WGC at National Catalist Women PowerUp! Conference in Seattle

WGC was represented by WGC Chair Barb Van Winkle and WGC Executive Director Buffy Beaudoin-Schwartz at the Catalist Women PowerUP! Conference, February 23-25 in Seattle, that brought together women's giving circles from all over the country. We met with old friends, made new ones, and spent time with our friends and colleagues from the Baltimore Women's Giving Circle, Anne Arundel Women Giving Together, and Giving Circle of Hope in Northern, VA. There was lots of sharing and learning among hundreds of women doing similar work to us. 

The overarching theme of the conference was about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. There were many great speakers, including a welcoming from Melinda Gates, and some great break-out sessions. Two women in particular, provided some important information for us: Tricia Raikes, Co-founder of the Raikes Foundation who wrote this great Op Ed, Diversity Will Make Women’s Philanthropy More Impactful, in the Seattle Times and who discussed "Facing Our Blind Spots: How Women Can Change Philanthropy," and Ijeoma Oluo, who wrote the book “So You Want to Talk About Race.” 

WGC is a member of Catalist, which supports the creation, development, and expansion of women's collective giving nationwide to build women's leadership and amplify the power of giving together.