Invest in
Women
By Doing
It Differently
our focus
At WFO, we’re doing things differently. A world of gender justice is our north star—but we believe the way forward is through: REST, VULNERABILITY, AND DREAMING.
We offer space, resources, and support for justice workers to rest. To exhale. To dream. And through that dreaming, justice becomes not only possible, but real.
GRANTS
Grant making is how we financially support women and girls of Oregon. Most grant making processes are often complicated, burdensome and inaccessible for many. Our CAF grants are flexible, values-based, and community-directed to support dreaming, cultural power-building, and rapid response. Our grant process ensures scaled access for small, rural, and underrepresented organizations that represent diverse Oregon communities. These multi-year, trust-based grants align with four pathways: Dreaming & Visioning, Cultural Restoration, Rest & Repair, and Urgent Response.
research
Before WFO got into research, no comprehensive reports about the state of women and girls in Oregon existed. We set out to change that by collecting qualitative, data-driven insights as well as pioneering a model of research that values storytelling and dreaming.
WFO is partnering with communities to reimagine research as collective visioning.
POLICY ADVOCACY
Policy advocacy represents our actionable approach to securing a just future for women and girls in Oregon. Our policy prioritizes lived experience as strategic information and reaming as data.
WFO centers dreaming/storytelling as a method of civic engagement, historical preservation, and policy design.