In 2014, we awarded the Idaho Shakespeare Festival a grant of $20,000 for a van to take actors and their stories out into many areas of Idaho where theater has not been readily available to the community! Over the last several years, we are fortunate to have had the opportunity to volunteer at the festival.…
In 2014, we awarded the Idaho Shakespeare Festival a grant of $20,000 for a van to take actors and their stories out into many areas of Idaho where theater has not been readily available to the community! Over the last several years, we are fortunate to have had the opportunity to volunteer at the festival.…
Sunshine and smiles were present at the first in person Annual Meeting in two years! 126 members, guests, and grantees gathered at the Barber Park Events Center to celebrate more than $220,000 in pool-fund grant awards this season! Nine grantees shared through video what the funding means to their programs and the people they serve.…
We had so much fun at IWCF’s Service Day at the Idaho Botanical Garden on April 18! In celebration of International Women’s Day, 35 IWCF members volunteered in the Garden Monday by weeding, planting, and providing overall spring clean up – saving Garden staff days of work in just a few hours! At lunch we…
We are concluding another wonderful season of reviewing grants applications! Please join the grants committee for a Q and A as we share with you the projects headed to the ballot. Date: March 10, 2022 Time: 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Virtual Zoom Members Only Look for a registration link in your inbox. If you…
In celebration of Women’s History Month, and in keeping with the 2022 symposium theme of celebrating change-making women, the education committee produced an event at the Idaho History Museum, featuring their “Trailblazing Women of Idaho” exhibit. Members and guests heard from an amazing panel of women and were then able to tour the exhibit, along…
Grants Committee members, please join us for a conversation about site visits: what we will do once we get to the site visit, the kinds of questions we will be asking, and how we will be conducting site visits virtually and in person this year. Haven’t signed up to be on the grants committee yet? Sign…
On January 26, 2022, Boise Mayor Lauren McLean discussed how her staff is working to rise to the challenges caused by Boise’s incredible growth. Click here to listen to the audio recording.
Members of the grants committee are invited to attend this informational meeting outlining proposal evaluation. At this session we will talk through evaluating grants, introduce you to our grants software, and break out into our interest area groups. Haven’t signed up to be on the grants committee yet? Sign up here and we will be in touch.…
Please join us to hear from your friends and colleagues who are making a difference in our community through their philanthropic involvement. Andrea Roope, IWCF member will be speaking. This is our final membership event before the 2022 membership renewal deadline of January 31, 2022. Please bring friends and family who may be interested in joining…