Updates From the Foundation |
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Thank You To Everyone Who Joined Us Last Week For Strategic Planning In Nonprofits |
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Pictured above are many of Whidbey Island SPIN participants.
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Whidbey Community Foundation’s 2023-2025 Strategic Plan |
In the second half of 2022, the WCF board and staff came together to reflect on our purpose and look ahead to how they will achieve our vision. We are pleased to present our 2023-2025 Strategic Plan, which includes strengthening nonprofits, increasing grantmaking impact, and reaching donors with more options to leverage their philanthropic interests. For instance, we plan to increase our Annual Grant Cycle from $125,000 to $150,000 in 2023 and are thrilled to bring Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to Whidbey Island this year.
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We're Updating Our Nonprofit Services and We Need Your Feedback!
WCF is excited to announce that our 2023 Nonprofit Survey will be available soon! We've used your past feedback to improve our current services, but we acknowledge there is always room for growth, and we want to know more about your organization, its needs, and its future.
Your past input has helped us to better develop our Nonprofit Trainings calendar, create a place elevate nonprofit events & open positions, and helped us to be more informed about the overall needs of our community partners.
This year we would like to offer $100 grants to 5 randomly selected nonprofit organizations that participate in the survey so stay tuned for this year's survey.
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Submitted Events
Feb. 18, 2023 starting at 5 pm at Oak Harbor Elks Lodge
May 13, 2023 from 11am to 5pm in Downtown Coupeville
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Submitted Positions
Organic Farm School, Clinton WA
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Dolly Parton's Imagination Library Now Available on Whidbey Island! |
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WCF is thrilled to partner with The Dollywood Foundation to bring Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to Whidbey Island! In two months, we have already enrolled over 790 children living on Whidbey and we are working to enroll more of our community every day.
Please help us continue to spread the word about this amazing program for our youngest readers.
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Washington State Nonprofit Conference
Nonprofit Association of Washington is proud to host the Washington State Nonprofit Conference, May 17-19, 2023, with a theme of Moving Boldy. This year’s approach allows everyone to celebrate and learn together in the way that works best for you.
May 17-18 will provide online experiences and May 19 will have more learning, connection, and collaboration in person in Tacoma.
NAWA is committed to creating a Conference that represents our state’s vibrant diversity. They know cost is often a barrier, particularly in this time of reduced budget and increased demand on nonprofits. Thanks to their sponsors and funders, they are able to offer a limited number of scholarships for the virtual portion and the in-person day in Tacoma.
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Nonprofit Association of Washington Board Mixer
Have you thought about serving on a nonprofit board? Do you wish you knew more about what it is really like? NAWA board members invite you to join them for an informal event where you will hear from them about their experience serving on our board. Why do they serve, and what do they get out of the experience? What do they wish they had known before joining a board? This will be an opportunity for you to ask questions you may have about being a board member.
NAWA is currently recruiting new board members, and they are committed to building a board that reflects the diverse community they serve. In particular, they are seeking to add regional representation from Northwest Washington, North Central Washington, Eastern Washington/Spokane, and the South Puget Sound area, especially emerging leaders and people from Black, Indigenous, Latine, other communities of color and rural areas.
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Upcoming Trainings & Events |
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Finance Unlocked for Nonprofits
WCF is pleased to bring back nonprofit fundamental trainings to Whidbey Island. Next month join us for Finance Unlocked for Nonprofits, a two part series hosted by Nonprofit Association of Washington.
Following the February Finance Unlocked for Nonprofits webinar, join facilitators LeeAnne Beres and Jennifer Chang for a 2-hour, in-person session as we go deeper into the topics introduced in the FUN materials. This is an opportunity for those who attend the webinar to come together in-person for an interactive, facilitated session on Whidbey Island. We will further examine the topics of the balance sheet, income statement, IRS Form 990, giving, and oversight through practice activities as well as conversations to help compare your lived experiences with the materials covered.
You will need to register for BOTH the FUN webinar below and the In-Person Follow-Up.
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Nonprofit Office Hour: Strategic Planning
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
4:00pm – 5:30pm PT
We each have our own experiences with finance that may stir up excitement, mixed feelings, or uneasiness. These feelings can shape how we approach our relationship to nonprofit finance. Approaching nonprofit finance in a welcoming way, the Finance Unlocked for Nonprofits virtual workshop aims to help unlock your financial literacy. From key words and forms to understanding how everything fits together, you will increase your basic nonprofit finance knowledge.
This workshop will be recorded. Registrants will receive the recording by email after the event. If you can’t attend the training but you are interested in learning about this topic, please register so you we can send you the recording and materials.
FREE
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Nonprofit Office Hour: Strategic Planning
Friday, February 17, 2023
12:00pm-1:00pm PT
Do you have questions about strategic planning? Join our upcoming Office Hour to ask your questions, receive guidance, and connect with resources. Our thought partner Kim Rakow Bernier is ready to answer your questions!
Find support on practices you are working to implement as well as challenges you may be facing. This informal learning space will not be recorded.
Cost: $10
Free to NAWA Members
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How Nonprofits Use Microsoft Teams
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
2-3 PM ET
Join Tech Impact for a demonstration of the tools and features of Microsoft Teams in four unique use cases. This is a 102-level webinar for individuals who have already explored the communication features of Teams. We will discuss onboarding new employees, managing projects, and working with external partners.
FREE
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Tech Planning & Budgeting for Nonprofits
Thursday, March 9, 2023
1-2 PM ET
As technology advances, so should your IT budget. Tech impact wants to help you with the arduous task of technology planning and budgeting for your nonprofit. We all know that the effective use of technology can improve efficiencies, help better deliver on your mission, and spawn innovation.
FREE
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Rural Gathering-Online News Coverage in Rural Areas
Thursday March 9, 2023
2:00-3:30pm PT
At this Rural Nonprofit Gathering, NAWA will have some networking time combined with a deep dive into the issue of rural new coverage and storytelling.
NAWA member Northwest Public Broadcasting has new leadership and is starting a rural news initiative to improve coverage of rural Washington. They will join the meeting to get your input and share info about their work and what makes a great news story.
FREE
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Nonprofit Tips, Tricks & Tech Tools
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GrantStation.com, Inc. offers nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, and government agencies the opportunity to identify potential funding sources for their programs or projects as well as resources to mentor these organizations through the grantseeking process. LEARN MORE »
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50% off Zoom Licensing for TechSoup Members! After paying TechSoup's admin fee of $57, you will have access to a one-year subscription to a Zoom Meetings Pro or Business plan at 50% off its usual rates. LEARN MORE »
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2022 Candid Seals of Transparency are here! Jumpstart your 2022 fundraising with a new Seal! LEARN MORE »
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Canva for Nonprofits has everything you need to create powerful marketing campaigns. Create social media posts, presentations, infographics, websites, reports, posters, flyers and signage. And they offer CanvaPro FREE to nonprofits. LEARN MORE »
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Communities Rise and the King County Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division have partnered to offer pro-bono legal services for nonprofit organization. LEARN MORE »
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Candid Learning is your destination for all of Candid’s live and on-demand trainings, webinars, and other resources designed to improve your fundraising, overall sustainability, grantmaking, and transparency. With their On-Demand library you can access the training you need, on your own time. LEARN MORE »
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Support Whidbey Community Foundation
Whidbey Community Foundation envisions a more vibrant, healthy, and unified Whidbey Island community. Our mission is to improve the quality of life on Whidbey Island by providing support for the nonprofit sector, assisting donors to build and preserve enduring assets for charitable purposes, and meeting community needs through financial awards.
Your support fuels our ability to provide trainings and grants to Whidbey nonprofits, helping us grow into one of the most effective community foundations in Washington.
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Whidbey Community Foundation Board & Staff |
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Board of Directors
Nancy Conard, President
Helen Price Johnson, Vice President
Steve Shapiro, Treasurer/Secretary
Robin Hertlein
Sara Kelly
Bill Larsen
Aisha Mayfield
Jerry Millhon
Ansel Santosa
George Saul
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Staff
Jessie Gunn, Executive Director
Maureen Rice, Program Associate
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www.WhidbeyFoundation.org |
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Info@WhidbeyFoundation.org |
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