW WASHINGTON TO INVEST IN THE COMMUNITY THROUGH COLLECTIVE ACTION.

GRANTMAKING - IN 2022, 380 WOMEN MADE CONTRIBUTONS TO BE PART OF OUR 2022 CYCLE OF LEARNING AND GRANTMAKING. EACH YEAR WE REVISE OUR GRANTMAKING IN RESPONSE TO FEEDBACK FROM THE PREVIOUS YEARS AWARDEES. ADDITONALLY, IN 2022, OUR FUNDING PRIORITZED ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO DISMANTLE SYSTEMS OF OPPRESSION IN OUR REGION.SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATIONNINETY-NINE GIRLFRIENDS ORGANIZED AND MANAGED THE PROCESS OF INVITING APPLICATIONS FROM NONPROFITS; REVIEWING APPLICATIONS; TRAINING REVIEWERS; COORDINATING THE WORK OF ALL-VOLUNTEER GRANT AND FINANCIAL REVIEW TEAMS TO SELECT FINALISTS FOR PRESENTATION; MANAGING AN ONLINE VOTING PROCESS TO SELECT ORGANIZATIONS FOR FUNDING; AND EXECUTING GRANT AGREEMENTS WITH GROUPS SELECTED FOR FUNDING. OVER 60 WOMEN PARTICIPATED IN THIS PROCESS. FIVE ORGANIZATIONS EACH RECEIVED $70,000 IMPACT AWARDS TO SUPPORT THEIR WORK IN CREATIVE EXPRESSION, EDUCATION, ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, AND HUMAN SERVICES. ANOTHER FIVE ORGANIZATIONS EACH RECEIVED $15,000 FINALIST AWARDS. NINETY-NINE GIRLFRIENDS LIAISONS WORK WITH EACH IMPACT PARTNER TO SUSTAIN CONNECTIONS AND COMMUNICATION. THE IMPACT TEAM HOSTED A VIRTUAL "IMPACT PARTNER CONVENING" AT WHICH OUR MEMBERS SHARED TIME WITH OUR 2021 AWARDEES TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THEIR WORK AND THEIR STRUGGLES, CHALLENGES, AND TRIUMPHS DURING THESE UNPREDICTABLE TIMES. EDUCATION - NINETY-NINE GIRLFRIENDS PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND RESOURCES TO HELP WOMEN UNDERSTAND COMMUNITY ISSUES AND TO LEARN MORE ABOUT INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE PHILANTHROPY. COMING OUT OF THE PANDEMIC, WE ARE EXPERIMENTING WITH IN-PERSON AND/OR VIRTUAL EXPERIENCES FOR OUR MEMBERS. EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDED A VIRTUAL EVENT TO ESTABLISH OUR COMMON HUMANITY IN RACIALLY TROUBLING TIMES. OUR DISCOVERY FORUM WAS IN-PERSON, WHERE WE HEARD FROM NON-PROFITS AND HOW THEY ARE ADDRESSING RACIAL EQUITY IN THEIR WORK. WE WORKED IN CONJUNCTION WITH OUR RACIAL EQUITY COMMITTEE IN PLANNING OUR "LETS TALK ABOUT" SERIES WHEREIN WE HAD THREE SEPARATE EVENING SESSIONS: HAVING DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS," "GENDER, AND "SYSTEMIC RACISM." THESE WERE FACILITATED BY EXPERTS IN THEIR FIELDS. ONE EVENT WAS HYBRID AND TWO WERE IN PERSON. OUR RACIAL EQUITY COMMITTEE COMPILED RESOURCES ON RACIAL EQUITY TO SHARE WITH OUR MEMBERS ON OUR WEBSITE.WE ESTIMATE THAT AT LEAST 500 PEOPLE WERE SERVED BY OUR PROGRAMMING OVER THE YEAR.FELLOWS - IN 2022, NINETY-NINE GIRLFRIENDS WELCOMED SIX ADDITIONAL FELLOWS TO THE PROGRAM, PROVIDING LEARNING AND VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCES FOR YOUNG WOMEN AGES 20-35. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF FELLOWS IN 2022 WAS 13. THE PROGRAM GAVE SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON CONNECTING YOUNG WOMEN OF DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS TO ACTIVITIES IN PHILANTHROPY. DURING THE YEAR, FELLOWS HAD OPPORTUNITIES TO ATTEND VIRTUAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS, PARTICIPATED IN ONE-ON-ONE MENTORING, AND VOLUNTEERED WITHIN THE LARGER ORGANIZATION. WE ALSO LAUNCHED A SLACK CHANNEL TO CONNECT FELLOWS TO BOTH SOCIAL AND PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.