Honoring Changemakers Among Us
The Willoughby and Spotlight Awards
October 14, 2021
We give awards because it’s fun to celebrate the impact of our philanthropy and the women in our network who we know and respect and inspire us. We also give them because it’s a meaningful way to elevate the voices, stories, and important work being done in the field by these women and their affiliates on behalf of us all, and in support of the growing collective giving movement.
This year we are excited to announce the Willoughby and Spotlight Award winners at a virtual event on October 14 at 9am Pacific/12pm Eastern. Guest Speaker Sara Lomelin, ED of Philanthropy Together, will help us celebrate these special award winners live and inspire us on how far forward the movement has gone. Philanthropy Together was created by many giving circles, to diversify and democratize philanthropy.
We hope you will join us to honor these amazing women and affiliates among us who are part of our growing network, and are helping to elevate all of our work every day. Register here.
- The Willoughby Award is in honor of Colleen S. Willoughby, the founder of both the Washington Women's Foundation, and Philanos. This inaugural award honors visionary women leaders in philanthropy who, like Colleen, have taken the field into exciting, new directions. This year, the Willoughby Award will be presented to a woman in the Philanos network whose experience with her collective giving organization has inspired her to be a visionary leader in philanthropy beyond her affiliate. She will have a $1,000 prize donated to the nonprofit of her choice.
- The Spotlight Awards are awarded to Philanos affiliates who are practicing high-impact, transformational grantmaking. We are celebrating and highlighting our affiliates’ grantmaking and impact based on their efforts. Philanos will award each affiliate honored with $500 which may be passed through to their grantee.
Quotes:
- “We give awards because it is a meaningful way to elevate the voices, stories, and important work being done in the field by Philanos affiliates and women leaders on behalf of us all in the growing collective giving movement.” - Susan Benford, Philanos Chair
- “The Willoughby Award is in honor of Colleen S. Willoughby, the Founder of both the Washington Women's Foundation, and Philanos, and honors visionary women leaders in philanthropy who, like Colleen, have taken the field in exciting, new directions.” - Laura Midgley, Founding Board Member
- “The Spotlight Awards honor Philanos affiliates who are practicing high-impact, transformational grantmaking. We are celebrating and highlighting our affiliates’ grantmaking and impact based on their efforts.” - Maggie Glasgow, Philanos Vice Chair
